Size 122 again, just a boring hem through the coverstitcher for the sleeves and bottom on this one. This print is kind of growing on me. It’s been in my stash for a while and I’ve been lukewarm about it because of the streaky coloring. It’s a nice weight, though, and very soft. Zoe hasn’t seen it yet, I cut it out this morning while she and Jack were at school and just hemmed it this afternoon while Jack is napping. Hopefully Zoe will be pleasantly surprised when she gets home from kindergarten today.

This one fits Zoe wonderfully in size 122, without any adjustment. This pattern has a crossover front option, which I may make for the next one. The first thing she did when I had her try it on before I hemmed the bottom was complain that I put long sleeves on it. I told her that since it’s the end of August, she should expect that her clothes will have long sleeves for a while. Lettuce edged, her favorite. Her sleeves look to be about a half inch too long, but she’s growing like a weed, so I doubt that will last too long.

This is labeled in my filing as Kwik Sew, because I believe the Sew-Knit-N-Stretch line was a precursor to the Kwik Sew line. This gem is (c) 1968, when little girls still wore swimsuits that covered their bodies. Size 6, no adjustments.

I actually made this back in July, but the pics were still on the camera card when I was pulling off more recent pictures today, so you get to view it now.

I made this in size 122, with 13 5/8″ of 1/4″ elastic in the legs. If there are actually markings for the placement of the straps, I have no idea where they are.

Zoe is just in this size, so I’m hoping it will fit her for a while. This suit has good coverage. The only thing I’m not crazy about are the tie straps. Well, that and I don’t like the fabric print, but we always make a tester when it comes to swimsuits.

Here’s a pic of the first run at this pattern, in a size 6. The result is a good example of why it’s important to always check the measurements for size before tracing a pattern. Though Zoe is always a 6 in Kwik Sew, the size 6 in this particular pattern is too big.

After confirming the size 4/5 (XS) was a good fit with the crushed panne velour version, I made this one yesterday. Grumpy Care Bear is my favorite, and I suspect it will not be long before Zoe outgrows Care Bears.

Zoe has day camp this week. I wanted to make her a new bag to carry all her camp stuff in. She has swimming stuff, her raincoat, lunch and snacks, sunscreen, bug spray and her water bottle. I thought a bag with two compartments to keep the wet things away from the rest and a outside pocket for her water bottle would be a good idea. Looking through my fabric stash, I found a light purple twill that looked like a good choice for the outer. Sturdy and purple – super. I had some butterfly fabric leftover from a skirt I made Zoe, so I knew she’d like that. And I chose a dark purple waterproof fabric for the other inside compartment.

As I was putting it together, I stuck the water bottle in the side pocket to make sure it fit. When I did that, I realized it looked an awful lot like Dora’s backpack. Ah, well. Zoe loves it just the same.

Here it is, half packed, from the front:

And the back:

It looks even more like Dora’s bag when the drawstring is pulled shut, but I don’t seem to have a picture of that.

I’ve made this pattern before, in a smaller size. It’s not my favorite jumper/sundress, but it’s super quick. This one is fully lined, reversing to a solid purple if her heart so desires, though it wasn’t my intent. Size 124/128. Perhaps one of these days I’ll get around to trying the pants pattern that’s also in this set.

Cotton seersucker – ducks and butterflies. I suspect it won’t be long before Zoe objects for these kinds of prints.

3 yards of fabric gets you one toddler sheet and standard size pillowcase. Letting your three year old pick out the fabric at the fabric store also gets you a morning’s worth of shopping without arguing.

Simple pink cotton/lycra capri length leggings for the girly. These are a size 116, I cut the waist elastic at 21″ and probably should have made it a tick smaller, but it’s okay. The coverstitcher cooperated without any adjustments when I hemmed the legs, I love it when that happens!

Ottobre Design, issue 01/2007, pattern #17

This is one of my favorite patterns for a quick dress. It has enough twirl factor to satisfy my girly, and it goes together in a flash. I’ve left off the front pocket. This one also got a lined hood and I left off the knotted extra the pattern calls for on the hood. The sleeves and bottom hem got a lettuce hem, which curls more after it goes through the wash. Zoe just loves the lettuce edge.

Sized 122/128, it’s made with a cotton rib knit called “Flutter” by Baby Nay for the body and the sleeves and hood are from the coordinate print. The pattern is Olivia by Farbenmix. Love it!