I have a confession to make. I’ve become addicted to sewing baby clothes.
Teeny tiny adorable baby clothes.
When I started my sewing for the Wee Baby T, I avoided clothes as I didn’t have a good idea of what size babies actually are (still don’t really).
So I made other practical things: some bibs, a carrier, a nursing pillow, a toy or two.
But then Made by Rae came out with the Geranium dress pattern and I was overcome with the cuteness. I downloaded the pattern the day it became available and set about to sewing it shortly after. It sat finished except for the closure for a while (I made several failed attempts at snaps, but need to purchase better snaps methinks), before I finally added some buttons. In the meantime, my addiction lay latent, as yet unknown.
I had intended to sew some more baby clothes, in fact the weekend after we found out the gender I went and bought a bunch of fabric and some patterns for that express purpose, but still I held back.
Then a few weeks ago I was hit hard by the nesting instinct.
It started simply, an envelope tee from Growing Up Sew Liberated. But there was something thrilling about it. The tee was so little! It took such little time to sew! And I had successfully sewn something with knits for the first time!
I started digging through my stash, pattern books, and pinterest to see what else I could make. I came up with the fabric for another tee and started planning for my next projects.
A few weekends and a few trips to JoAnn’s later (and a new found appreciation for sewing multiples assembly-line style), we have all this:
Patterns from top to bottom:
Envelope tees from Growing Up Sew Liberated.
Geranium Dress from Made by Rae
Reversible baby pants from Growing Up Sew Liberated.
Baby Tights from Made by Rae
Basic Newborn Pants from Made by Rae
And I have more fabric! And more patterns! And more plans!
Who knows what my sewing time will be like in the not-so-distant future, but as long as that babe stays inside, she’s getting better dressed by the weekend. [Note to Wee Baby T: this does not mean you should take this as an opportunity to be overdue] ;)