{"id":24356,"date":"2012-09-07T16:24:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T20:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=24356"},"modified":"2015-01-10T01:35:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T06:35:59","slug":"smocked-diaper-shirt-rhumba-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/07\/smocked-diaper-shirt-rhumba-pants\/","title":{"rendered":"Smocked Diaper Shirt & Rhumba Pants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One more little outfit is ready for our due-at-Christmas granddaughter. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 How I LOVE making baby things!<\/p>\n

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The diaper shirt and ruffle-butt bloomers are Swiss pique, trimmed with candy pink microcheck. The ruffles were made on the serger,\u00c2\u00a0 finished with a 3-thread rolled edge.<\/p>\n

My last little bit of pink Swiss edging trims the angel sleeves and front placket.\u00c2\u00a0 I wish there had been enough left on the card to trim the bloomer legs.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead, they were bound with microcheck like the neck binding and front placket.<\/p>\n

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I certainly enjoyed adding the little details.\u00c2\u00a0 The pin stitch which joined the Swiss edging to the angel sleeve was woven with green floss.<\/p>\n

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French knot flowerettes embellish the four-hole pearl buttons.<\/p>\n

I learned something about buttonholes.\u00c2\u00a0 According to Elizabeth Travis Johnson, buttonholes should be made in the direction of stress, usually horizontal to the garment. But I discovered that the width of the stitching for the 4-hole button added width to the attachment.\u00c2\u00a0 If it had been a simple two hole button or one with a small shank, the buttonhole would not have bulged as it does.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh well.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ll remember that next time.<\/p>\n

The shirt pattern is probably 30 years old, purchased when smocking was my new passion.\u00c2\u00a0 But this is the first\u00c2\u00a0 time I have used it.<\/p>\n

Directions were nothing more than a half page of text, written like a run-on sentence. \u00c2\u00a0 There were no paragraph indentations, no diagrams and no step numbers. Still, it was adequate for anyone familiar with smocking construction.\u00c2\u00a0 Compared with today’s patterns that include not only illustrations, but photos, this was a reminder of just how far we have come.<\/p>\n

Alastair, 3 1\/2,\u00c2\u00a0 and his family arrived last night.\u00c2\u00a0 He is so excited about being a brother but the time frame is incomprehensible to him.\u00c2\u00a0 Along with his excitement, he requested 20 little cot covers for his pre-school class.\u00c2\u00a0 That should be quick and easy and then I’m back to baby sewing.<\/p>\n

Rebecca looked over the stack of baby patterns I had picked out for upcoming projects. What is your favorite baby pattern?\u00c2\u00a0 (As if I need more ideas!)\u00c2\u00a0 I’d like to know.\u00c2\u00a0 Since this is likely our last grandchild, I’d hate to miss out on a dee-vine new pattern.\u00c2\u00a0 So let me know, okay?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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