trench suit
How great it is that fabulous ventures such as Project Run & Play exist, whose weekly challenge has this time nudged me to tackle another item on my mental 'baby needs' list (well, lasy week's 'need factor' is debatable) since she outgrew her snow outfit. Just in time I received the spring 2012 Ottobre magazine with this slightly boring pattern:
(viewers of the photo will certainly ask themselves whether this darling baby is a girl or a boy).
Yet, as it turns out simple patterns make for great starting points. To make the overall more interesting I shifted the invisible zipper to the right, and added little pockets with piped edges. And this time I managed to align the stripes, more or less.
Inspired by the flaps on trench coats, I added windbreaker wings (is there a correct term?) on one side and the back, also with piping. To be honest, the blue right side is not an intentional design element. I stupidly cut this piece on the wrong side and did not have enough fabric left to cut a new one. But with time it has grown on me and I like how it plays up the piping which uses the same fabric. Luckily, the material of both the stripy and the dark blue fabric is very similar.
And for the sheer cuteness of it and since I've sewn so many ears in the past year, I also added some ears to the hood. I was to lazy to completely redesign the hood pattern, so I merely sewed them onto the sides (it's a bit like sewing darts). So far Little E seems to like her new trench suit and be it only because it makes her even more oblivious to the wind than she already is in her sling. The easy in and out with the zipper might help as well. Given the pace of her growing I'm however afraid this outfit will be much too small by the time she can spot the yellow elephant. But then again, by that time we might actually see some sunshine. Even in Scotland..
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Reader Comments (3)
your work is so beautiful! :) that yellow elephant if perfect...even if it just makes mama smile when she sees it!
I am in love this darling snowsuit!!! It is so well made and I love the fabric and piping. Darling!
Beautiful! And looks so cozy :)
I really love the bear ears!