Kinder wardrobe!

I've been working tirelessly all summer on a new wardrobe for my niece who is starting Kindergarten in a few weeks.  I hope to have all the pics and patterns I used and any changes I made up on the blog soon!

Triple stitch minky blankets

No Big Dill made some adorable blankets using minky dot fabric and bias tape that I just loved.  Well, a friend of mine recently had a sweet baby girl and I knew I wanted to make one for her.  I loved it, even with the wonky stitching, but it needed something else.  A fancy monogram!  So, I got some of Michael Miller's Dandy Damask in pink/grey.  I traced a big scrolly letter off my computer screen, cut it out, traced it on to the fabric, cut that out (after ironing on some fusible interfacing), pinned it in place on the blanket and used a narrow tight zig zag stitch to attach.  I love it!  In hindsight, I wish I had used gray thread to attach it so the "M" would have stood out on the underside of the blanket.  Since then, I've made a yellow one with purple, green, and yellow handmade bias tape to sell with a carseat canopy, and a larger one for bug with a big "R" that matches his room.  The stitching is a bit straighter, but I wish the bias tape had been more of a cream color, instead of oyster.  Oh well, he loves it and so do I!  Here they are:

Shirred Bubble Romber

I pinned an adorable jumper on Pinterest several weeks ago and challenged myself to make one like it.  Well, here it is!  I think it's pretty adorable!

I used a pattern from Whimsy Couture, but took off five inches from the total length of the main piece to add the yellow fabric.  I also added an extra inch to the total length and width of the pattern pieces.  I used a rolled hem on the yellow fabric top and bottom.  I also used a rolled hem on the top of the floral main fabric.  Then I overlapped the bottom of the yellow fabric on the top of the floral fabric 1 inch and sewed them together 1/2 inch from the bottom of the yellow fabric.  I did the same with the yellow fabric on the legs, not adjusting any length there.  The flower on the bodice is removable so the jumper can be washed without mangling the flower.  I made the strips like one would make bias tape and stitched the edge closed.  I used elastic thread to shir the bodice and legs.  I tried the romper on Addi and pinned the straps in place.  Moving the straps in slightly on the back and angling them outward really helps in keeping them from falling down when on.  Whaddya think?