pink.lemonade

i know how to sew pretty well.. i love sewing.. i started when i was a teenager and haven't stopped since... so of course i am going to sew for my baby boy..

i am not a fan of all the boy outfits on the market these days.. i really love janieandjack.com stuff because it follows a simple classic design.. or even jacadi.com.. but they can be money unless it's on sale. and i have already cleaned out their sale racks lol. (i need to take a picture for tanna :o)). david and i BOTH LOVE overall style stuff on boys.. bubbles (not the acutally blow bubbles.. bubbles as in baby clothing.. it means the outfit has a lot of fabric in the butt end and makes it bubble out and looks oh so cute on babies/toddlers).. i am also not a fan of character clothing.. not that there is anything wrong with having them.. i am sure we will have some outfits that have characters on them but for the most part i am skipping the character stuff and sticking to simple classic designs with simple classic fabric.. no characters.. and this can be reallllly hard to find right now pre-made.. when you do find it.. it's serious $$$.. stuff that never goes on sale.. so yeah.. i don't feel comfortable spending $50 or more on a classic outfit when i could easily make them myself.. i have started searching for vintage sewing patterns for boys.. and i purcahsed my first pattern that i plan on making lots of lol..

the pattern is from the 1940's.. i am skipping the bear characters on the outfits.. mainly because the pattern no longer has the transfer i need to accomplish it.. but it doesn't matter.. i can't wait to start making these.. if they turn out well.. (aka.. if i can sew them to make it look like i know what i am doing) i might even start selling them on etsy.com.. the lady who i bought this pattern from sold classic pre-made designs of the one above.. but has since stopped making them (looks like she is just selling lots of fabric).. i bookmarked her a long time ago before i was even pregnant and when we found out it was a boy i headed right over to etsy.com to find cute classic boy clothing.. only to find out she no longer makes them :o(.. here is one she made a long time ago.. it was a different pattern but it's the same concept.. i can't wait to make something like this and have my little boy wear it.. he will be so darn cute in it!

 

she actually made hers reversible.. i am going to try and do this.. it's a great idea.. 

long overalls are pretty easy to find nowadays at a resonable price.. but i think i might also try to find a pattern for a vintage style overalls to sew.. i also plan on making and selling (as soon as i get a pattern down) for classic smock style bibs.. i found them on my favorite photographers photostream of her daughter and fell in love with the bib.. ONLY AGAIN to find out that the designer quit making them.. grr.. so i am going to design and sew my own.. i can't post a picture of it on my blog, but you can see what i am talking about by clicking here.. 

not sure what else i plan on sewing.. i still need to sew a bassinet cover for our bugaboo stroller.. and our future playpen will need to have a custom made cover as well.. good thing i know how to sew.. lol..