Since Fall is already upon us, I took the oppurtunity this weekend and cleaned out BB's closet. I packed most of her t-shirts, leaving out only a few in case we have a some warmish days in the near future, shorts and any other thinner clothes. I also packed away everything she's outgrown since we've moved in with our host family. And to my surprise, my darling girl had 4 boxes full of clothes that she could no longer wear. I was floored ... she'd grown that much in such a short time?
All of her clothes went into storage and it made me think of my sister and how quickly time has passed since I first found out she was pregnant ... to the cute baby belly she has now. We'd always anticipated that I'd give her some of BB's clothes (ok, maybe it was just me) so that her baby could wear them as well. But then there was a kink thrown into that plan. You see, she's having a boy - the first in our immediate family! I very well can't give her dresses and shirts that say "Daddy's Little Princess", right? So I've been doing a little digging online and have come up with a few projects that would be suitable for little Baby M*.
The Woodlands Shirt Sewing Pattern from Sew Liberated. Now, technically this is for both girls and boys so would it be cheating if I could make something for BB and Baby M out of it?
The Huck Finn Cap Sewing Pattern (again) from Sew Liberated (this girl has serious talent!). Actually, BB loves hats so she's probably want one of these as well ...
A nifty link on Sewing your own Pajama Pants from instructables.
Adorable Baby Overalls via Sew, Mama, Sew!
Sketchbook Shirt & Shorts Pattern from Oliver + S (I love their designs!)
Nature Walk Pullover & Knit Pants by Oliver + S.
There is so much more available pattern wise for girls then boys which I never really noticed until now. Well, there's no time like the present to try something new! Now let's just hope that diaper changing time is as easy with boys as it is with girls ...
*They haven't picked out a name yet so Baby M (first initial of their last name) has become the little squirts nickname.
You are so right! I never realized either how limited the availability is for patterns for boy's clothing. I too planned on dipping into Vivi's clothing store to secure a couple of items for our baby but yes, It would be odd for him to wear Daddy's Little Princess wouldn't it. Thanks my dear for locating these great patterns. I can't wait to get sewing, better do it now before I can't reach my sewing machine. :) Love you!
Posted by: Sara | 10/19/2010 at 06:25 PM
What a shame there aren't more patterns for boys clothes, maybe we can create some? Thanks for doing the research.
Posted by: Frank | 10/20/2010 at 08:22 PM