those little pursed lips!!
So, Kelly had lent me one of Arthur’s onesies so I could make a better fitting pattern than the Burda one I’ve been using up until now… for some reason that pattern makes for a very short, wide onesie. And I guess he could be a very tall, skinny baby? Although I think the sizing could be a bit off, because he looks like a perfectly normal shaped baby to me?!
Anyway, my first go was using one of Tim’s old T-shirts, above. To be honest, these are my favourites for babies, teenage T-shirts are so cool and so they of course make for very cool babies’ onesies too! I used some of the details for the new onesie, even the little Rusty tag which I un-picked and re-stitched into the sleeve seam. Cute!
Then I made him a new one using new fabric.
So, dilemma… The new one will be a lot more robust, because of being made of new fabric, obviously. The ones made out of old T-shirts are a little fragile, since the T-shirt itself has been washed and worn, over and over and over by the time you’re refashioning this much-loved thing, with all its sentiment and memories, into a new thing for your much-loved baby.
The new onesie, though it’s going to be a “better”, has none of that, so it’s just not quite as cool or interesting. I kinda love the refashioned ones the best, though you know they just can’t wear them with as much confidence in durability as the new. Hmmm. Anyway, he still looks cute in them both!
And, I have a reasonably good pattern now. The clincher, which gives it a really great fit, is that gusset bit. To make the neckline fit over his head, it is one of those open ones, where the front laps over the back at the shoulder, but is otherwise not stitched together. It works really well.
Also, I’m looking forward to making Cassie’s baby some things out of the new pattern too. When/If I get time!
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