{"id":34204,"date":"2015-06-09T04:24:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T08:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=34204"},"modified":"2021-05-24T22:51:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T02:51:28","slug":"sail-away-baby-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/09\/sail-away-baby-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Sail Away, Baby Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"beach<\/a>

beach baby outfit for 2 yo Vivian Rose.\u00c2\u00a0 The jumbo rick rack is really bright pink, almost the same color as the pink on the sails.\u00c2\u00a0 Oops–just noticed that unstitched section of the neck casing.\u00c2\u00a0 Thank goodness it’s an easy fix.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Summertime is beach time.\u00c2\u00a0 Our daughter and her family are 30 minutes from our home, staying at a friend’s oceanfront condo.\u00c2\u00a0 This little outfit was made for 2 yo granddaughter Vivian Rose to wear if her mother can ever get her out of her bathing suit and swimmies.<\/p>\n

I’m generally happy with the finished product but it is not as I planned it.\u00c2\u00a0 Do you carefully plan your projects in great detail?\u00c2\u00a0 I just can’t get the hang of doing it like that.<\/p>\n

My original plan was to make a quick beachwear set using this sweet Michael Miller fabric, Sail Away<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 For the top I chose Children’s Corner Jane<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a favorite of mine because it is quick, easy to make, comfortable and cool for summer.<\/p>\n

It did not go as planned. \u00c2\u00a0 As I changed my mind about one thing and another, but turned out to be not very quick and also offered some challenges.<\/p>\n

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Can you see the soft grey seagulls in the sky?\u00c2\u00a0 And that rick\u00c2\u00a0 rack is NOT red!\u00c2\u00a0 It’s bright pink.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I was compelled to buy Sail Away fabric last summer when I saw another to-die-for outfit made by Cheryle Cole-Bennet. \u00c2\u00a0 But I digress.<\/p>\n

The first challenge was working with such a large border print.\u00c2\u00a0 Given the width of the pattern piece, I could either center one ship and have two half ships at the side seams or cut the front and back larger by 6″\u00c2\u00a0 which is what I did. \u00c2\u00a0 It seemed to me\u00c2\u00a0 that the excess should be gathered up at center front and back before sewing.\u00c2\u00a0 Otherwise the ships would be so far from center that they would only be seen from the side.\u00c2\u00a0 Hmmmm…that took some time.<\/p>\n

After sewing the top completely and top stitching the neck and arm casings with a soft blue thread to match the clouds, I decided to add the jumbo rick rack–a last minute decision that took extra time.\u00c2\u00a0 So much for quick.<\/p>\n

The rick rack was in one of those fabulous bags of miscellaneous trims offered a while ago by Farmhouse Fabrics.\u00c2\u00a0 The piece was less than 2 yds. but I knew that was plenty for the top hem.<\/p>\n

I sewed it on, covering up most of the hand stitched hem.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 After sewing the neck and arm casings in soft blue, I\u00c2\u00a0 decided to restitch in bright pink.\u00c2\u00a0 It took a long time to pick out those stitches and as soon as I saw the newly sewn pink, I\u00c2\u00a0 regretted it–last minute wisdom\u00c2\u00a0 that took more time.\u00c2\u00a0 So the sleeve casings were left in blue.<\/p>\n

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\"tag<\/a>

tag cut from selvage<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ooops–forgot the tag to mark the back.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks again to Jo who shared a tip to use the selvage for the tag that marks the back.\u00c2\u00a0 Another delay as I picked out a section of the neck casing yet again.<\/p>\n

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\"Navy<\/a>

Navy poplin shorts are hemmed with a triple zig zag stitch in 30 wt. cotton thread.\u00c2\u00a0 The waistband casing is a triple straight stitch.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The shorts are a modified version of the one which is included with Bonnie Blue’s Lydia<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 That was chosen over the very nice shorts\/pants pattern included in Jane<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 It had a waistband which seemed unnecessary since the top was loose.<\/p>\n

Bloomers have always been included with the outfits I have made Baby Girl.\u00c2\u00a0 But I thought shorts might be cooler with the open leg. That same rick\u00c2\u00a0 rack around the shorts hems would have been nice, but I didn’t have enough.<\/p>\n

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\"1-side<\/a>

Now this is the color of the rick rack.<\/p><\/div>\n

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So the side seams were drawn up with elastic and then covered with the little bit of trim that was left. Another change in plans from that quick and easy little outfit I was making. But there was more.<\/p>\n

The blunt top edge of the rick rack was not pleasing so the sailboat buttons were pulled from my novelty button drawer and hand stitched in place.\u00c2\u00a0 So you see, the project changed\u00c2\u00a0 again and again from what I expected to make.<\/p>\n

I’d\u00c2\u00a0 really like to hear how your projects are planned. There are always several things I would do differently if I made a second one,\u00c2\u00a0 Do you change horses midstream or stick with an accurate vision from the get-go?<\/p>\n

I’m really looking forward to seeing Vivi model this tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0 Film at 11.<\/p>\n

Happy summer sewing to all.<\/p>\n

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