Little girls dress/smock. I'm hoping it fits over a onesie or something for summer and then transitions into a top for fall and winter. Maybe over a brown long sleeve? The pants are super soft corduroy and are my favourite sort of wiggle on and off and throw in the wash pants. They are going to a brand new little in the Midwest, who (according to her mother) has far too much pink in her closet.
I think about making kids clothes all the time, but the possibility throws me into a frenzy of inaction. Like a lot of people, I keep thinking about the people I'm making them for rather than how or why I want to make something. I want it to be *just right*. And while a certain amount of that is necessary when making meaningful gifts, my own vision tends to get a little lost. I'm working on it though-- I know that these feelings inform my overall philosophy of making, so understanding and changing them is really important.
Anyway, I love a good smock top/dress type thing, and am bummed that there seems to be very little in the way of convertible clothing for boys. I love what Martha does. Sam won't wear button-up shirts. So I'm left with plain jersey tops and pants-- loads of pants. I've actually started making him summer ones-- 3/4 length, drawstring, elastic-- pants that use up stashed cottons and provide quick project satisfaction. But like Amanda, I can't get the smock out of my head. It's one of the most readily available type of vintage patterns and it is so easy to modify once you get a handle on the basic construction. Most little girl everyday dresses/aprons/tops from the 50s and 60s were some sort of a-line cutie thing. You can take of the sleeves, widen, lengthen, shorten or change the closures and Hello, 2007. I love how they grow with your growing kid. And I love how plain and wonderful they can be. So, anybody need any girlie clothes? Oh, I know. I have better things to do.
Like getting this stuff in the mail.
