My blogging
friend Patricia is expecting a baby girl and some Portuguese
bloggers/seamstress decided to put together a baby shower for her with some
handmade gifts. A fun idea, right? And the perfect excuse to sew sweet little
clothes…
I’ve made a
jumper for her (very) soon to be born daughter and a dress for her oldest girl,
the adorable Miss Caracolinhos. I’ve also made a softie for them to share (or
fight about… How knows!)
PATTERNS:
Romper: selft drafted, Dress: View A nº4 from the book Vêtements Amples à Superposer
by Mayuko Murata, Softie: Henry & Helga Elephant Plushies free pattern by Christina
McKinney for Birch Fabrics Blog
FABRICS: Main
fabric is a right flowered red cotton from a baby bed sheet I found on a Zara
Home sale. Zara Home has some wonderful prints and I always visit the store at
the end of each season hopping to find great bargains. For the romper’s lining I’ve
used a white and red pocka dot fabric I had on my stash. The snaps are from
Kam. (Oh! I love my kam pliers!)
The romper.
I’ve only started sewing when my kids were toddlers so I didn’t have any baby
clothes pattern I could use. So I went to my basement, picked one of my
daughters’ baby rompers and drafted the pattern myself. I just hope the fitting
is right as I have no one at home that will ever fit into such a small piece of
clothing. The romper if fully lined with contrasting polka dot cotton fabric
and has snaps both in the back and between the leg openings so it is easy to
dress and undress as well as to change diapers. This was such an easy and fun
garment to sew…
The dress.
I love to dress my daughters in matching outfits so I had to make a matching
dress for Miss Caracolinhos. I also love to see little girls dressed in simple girly
dresses. So I made a spring dress with puff sleeves and gathered skirt. Simple
as that! The book is a French version of a Japanese sewing book and I have to
say I am in love with all patterns in this book. All clothes are stylish and wearable
at the same time. Unlike the romper, the dress is not lined so I’ve finished
the neckline with blue bias tape. But, like the romper, the back closes with
bright red snaps.
The softie.
I had already made a softie like this for my friend Asmita. This is such a
great free pattern! It comes in two sizes but I have sewn the largest one both
times and it is perfect. The elephant body is made with the polka dot fabric
and its ears are made with the flowered fabric as I didn’t have much left after
making the clothes…
And why
didn’t I have any fabric left? Because Ines begged me to sew a dress for her
too! And she also made me sew another romper and elephant to give to her school
teacher that just had a baby girl, I must add…
Don't Forget to visit my friends' blogs and check all amazings things they have sewn for Patricias's baby shower:
Carla
Tudo giríssimo, Marta, e esse tecido é o máximo. Eu também costumava ir à Zara Home em busca de pechinchas de fim de saldos, mas nunca vi lá um padrão assim tão giro! E que bem que fica a Inês a condizer com tudo o resto. :)
ResponderEliminarAdoro tudo! Mega presente... a Patricia vai adorar! Vou imenso a Zara home buscar tecidos... ainda por cima os meus filhos ainda cabem em roupas feitas com fronhas (a 1EUR em saldos he he he)
ResponderEliminarEstá tudo top, as usual Marta :)
ResponderEliminarGosto tanto dos vestidos e o tecido é lindissímo (A Inês tem muito bom gosto) <3. Gosto mesmo muito!!!
Such beautiful present :) How nice of your daughter to request extra baby gifts (and a dress for herself hehe).
ResponderEliminarTudo tão giro!! Adoro o tecido. Um presente fantástico ;-)
ResponderEliminarAchei tudo girissimo e a ideia dos tecidos de lençol da Zara tb.
ResponderEliminarTb concordo, têm padrões girissimos.
Marta, acabei de receber os teus maravilhosos presentes! O tecido é fabuloso, ainda mais bonito ao vivo e o toque é uma delícia! Thank you dear Martha, thank you so much. I feel so lucky... <3
ResponderEliminarLOVE all of these!! So perfect and that fabric is just beautiful!! <3
ResponderEliminarTenho a certeza que ela vai adorar os presentes. Estão lindos. Obrigada pela dica dos lençois da Zara. :)
ResponderEliminarEstão o máximo, esse tecido é lindo! :*
ResponderEliminarElephant softie and rabbit pillow are going to be best friends in Sara's cradle :-) I LOVE everything! And I would be really happy if you launch that romper pattern <3
ResponderEliminarSo many beautiful presents :)
ResponderEliminarQue coisas tão giras Marta. Adorei tudo!! Mas o elefante fez as delicias. Aposto que as manas vão adorar partilhá-lo.
ResponderEliminarWhat a sweet gift! They are adorable!
ResponderEliminarHello! What lovely presents are these, and nice to see the cute Mr. baby elephant again. We are still enjoying ours everyday.
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