As promised to myself; I’ve made four more tiny little outfits, this time for four little baby boys. Tomorrow I’ll be sending these off to Tiny Sparks and they will be available to parents of sick and/or premature babies upon leaving the hospital.
Cassie had kindly taken in the four girls’ outfits I’d made previously, and I’d asked her if she could please get any feedback. She reported back that apparently outfits for twins were particularly needed. I wasn’t sure whether this was a hint that the outfits be identical, or just matching?? anyway I took a punt on making an identical set. Well, I should say more accurately, near identical. I’m personally quite big on having things matching without being exactly the same … so I made the tiniest little difference in my twin-set. Can you see it?? 🙂
Haha, no, it’s not that hard, obviously!
For these boys’ sets I went to Spotlight for the fabrics…. and oh man, yuck. The selection of cottons in my local Spotlight at the mo is just awful, unfortunately, and I just had to do the very best I could. I agonised to find something boyish that I even halfway liked. Actually, I’ve always found it a lot harder to find good boys’ prints, even back when my own two boys were tiny tots and I was sewing stuff for them. Anyway, I tried to pick prints and colours that I would have chosen for Tim and Sam. I used to like dressing them in red and blue, and so that’s how it’s going on here!
It’s funny, but this is my favourite so far, and one of my favourite-est things about it is the red topstitching on that tiny little pocket. I know it’s a silly little thing to have as a favourite feature, but I just really like it, I think it somehow just pulls the whole set together.
Details!
Patterns for both shirts and beanies are the free ones supplied by Tiny Sparks on their website. All outfits are for babies sized up to 1.6kg… the size that is currently listed as being low in stock.
My, that is tiny. I weighed about 1.6 kl when I left the hospital to go home back in 1944. It was war time in the U.S so no special care for me. I applaud you. The outfits are so cute.
They are all adorable.
These are so sweet.
Charity sewing comes from the heart. Well done you. Jo x
I still love pastel colours on tiny babies so the white/blue is my favourite. Tiny clothes are sooo gorgeous.
I agree with your comments about fabric for boys, I too struggled to find nice stuff when my two were little. I love your teeny tiny outfits, so sweet, and the little details are lovely.
Oh gosh, these are SO darling! Love them all. Wonderful work. I had to shake my head a bit at how much you've done. I just finished my 4 week beginner's knitting class and just struggled to finish ONE hat. (I know…practice practice practice!)
So cute! What a fun and caring reason to be sewing!
just lovely Carolyn – what did you buy for the lining? and did you get it from Spotlight? I wonder if the fabric from old blue and white shirts of my husband's would be ok as it is lovely and soft.
thanks Lizzie! yes, the lining is a super thin gauze-y sort of cotton from Spotlight, quite thin and sheer. Tiny Sparks requests that all fabrics for the babies' clothes be new, but fabric from old shirts IS lovely I agree, and I'm sure there are lots of other lovely things to be made with it 🙂
They are so cute. You are a really inspiration for me in each post. Thankyou so much!!
Crazy cute!!
What a wonderful thing to do, Carolyn. I'm sure it's incredibly stressful to have a premie baby and to have such cute clothes to choose from must feel like a real blessing.
So sweet! 🙂
Love! 🙂
I've got new twin boys, born five weeks early, and they had a short stint in intensive care. They each received knitted hats and adorable blankets that were made and donated by a local women's group. It meant so much to us to have these things supplied for us, especially since the boys were having difficulty maintaining body heat. I have no doubt that any preemie parent will be touched to receive the garments that you've made. It's a stressful time for parents, but even the smallest act of caring can have a big impact. So thoughtful of you! (And I have to say I agree with you about "coordinating" clothes for twins… I like that you made them slightly different!)
K Patrick; thank you so very much, I'm thrilled to receive feedback from someone who has been through it; thank you for taking the time to let me know what the gesture meant to you!
Oh so cute!
Aww those are very cute! How lovely of you to make those. 🙂