Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Pink Hoodie for Fall


Jacket: Ottobre 04/2007 design #16 "Girls Hooded Jacket"

Pants: Ottobre 01/2008 design #19 "Jump Sweatpants"

Not much sewing has happened at my house this past month, but I finally made it up to my sewing room this week and made Emily an outfit. It is still warm here, but I want to be prepared with at least one outfit for when the weather turns cooler.

The patterns, of course, came from Ottobre, and the sweatpants are from a pattern I made
last year. This time, I traced the pattern 2 sizes bigger than before. According to her measurements, Emily wears a European size 104. I made both the jacket and pants a size 110 so that she won't outgrow them before she has a chance to wear them. So, yes, the outfit is a somewhat big on Emily right now.

Now that I've started sewing again, I hope the momentum will continue. For now, I'm off to round up a few garments to enter into the county fair tomorrow.

Ruth

The jacket and pants are made from French terry,
and the hood is lined in knit jersey.




I made a casing for the elastic gathering on the jacket pockets.
Also, I added 1" elastic to the waistband of the pants.
The "drawstring" is just tacked on the front.




p.s. Thanks to Ellen, my 13 year old photographer.
She did a great job with an uncooperative 4-year-old sister.


15 comments:

  1. This is a very cute outfit! Something like that could easily cost you $15 a piece at the store for a child's size.

    I really like that you put a print on the inside of the hood.

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  2. This is an adorable outfit and adorable little girl. Pink looks so cute on her. Great job!

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  3. What a cute outfit on an even cuter model.

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  4. sweet outfit, love the lining in the hood.

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  5. Beautiful outfit and beautiful girl. Your details on the jacket are wonderful.

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  6. The outfit is so adorable on her. I think the pockets are my favorite part .

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  7. Cute! I love the lined hood. Awesome touch.

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  8. Her outfit looks so comfortable. Great for chilly afternoons, lovely!

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  9. Cute outfit and beautiful little girl. I'm sure she'll have many comfy days in her chic tracksuit.

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  10. That's a great outfit! I too like the print on the inside of the hood.:)

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  11. That is such a cute outfit! I must make one for my dd.Thanks for the inspiration. :)

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  12. How sweet - those pockets are adorable.

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  13. The outfit is so cute! You sound very happy with the Ottobre patterns. You sure make alot of them.

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  14. Nice job! I love the hood lining and the pockets.

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  15. Those look amazing! Oh I wish I could sew like that!

    Cindy

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