Merritt's Mama: Passing The Time

While I have a list a mile long of things to-do before the baby arrives I decided that sewing was one of them this morning! I have to admit that I've been a little frustrated at the selection of boys clothes that stores offer these days. With the exception of Baby Gap, Naartjie and H&M, most other stores carry all the same onesies, pants and with that comes a monkey, dog or monster. Not my favorite! While out shopping with my mom and sister last week I came across a darling pair of orange linen pants with a vintage giraffe at a boutique. Considering that they were $35 and that baby would probably only wear them for a short time I passed them up. I did check out how easy they would be to make but it's really the fabric that made them cute! We just so happened to walk into a thrift store after that and on the sale rack was a orange linen dress for $3. I grabbed it off the rack and knew what I was going to make! While it didn't have vintage giraffe's on it, it was also $32 cheaper and I love a good deal. Now to take apart the dress and use the fabric! Here is a before picture:

I used a pattern I had from a book called Handmade Beginnings by Anna Maria Horner.

Here is the link to her book which I highly recommend! http://store.annamariahorner.com/seamstome1.html. I don't normally use patterns because I like to create my own unique pieces but for these pants I decided to follow some direction :)

and I did make some modifications as well.

Starting to take shape!

When I finished the pants I decided that I needed a onesie to match! You can take any design you'd like to cut out of fabric, use heat and bond adhesive and transfer that design onto just about anything! I made an elephant with a floppy ear to match his pants and had a green star button which added the perfect finishing touch.