Baby Raglan Gown

Pattern : Raglan Baby Gown
Book: Baby Book
Fabric: Cot sheet bought from Op-shop

The sheet is well washed and beautifully soft.

Construction Details:

• French Seams
• Binding at neck.
• 1/4 Elastic sewn to sleeve.
• Lace insert at center tie
• Placket at back.
• Pleat at back.
• Snaps to fasten

baby's first gown

Pattern: Baby's first Gown
Book: Baby Book
Fabric: Fine poplin.
Embellishment: Embroidered Lazy Daisies.

Construction Details:

• French seams.
• Bodice is gathered to a yoke.
• Raglan sleeves
• Binding at neck.
• Hand hemmed.
• Shirred at wrists.
• Grown on facings which I interfaced with iron on interfacing.
  
• Snaps at Center back.

This design is in many of the baby books.

Groovy Dress

Drill fabric with a contrast cotton collar and pocket.
Drafted in size 4/5 from the basic dress pattern.

Dress, Sunfrock or Pinnafore Version 3

I tried mix matching fabric on this one.
The bodice is denim and the skirt and ruffle a vintage cotton sheet.
Snaps fasten the gown at the back.
I prefer the skirt gathered.

Pettis, Popovers and Jackets - No.2

I altered the pattern.
I adjusted the neckline up to on the back and added overlap on the front.
I made this one with knit fabric.
I turn the edges and finished them with a honeycomb stitch.
The snaps are reinforced with cotton tape.

Our baby is due on New Years Day, so a summer baby.
I can see him or her wearing a lot of these little outfits.

Pettis, Popovers and Jackets

I drafted this one up for my baby on the way.
I'm starting to feel a little more confident with the pregnancy now we've reached 10 weeks.

Vintage sheet, very soft, perfect for a newborn.
I used commercial bias to finish the edges.
The gown fastens with snaps at one shoulder.
I want to make this one again as a little jacket.

Shirts and tops 6 -18 months

Baby Book


Poly cotton fabric I found at the op-shop.
I used interfacing in the collar and on the facings
The button holes were worked using the automatic buttonhole stitch on my Bernina 153.
I was reading a post from Sara, who was telling us how her Bernina was no loner sewing Automatic Buttonholes, my machine too had stopped sewing them. She was told to clean the sensors on her machine and it works. I now have perfect buttonholes again!

My very handsome model.
The collar is so sweet and old fashioned.
Michael is 18 months old and I think he still has a little room for growth in this shirt.

Anyone else found it hard to find nice boy's shirts in the stores?