More Short Sets for Sean

I had fun this weekend making 2 short sets (Simplicity 2907, size 4) for Sean. I bought the twill helicopter fabric shortly after the last issue of Australian Smocking & Embroidery came out. I found it at Peanutbutter-n-Jelly Kids. Such a cute print and perfect for Sean. AS&E had the shorts paired with a top that had a helicopter smocked on an insert. I just don't think he is a smocking kind of guy, so I found the helicopter applique at The Purple Hat. It worked out very well.



"Swingwing Pilot" is pilot slang. An airplane is considered a fixed-wing aircraft, and since a helicopter doesn't have fixed wings, it's a swingwing aircraft :-)

For this set, I made the shorts first, and couldn't decide what to put on the navy shirt. After searching through designs, I found the Batman symbol and it seemed to fit.


Hopefully Sean gets lots of great playtime out of these 2 outfits. I'm also sending another book on tape recorded by me. Just have to decide if I want to read "Where the Wild Things Are" or "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,Very Bad Day"!

Sunsuit & Diaper Bag

I made this sweet little vintage-styled sunsuit for Miss K. Grandpa wonders if the child ever wears anything but pink :-). I guess I'll have to work on that.

Pattern Amanda's Playsuit by Bonnie Blue. It was pretty straight-forward, but I'll make some changes next time. Less hand stitching, a few other minor changes. The bonnet instructions were really funky, so that will require a major redo!

Miss K wears size 18m in ready-to-wear, but I heard that these patterns run big, so I did it in a size one. Fingers are crossed that it fits. I do wonder if Miss K will sit still long enough for mommy to put this on her ... it buttons on with 2 back buttons and 2 front.

I also made this cute set for a friend at work who just became a grandmother. The style of the bag is called a "Sunday Diaper Bag" ... just big enough to take along a few necessities. Inside the bag I included a flannel burpie with a Stud Muffin design and a portable changing pad.

This was a fun set to make, and I hope to make more as more of my friends discover the joy of grandparenthood!