Sunday, May 6, 2012

little and big

For sweet little Winter, daughter of my friend Han. Winter's turning one, and the weather here is turning cold, so I made this little vest from Ottobre Winter (appropriately) 6/2009.

 Here's the pic from the magazine: they suggest fur but I used felted wool from an old cardigan of mine that had a couple of moth holes.
I made it fully reversible with a button on the inside and outside. 
This side is velour left over from my dress. With two thick fabrics and such a tiny garment, I stitched embroidery thread around the edges to help the seams sit flatter.
During construction I inadvertently invented 'the Infinity Vest', oops. Unpick, unpick.
This was my first experience sewing from an Ottobre magazine. There are no diagrams really and the instructions are fairly brief, but made sense once I got stuck into it. This mistake was just me not looking properly at what I was doing.

Next in the Velour Series, which I can't promise is entirely finished yet, was Andy's hoodie. Typically, he wanted black. Wisely, I agreed, and made him something he'll actually wear. 
Black velour is not cooperative to sew or photograph. So please excuse the quality of these images and instead, enjoy the fact that Andy is writing a shopping list and about to head off with a 4y.o. in a Witchard cape to the supermarket.


Fabrics: black bamboo and organic cotton velour from here, organic cotton knit hood lining from Spoonflower.
Pattern: Farbenmix Yorik, largest size with a little added width and length (please bear in mind for the sake of Andy's body image this is actually a children's pattern!).

Lastly I wanted to add a couple more pictures of our gloop painting, which progressed from the gate to the driveway. I highly recommend this for kid-friendly fun!
Lion, a joint effort by Clem and me.
Fox, by Clem.

- Jane x

12 comments:

  1. Very cute vest! Ottobre patterns are great value, pity they're such a pain to trace!

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    1. Yes, at least this just had two very simple pieces to trace. And I was relieved to find they tell you which pattern sheet it's on and which colour outline to look for!

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  2. Cute little vest. It should keep little Winter nice and warm.

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  3. Your vest looks nicer than the original. Great job. And another great hoodie. I would love to do as much sewing as you.

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  4. Cute vest and cool looking hoodie. You'e really on a velour roll aren't you? Have you made something velour-y for yourself yet? It would be a shame not too!

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    1. Oh yes indeed I made a dress (a few posts back) and I have been struggling not to wear it every day since! So easy to throw on and comfy.

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  5. That little vest is so precious! I hope you realize that you need a velour hoodie of your own, I can just see the family photo, Christmas cards perhaps?

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    1. Oh dear, I think you are right... definitely would call for an awkward family photo, ha!

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  6. Oh I love the idea of that goo!!! I wonder how my three year old would react to it? I know my texture-sensitive 7 yr old would ahve had a fit if I'd tried it on him as a toddler, but maybe my girl...

    And I'm really intrigued by the infinity vest. How did you manage to do that???

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    1. Yes, do give the goo a try. It's really easy to make and my big boys were pretty fascinated by it too. As for the infinity vest, er, channelling Escher or something?

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  7. Are babies really that small? I've forgotten :O( It looks like a beautifully cute doll's vest to me. It's just adorable.

    I just bought some bright red velour - stretchy stuff - is that what velour is? Not looking forward to the dust already.

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    1. Yes, I'd call it stretchy velvet I guess. Prepare for dust but I think the result it worth it. Looking forward to seeing what you make!

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