OOP Simplicity 7378 Vintage Dungarees for Beatrix

Next on the Holiday sewing  list, some dungarees for Trixie.

I have always been a fan of dungarees.
They stop babies coming apart in the middle.
I have made many pairs and love them all.

This sew is particularly sentimental as this pattern came from my late mother's pattern collection.
She possibly sewed it for me!

In another bitter-sweet coincidence, the pink wide-wale cord was from her stash too and I know she made me a skirt from it.

My mother really 'got' Trixie. She let her warm up and come to her for a cuddle, when she was ready.

She ignored her tantrums (as the best Nan's do) and always had a beetle in a matchbox or spare chocolate biscuit in the tin by her chair, just for her.

The pattern is size 3 but had plenty of leg length and body length (which surprised me, I usually have to add both) so I will keep this one in circulation and possibly sew it again for her.

I did add a few inches to the straps but I actually didn't need to. They are already very long.

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Trixie has shot up but thinned down so the 3 is a good fit.

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The enamelled shell buttons are large and smooth and she can manage them herself when she goes to the lavvy.

I used glossy black ones, stitched with mustard yellow thread.

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She is a shocker to keep a jumper on so I like the extra warmth the covered middle gives her.

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I have got a bit caught out, clothing wise, for Trixie.
She has beautiful frocks coming out the wazoo as we are given  many gorgeous, hand-made things(we are so lucky) but by the time Tilly was Trixie's size she was in Year 2 at school (#tinytillyphotographer indeed) so her bottoms are worn out!
I do let her wear the dresses, I believe clothes are meant to be worn and I think far more things are ruined in the laundry than being worn and I am a careful laundress.
However, Trixie plays hard and trousers are just more practical.

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It is a treat to sew something so quick and easy that you know is going to get a lot of wear.

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~My Verdict~
A very nice vintage pattern.
The instructions take you through flat felling all the seams (I didn't bother) so you can get a perfect finish, if you wish.
There is no way the dungarees would go over a cloth nappy but are just fine over knickers and I think a disposable would be fine.
I was working with scraps of fabric and the nice, slim leg panels facilitated that well.

~Trixie's Verdict~
I like the buttons, they are nice and black and I can undo them myself.
They are pink, I like pink.
I like the yellow shoes too.

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Thank you for reading... xx N

Trixie is wearing School Bus and Field Trip t-shirts by Oliver+S, her vest was knitted for her by Sarvi Chan.