Le Bebe needed some new outfits… so I made one!
The little clownsuit/jumpsuit is totally adorable in my opinion!! it’s partly based upon two other different rtw ones Cassie already had for him for gauging the size and width, and I drew up my own pattern from those measurements…
For the little T-shirt, I used the cardigan pattern in Butterick 5583, just cutting it as a T-shirt instead of as a cardigan, and also accordingly making the neckline wider by about 1.5cm each side so his head can fit through the hole… the funny thing is that this size is the newborn size! It’s very big and loose on him and actually he is NOT a small baby. It just goes to show once again how strange the sizes are in baby patterns.
the fabrics are pretty cute, I think! both are from my stash, originally bought from Spotlight. I’m still virtuously using stash fabrics but have recently bought some new fabrics from Spoonflower, so that’s a bit of a setback in my use-stash only plans for the year, whoops! but actually I’m not going to get too down on myself because each of the fabrics I got is really cool and, you know what? Life is too short to be hard on yourself if you don’t have to be!
In random wardrobe news, Cassie came around last weekend and helped me to do a big closet cleanup, and we tossed out a huge garbage bag of my clothes… this felt SO GOOD! because I’d got into a bit of a rut with my winter wardrobe, basically forcing myself to wear shabby and old things that really were not doing me any favours. Now I have a smaller collection of winter clothes that I really like and that also actually look good on me! I’m not planning to make much more in the way of winter clothes to replace them though, but am revving up for spring and/or summer now.
So, wanna see a video of the making of this cute bumblebee baby outfit? Because I made one! It’s fun making videos and I enjoy it, but it does take quite a long time; so I’m not going to make one every time. Maybe just for special or interesting things… we’ll see. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
It can be seen here:
Thanks for sharing. I learned some new things, especially how to make the head opening larger. Your little grand baby is adorable!
I enjoy watching the video. Thanks for preparing it as you sew. The outfit is so cute! He models it very well! It was so fun to see his actions at the end of the video!
Fantastic video thankyou . My little Theo is just 4 months , I made him some things before he was born but he has grown out of them already . Will get busy . You have inspired me . M
What an adorable baby. Sweet clothes. And fun for you.