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reversible jumper
More baby clothes today. I made a little reversible jumper for Phoebe. It was inspired by this one by Makie. I made mine out of a linen Japanese print and a solid cotton poplin. I made the test pattern out of muslin and was so excited when I tried it on her. Thought this would make the perfect baby outfit. Something to throw over her one gazillion onesies. And it turned out great and I do love it, on the hanger. It's a little stiff and a little big. The big is okay but I think I'll try the next one in a lighter fabric. It's hard to outfit these squirmy babies. I really should be making things out of knits but knits scare the bejesus out of me. Me and my 20 year old sewing machine.
September 12, 2007 | Permalink
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The picture of Phoebe is just SO charming! What a cutie.
Posted by: Mary-Heather | Sep 12, 2007 2:45:55 PM
Oh so cute, Hillary! I hope you post a pattern, because I'd love to make one for my little girl's 1st birthday coming up in about 4 weeks!
Posted by: Amy | Sep 12, 2007 2:47:31 PM
She's so cute!!! She looks totally and completely enchanted by the bunnies!
Posted by: Laura | Sep 12, 2007 3:06:07 PM
What a beautiful dress and Phoebe seems really taken with it. I can't believe she's still got all that hair, it's so pretty :o)
Posted by: Lesley | Sep 12, 2007 3:12:01 PM
it's precious and so is she!
Posted by: erin | Sep 12, 2007 3:12:02 PM
oh, you're killing me. I love that fabric as well as her soft brown head. It will be so cute with tights and a long sleeve onesie, too.
:)
Posted by: stephanie | Sep 12, 2007 3:12:41 PM
Knits are your friend! :0)
Posted by: stuffed | Sep 12, 2007 3:21:54 PM
What a total cutie!! Looks like she likes it too!
Posted by: ros | Sep 12, 2007 3:22:24 PM
Oy. My babylust just got 10 times worse. Phoebe is just too precious, and in that jumper all the more so. Wow.
And knits scare the bejesus out of me too....
Posted by: earthchick | Sep 12, 2007 4:01:26 PM
hurray for making cute clothes for cute babies.
Posted by: carol | Sep 12, 2007 4:01:53 PM
Knits are easy and you don't have to finish the seams! Just make sure you buy a sewing machine needle with a yellow band (those are ballpoints for knits!) Knits are great, and not to fear! They are super stretchy for hard to fit babies!
Holly
Posted by: hollyoski | Sep 12, 2007 4:12:46 PM
maybe it will soften up a bit after washing a few times.
Its really cute I saw a great pattern for a kimono dress yesterday. Its NewLook # 6333 at sewingpatterns.com.
I thought it was really cute and great for fall. Phoebe has the prettiest hair!
Posted by: Andrea | Sep 12, 2007 4:15:25 PM
Isn't that adorable? Try using vinegar in your rinse water to soften it up a bit. You are so talented, I'm guessing you can tackle knits.
Posted by: Miss Sassy | Sep 12, 2007 4:29:51 PM
So cute! And if she messes on it, you can just turn it inside out. I think you need a serger to sew knits successfully.
Posted by: Anina | Sep 12, 2007 4:31:50 PM
adorable! both the jumper and the baby :)
Posted by: linda p | Sep 12, 2007 4:53:50 PM
I love how P (aka B.B.F.H.) is looking at the smock...it's like curious + skeptical all a the same time. ;)
Knits are scary, but I alter knit clothes all the time...I just am terrified of building from the ground up. And I can't justify a serger, since I, um, don't ever sew with knits. See that circular logic there?
Posted by: Emily | Sep 12, 2007 5:17:26 PM
I cannot seem to make the "Email me" work correctly for me. I have a question about how to stuff a softie and what to use when you truly hate the sensation of poly batting.
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Posted by: Miss Mary | Sep 12, 2007 5:17:33 PM
she's all "wow, mama, this sure is nice!"
Posted by: capello | Sep 12, 2007 6:01:15 PM
The reversible jumper is so adorable and just look at that gorgeous baby modeling her new outfit!
Posted by: Junie Moon | Sep 12, 2007 6:15:54 PM
As usual, more cuteness followed by a photo of a just darling little girl.
Posted by: Alisha | Sep 12, 2007 6:50:55 PM
That jumper is so darling. And I love all of Phoebe's hair!
Think I can get away with putting a jumper like that on my baby boy who's due in 4 weeks? Probably not, huh? Maybe for the next baby... :)
Posted by: dearcaralou | Sep 12, 2007 6:51:30 PM
Great job! I adore that fabric and your little one :)
Posted by: Bluebirdbaby | Sep 12, 2007 6:57:51 PM
so what you've got is rad, but you can do knits too!! i believe in you.
Posted by: melissa f. | Sep 12, 2007 8:09:45 PM
oh, I hear you on the stiff fabric--I have never made anything but head stuff for babies under a year for that reason-too stiff. . .and knits, they are so unfun. I know there are cool ones out there, but. . .
Posted by: amy k. | Sep 12, 2007 8:10:57 PM
I would never have pegged you as the type to be scared of knits! You seem so on top of sewing! Trust me, if I can make little kids stuff with knits, anyone can, lol. I have the Kwik Sew book for toddlers (there's also a baby one), and I consider it the end-all-be-all of knits. Love the jumper, adorable baby!
Posted by: madmommy | Sep 12, 2007 8:11:27 PM
Your baby is perfection!!! The only tricks to working with knits are careful pattern cutting and (more importantly) the proper machine needle. Once you try it, you'll fall in love!
Posted by: Mary Ellen | Sep 12, 2007 8:29:32 PM
Phoebe looks like she's totally intrigued with her new jumper.
Posted by: Rachael | Sep 12, 2007 8:30:22 PM
Knits scare me, too! Something to look forward to though is that it gets easier to make clothes for girls as they get older. I tried a couple things for Cosette early on and was always frustrated and discouraged, plus they fit for like a week. Now that she's a year I can make a dress and it'll fit for quite a while.
Posted by: Wendy | Sep 12, 2007 8:43:37 PM
That dress is awesome!!
Posted by: Ella | Sep 12, 2007 9:01:56 PM
Cute!! I looks like she admiring her new dress =D
Posted by: Colleen | Sep 12, 2007 10:56:14 PM
You are so talented! To be able to just look at something cute and then to turn around and make it! Phoebe is such a cutie and so lucky to have such a cute dress! My due date is Sept. 21st, I'm having a little girl too, can't wait!
Posted by: Christina | Sep 13, 2007 12:54:13 AM
You make the most adorable things-and take great photos of them.
Posted by: colorsonmymind | Sep 13, 2007 8:56:33 AM
The dress and baby are adorable!
Posted by: Anne | Sep 13, 2007 9:07:21 AM
so cute! I love how Phoebe is checking out the fabric. :)
Posted by: amandajean | Sep 13, 2007 9:44:36 AM
What a sweetie pie. Oh, the dress is cute,too.
Posted by: kiwi | Sep 13, 2007 10:57:54 AM
She just could not be cuter. Oh, and the dress is lovely too!
Posted by: Nell | Sep 13, 2007 11:01:46 AM
Very sweet. It does get easier as they grow. They are just so round at this age, the sizing can be so off.
Posted by: Jen | Sep 13, 2007 12:14:17 PM
what a cute dress and baby! i was searching for a little jumper/smock thing to make my lucie which would also be reversible (inspired from all those adorable Japanese children's clothing books) and after using tons of hand-drawn patterns based on your jumper with the bunny pattern, i found an old vintage reversible smock pattern! yea!! now i just need to make the smock for the 7th time.
Posted by: susaninfrance | Sep 13, 2007 1:07:24 PM
ha ha ha! so glad i'm not the only knit-scared seamstress out there! i avoid that shizz like the plague. phoebe is so cute. i want to borrow her just to have a little baby girl to dress again! alas, my girl is 8 and we live in boytown with her 6y, 3y, and 9 mo. old brothers.
Posted by: Heather G | Sep 13, 2007 1:30:40 PM
ooohhh, I just love it. The dress looks so lovely on her. good job!
Posted by: Angie | Sep 13, 2007 2:13:46 PM
i am still loving that head of hair-my girls were the same way.
Posted by: joy | Sep 13, 2007 2:57:43 PM
oh, i love it! and those photos...so sweet.
i hear you about the stiffness {sp?}, it is hard when they are so little, but tempting to make tiny clothes too.
Posted by: Veronica TM | Sep 13, 2007 6:31:32 PM
It's so cute and Phoebe seems to be impressed too!
Posted by: kimberly/tippytoes | Sep 13, 2007 7:11:49 PM
oh, so lovely!
Posted by: Lynne | Sep 13, 2007 11:45:43 PM
Such a cute jumper for her. I just bought a pattern to make it with as well...I never thought to make a muslin mock-up...that's because I'm not a seamstress!
Posted by: chelsea | Sep 13, 2007 11:50:46 PM
Awww... your model is wonderful. Beautiful dress too.
Posted by: Jody | Sep 14, 2007 10:37:39 AM
That baby girl is just scrumptious!
Posted by: Anna | Sep 14, 2007 11:58:33 AM
too cute!
Posted by: kirsty | Sep 14, 2007 11:59:21 AM
I love it! It's so simple but so darn cute!!!!
Posted by: mimi | Sep 14, 2007 12:51:11 PM
I would love to know how you did that. I tried to adapt a pinafore pattern to make it reversible and it didn't fly.
Posted by: Lotta | Sep 14, 2007 1:52:25 PM
so pretty ...too cute!
Posted by: Christina.B | Sep 14, 2007 3:43:59 PM
I imagine Phoebe is saying, "Lapin, what the heck?"
Posted by: Julie | Sep 14, 2007 3:46:54 PM
how completely beautiful.
Posted by: joeyandaleethea | Sep 14, 2007 11:23:29 PM
beautiful!
Posted by: Zélia | Sep 15, 2007 9:51:23 AM
Adorable. Nice that it's reversable. Wish they made big kid clothes like that.
Posted by: Marisa | Sep 15, 2007 1:10:30 PM
Lovely little outfit. Have you tried quilting cottons? They tend to wash up as very soft -- and would be lighter and less stiff than the linen but not as scary as knits.
Posted by: Angela | Sep 16, 2007 2:01:54 AM
oh my goodness she is such a little darling and the hair! I bet you hear about your hair everywhere you go! adorable, cute, everything
Posted by: corrie | Sep 17, 2007 3:14:35 AM
beautiful baby and beautiful little dress.
great photo.
Posted by: jessica | Sep 17, 2007 5:31:13 AM
Darling jumper, but I'm sad. She's growing so fast! I love the hair!
Posted by: cindy | Sep 19, 2007 11:24:27 AM
What a cute little baby! I love the dress, too! Don't be afraid of knits. One thing I find helps is to put a little piece of paper, or tearaway stabilizer, under the seam for the first few stitches. My machine (and it is way younger than 20, LOL) tends to push knits down into the place where the bobbin is, unless I stabilize the start of each seam.
A baby jumper seems (I almost wrote 'seams') like a good place to start with knits!
Posted by: mom2fur | Sep 26, 2007 7:52:18 AM
Oh, my goodness, she looks adorable. It's perfect. I love it. What a cutie!
Posted by: feathernester | Sep 29, 2007 11:57:19 PM
I JUST LOVE THIS! Do you have a pattern for sale? Baby due any day, and I am nesting....!
Posted by: Annmarie | Jan 8, 2008 12:29:26 PM
My granddaughter needs one or more of these. You have wonderful pictures. How can I get this pattern?
Posted by: Stacie | Jan 31, 2008 11:15:41 AM
