Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A Teeny Tiny Tea Party

On the weekend, my favourite cousin had a beautiful baby boy.
I had to make them something.
An Oliver+S Tea Party romper.
Its out of print but you can still purchase the PDF version.
(Oliver+S do great PDF's)

As Baby is a whole 5 days old, I made the 0-3 months.
I used a super soft light weight denim and reversed the yoke.
(My friend Johanna made the cutest Class Picnic shorts that way)
I used some precious Liberty Capel to trim the yoke. Its not bias cut as I did not have enough but it works okay on a tiny garment.
New borns can have such tender skin I fully lined it with voile.
No rough seams for tiny legs.
The pattern has instructions for adding a popper opening for nappy changes. I personally didn't like those and preferred to remove rompers (my babies had a nasty habit of power poohing once their bottoms were bare).

 The little man will grow out of these so fast. 
If his mummy likes the style and would like another pair and would like poppers....no problem.

 I hope she does, I loved sewing them.

 xx N

 PS I attached the bodice the same as I did here 
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18 comments:

  1. SharonMarch 19, 2014 at 4:27 AM

    This is my all time favorite pattern for my baby boy! I love your version of it, so darling!

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    1. motherof5March 20, 2014 at 3:03 PM

      Sharon, I have never made it! But I am definitely going to try one for Matilda. Its so cute!
      Thank you xxN

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  2. nest full of eggsMarch 19, 2014 at 6:17 AM

    What a fortunate baby boy. The colors are so pleasing and perfect interior.

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    1. motherof5March 20, 2014 at 3:05 PM

      Thank you Rachel, I did enjoy sewing this. I share a pin-board with my cousin so I could see her style. I hope I got it right.
      xx N

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  3. Inder-ificMarch 19, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    Oh. So so sweet. Lovely.

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    1. motherof5March 20, 2014 at 3:05 PM

      I adored sewing this Inder, I forgot how fun it is to sew wee things.
      xx N

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  4. JaneMarch 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM

    So adorable - LOVE the touch of Liberty. We found your card underneath the shop door yesterday - such a pity we were not open when you dropped by! One day the stars will align :) xx

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    1. motherof5March 20, 2014 at 3:07 PM

      Thank you Jane, Yes, I think we have a fellow love of young men in Liberty.
      I am glad I left the card, it was Jed's idea.
      And now we know where you are and where to park we will definitely be back.
      (I could smell the fabric through the crack in the door)
      xx N

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  5. KatyMarch 19, 2014 at 11:26 PM

    You make me want to sew this pattern even though I have no reason to do so!
    So I either convince my husband we need to have another baby or I just make one up for the hell of it!
    I like the idea of reversing the denim to get the shade variation. That is genius!

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    1. motherof5March 20, 2014 at 3:09 PM

      Oooh, have another baby!
      But seriously, just make one up, its a fun sew and a lovely gift.
      I can take no credit for the denim reverse but I love it too.
      xx N

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  6. UnknownMarch 20, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    Oh! So so so utterly gorgeous!

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  7. motherof5March 20, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    Thank you so much.
    xx N

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  8. OckduspockMarch 20, 2014 at 5:25 PM

    So beautiful! I need to make these for my baby (before he gets too big)!! Hope you're getting lots of rest :)

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  9. motherof5March 21, 2014 at 5:19 PM

    Thank you V.
    xx N

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  10. AnonymousMarch 22, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    perfection

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  11. motherof5March 22, 2014 at 4:52 PM

    Thank you Sandi.
    xx N

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  12. CindyMarch 27, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    The romper is perfect for a little baby boy.

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  13. motherof5March 28, 2014 at 4:51 AM

    Isn't it sweet!
    I wish I had this pattern when Hugo was a baby!
    xx N

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