So, I have some extremely exciting news… !! I am going to be a granny!!!!
Last week, Tim and Kelly announced they had a “souvenir” from their honeymoon to give to all of us and gave each of us a package… I unwrapped mine and what should I find, but a length of this adorable fabric and a pattern for a weeny little onesie and beanie…! everyone else had suitably themed pressies too; Sam had a T-shirt with “world’s best uncle”, Craig had a book “Grandad jokes”, and Cassie had a “World’s best auntie” Tshirt… oooh, such an incredibly lovely surprise! We were all stunned and then excited; and of course completely over the moon! We all cannot WAIT to welcome the newest and littlest member of the family next year…!! the first one in our next generation!! In the meantime of course I’ve made up the baby fabric immediately! Such fun to be making baby clothes again! #itsbeenawhile
So this is the pattern they chose; Burda 9434, and the cotton jersey is from Spotlight. I’m like, haha, first time parents; they bought a full 1.5m of fabric! Enough for two babies, lol! Wait, what?!! but no no, before we all get too excited Kelly has had a scan and there is just a singleton in there 🙂
I immediately traced off the one month size and ran up a onesie. And a beanie. Eeeee so cute! and it was such an absolute joy to be making these!! By the way; I had to trace the pattern in full, and will need to do so again and again, and probably even again! because obviously all sizes must stay intact since we’ll be needing those down the track too, that’s life… babies GROW 🙂 The pieces are all so tiny though it’s not exactly an unduly cumbersome chore.
I forgot to mention, the beanie is made from navy blue merino from the Fabric Store; I bought in in Melbourne during one of our girly jaunts over there and previously made this T-shirt/sweater using it too.
Kelly also mentioned that she needed to buy maternity clothes, and daa da da daaaa! (bugle call to arms) mum-in-law to the rescue and all that. Well, I do love sewing and have SO MUCH time on my hands now I no longer have a wedding dress to make, haha. I thought this a perfectly good excuse to buy the Closet Case Ebony tee pattern. This is one of the few Closet Case patterns I hadn’t got my hands on already … I had eyed it up a number of times but not pulled the trigger. Anyway, I finally did! And immediately printed out two copies; one for Kelly and one for me.
I know this isn’t a maternity pattern but I also knew it could easily work as one! I sized up from Kelly’s normal size, just in case; and you know what? it fits her perfectly! Pregnancy boobs, you know.
now this is a nice touch! personal. I like. I wonder if I can do this for our patterns?!
This is me here, modelling it for ye olde blog, before I hand it over to Kelly. Maybe I’ll get a shot of her wearing it, one of these days, maybe not. I’m not feeling very strict about blog photos for this one, because it’s essentially just a wearable muslin to check for size. It’s all leftovers; the body was from the leftovers from this top (Fabulous Fabrics) and the sleeves leftover from this, old favourite dress (Spotlight). To be honest, even though they’re both stretch fabrics, I don’t think they had enough stretch actually, but it still worked out, um; reasonable? I think?! And it’s just a muslin, but I still had to obsessively pin each and every stripe, grrr. This is a pretty silly thing to do, but it does result in great stripe-matching so *shrug* it’s worth it? I guess?
One thing I can guarantee; I am going to make lots more of both these patterns, and SOON!!!
Details:
Baby clothes; Burda 9434, cotton jersey and merino for the beanie
Tunic; the Ebony tee by Closet Case patterns, striped stuff, probably not enough stretch
Skirt; Vogue 1247, striped drill, details here
Tights; my own custom fit pattern, details on how to make your own here
Booties; Officine Creative, birthday present from Craig last year 🙂
Congratulations, grandma!
Congratulations on the coming grandbaby! Our family is also expecting a another little one. I’d like to sew for this one and this pattern looks like a good one. It’s so cute!
Congratulations to all! Much more sewing for all!
Thrilling news! The baby things are so adorable. I really love the top you made, it’s a great pattern and I love that you paired it with the giant stripe. Looks fab!!! And extra stars for the impeccable pattern matching.
PS – Did you drop the front of the pattern? The illustration shows the front riding higher than yours. I like the way yours looks much better.
So exciting! Wishing the best to all of you!
These baby garments are so cute! Can’t wait seeing what you will sew next!
The Ebony tee looks like a winner.
I have made the Collins top which you have already sewn so successfully as maternity summer blouse. Deer and Doe has a maternity version of the Givre dress/top which I sewed as winter underwear my daughter wore every day. The Myosotis dress is maternity and nursing friendly, too. Now I have to stop. So many possibilities!
What a wonderful way to announce the amazing news. Congratualtions to the new parents and the rest of the family. Now that is one very cute onesie and that beanie and a very bright and fun top for Kelly.
Congrats, and adorable baby onesie! I thought about making the Ebony for my current pregnancy, but didn’t get to it. Maybe I’ll make it as an easy access nursing top. 🙂 Since it sounds like she’ll end up being due somewhere in your summer, you might want to also look into the Chalk & Notch Pony tank for her. My mom made me two and I made myself two, and they’ve been lifesavers this summer for my third trimester!
Congratulations! That is the best souvenir, I have one just like it running around the house! 😉
I found that as the bump grows at some point you don’t just need extra width but also extra length in the front of garments to avoid an unintentional high-low hem. Kelly is lucky to get such beautiful custom made maternity wear.
Congratulations!!!!
It s beautiful…..
wonderful news, and an new sewing journey! congratulations to all
Your muslin tee is so good looking, looks like high end retail and matching every stripe! Wow
Wonderful news, delightful sewing. Very happy for you.
Congratulations! Wonderful news and I love the little outfit, I look forward to seeing more as I know that is what you will be doing now. It will be the best dressed baby. x
Never a dull moment! Congratulations, now the fun begins.
Congratulations! Grandbabies are your reward for raising children! Cute baby clothes and maternity top!
I am so Jealous . I wish you all the best Granny .Happy sewing for all 🙂
How exciting! Congratualtions! You definitely need to get your hands on a few back copies of Ottobre magazine. Such wonderful baby clothes which you would love to sew. Jo xxx
Congratulations! Very exciting news. The onesie and beanie are adorable. The Ebony top looks good too. I look forward to see what else you will sew for the Baby and for Kelly. I can also recommend Ottobre for kids. I think you can get them in English, otherwise I could send you a few in German if you like. Best regards from sunny Basel Anita
Congratulations! How exciting!
Your stripe matching is absolutely next level.
Congratulations.
How adorable. that’s a wonderful way to share the news
Exciting times – am looking forward to seeing lots of beautiful baby clothes. And I love the tip too.
Congratulations! Did you see Lisette for Butterick 6567? I always thought it would make a good maternity dress.
Congratulations! What a cute way to tell the family. I always thought Lisette for Butterick 6567 would make a great maternity dress with very few alterations. (Deepen pleat and lengthen front?)
Is Kelly a lover of pockets as well?