I sewed something last month! Around here I’m all banjo and ukulele practice all the time now, so pulling myself away for other hobbies is hard! When I saw this cute Boho Baby Romper pattern by See Kate Sew on pinterest a couple of months ago, though, I knew my adorable niece needed it for this summer, so I made this version for my sister’s birthday! (Nic doesn’t feel that clothing for your baby makes a good birthday present, but I think that’s just because he doesn’t understand how much moms like cute baby clothes.) I made this in the 12-18 month size, so hopefully it will be a perfect fit!
Pattern thoughts: This was a great pattern that was mostly easy to follow. I’m still not 100% certain on what was supposed to happen with the various seams and where they meet and match at the bodice-meets-back section, but it looks okay so I’m not going to worry about it! This was my first foray into snaps, which are CRAZY HARD TO LINE UP. You can see a little bubble where my snaps didn’t complete align, but I was worried it would be worse and luckily no one stares too hard at that section anyway! My seams are finished with a serger, but this would be an easy project to complete with just a regular sewing machine, too.
Fabric: This is an old Heather Ross print that I’ve been hoarding that was sold exclusively at Hancock Fabrics in 2012 (I just looked that up–I can’t believe it was that long ago!) and was launched at the same time as her Crafty Chloe book. The fabric is thin, but it’s really soft and so while it would make a terrible quilt fabric, it’s perfect for a drapey breezy summer romper or nightgown! Looks like it’s kicking around some ebay shops at the time of this blog post, but at $10-$30 for a FAT QUARTER you’d be hard pressed to get yardage (dang–feel free to offer me that kind of money for my yardage of this line, People of the Internet)!
Updated with action shots and sizing notes in a new post here!
Speattle - I love this! Hope you get to put up a picture of your niece wearing it.
Don’t sweat the bubble at the snap area. Once it is filled out with diaper and baby parts, it won’t even be noticeable. Plus babies at that stage are incredibly mobile, so she won’t be still enough for anyone to notice. With her moving about and the fabric moving with her, it won’t even exist.