Welcome to Week 30 of the One Yard Wonders Sew Along!
Week 30 – Project 66
Newborn Flyaway Jacket – designed by Anna Buchholz page 186
Melissa chose Alexander Henry Monkey’s Bizness Little Farm Natural.
Materials Needed:
Pattern on sheet #1
1 yard of fabric (not suitable for unidirectional prints)
1 package of 1/2″ double-fold bias tape
1 sew-in snap
Melissa’s Tips and Thoughts
- Melissa loved making this sweet little jacket. The pattern was clear and easy taking about 2 hours from start to finish.
- Melissa used quilting cotton in place of the suggested flannel. One addition she would make is to finish the two seams using a serger or zigzag stitch. Finished edges are nice for frequently washed baby clothes.
- Taking advice from the pattern she made the arms longer so an older baby could fit into the jacket.
- Lining the jacket and rolling up the sleeves would extend wear time as baby grows. Flannel lining would be warm and cozy.
- Melissa will make the Flyaway Jacket again. So cute and easy!!!
Week 30 – Project 67
Toddler Pinafore Smock Top – designed by Donna Pedaci page 188
Janis selected Valori Wells Wrenly Rosette Citrus.
Decorative ribbon from the Ribbon Jar.
Materials Needed:
pattern on sheet #1
1 yard of quilting cotton (not suitable for unidirectional fabric)
1 1/2 yards of 5/8″ coordinating ribbon, cut in 2 27″ pieces
2 buttons
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Janis’ Tips and Thoughts
- The pattern is well written.
- Janis added rickrack in step 3, 1 inch from the edge, right after she sewed the bodice front to the bodice back at the shoulder seams.
- Instead of ribbon to tie the back, she made ties out of orange scraps about 3 inches wide by 6 inches long. She tapered them to a point at the outer edge and made a pleat in the end that was sewn to the pinafore so that it was 1 1/2 inches wide instead of 3 inches wide.
- In step 4, Janis cut out two flowers and fused them to Pellon fusible webbing. She added green rickrack to the center of the skirt to look like stems and leaves. Ironed the flowers to the top of the stems and zigzaged around the flowers about 1/4 inch in. Buttons complete the center of the flowers. A pocket in the shape of a flower pot with a row of the ribbon and rickrack was sewed to the skirt at the base of the stems. Then she attached the skirt to the bodice as directed in step 5.
- After finishing step 5, Janis added ribbon around the base of the bodice. She tucked in the ribbon at each end where it met up with the orange tie, then sewed around the ribbon.
- For maximum length Janis turned the hem up 1/4 inch, ironed it and turned it up 1/4 inch again.
- Janis plans to sew the back closed leaving only enough open to take it on and off. Her niece wants to wear it without another outfit underneath.
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Darling little dress and little girl. I have a very soft spot for redheads…I have two of them.
That jacket is beautiful I have a new niece so might just have to get sewing for her!
The fabric choices and ribbon/bias tape really take both of those projects to a higher level. Well done!
I love that little dress!! too cute!!
Oh so cute. Both projects are adorable! great tips
I just love that pinafore smock! I love how she took an old-fashioned piece of clothing and turned it into something modern with the flowers and orange ties.
I’m totally going to make the infant top for a shower next weekend. I love the tiny town prints.
So cute!!!
the little girl in the pinafore is so very cute and the dress is too! love the little fly away jacket too.
Adorable projects – I need to revisit this chapter!
omg that little jacket is adorable!!
These are incredibly cute. I wish I had someone to make them for!
Beautiful work, and WHAT a precious model!
The flyaway jacket is adorable!
Ahhh, I looove the pinafore top!! I also love the idea to sew it up in back so she can wear it as a dress on its own. I’ve wanted to make one of these for my daughter but she’s out of toddler range, too sad!
That little jacket is SO sweet – I like the bright red trim with the soft print. Oh my goodness – you couldn’t have gotten a cuter little model for the pinafore!
Both projects are just darling! NIcely done!
great projects!
darling girl
The pinafore is sooooo cute!
Both of these are so sweet!
Oh, I was right–cuteness DOES abound!
Oh my precious sweetie! That pinafore fabric and additions is just fabulous. And the mode is a doll in it! Well done!
Love how these turned out! Really cute!
The newborn jacket is too adorable! I have to get going on making a few of those now.
Oh, that little baby jacket is entirely too, too cute!
Both of these are just so beautiful! So inspiring. This week you guys really knocked it out of the park!
Love the ribbon on the dress! Both turned out so cute!
So sweet. And what an adorable model! This book is just so diverse!
Both of these finished garments are lovely. I was given a jacket very similar to the Flyaway Jacket, when my son was born. It was a favorite.
These are such cute projects for little ones!
Those are so adorable and the prints make them even more special, wish I had grandkids to sew for.
Debbie
This newborn jacket is so megacute (I think the special fabric makes the deal). So – when do I have a grandkid to sew for
?
Those pinafore pictures may be the cutest things I’ve ever seen. Thanks for making my day.
I have to say….you guys really make the projects look SO desirable! Every time I see something that I’m not totally in love with in the book…I see it remade here, and just go head over heels!
I love that little girl pinafore because it can so easily dress up jeans and a t-shirt AND cover up breakfast spills! I’ve made several – it’s one of my favorite patterns in this book!!
Both patterns are darling! I will definitely make the baby jacket for my newest grandson expected in October.
Adorable! I especially like the little jacket — and the suggestion to consider lining it with flannel.
Thank you!
I love the little dress. How cute and easy to make multiples because it could make a wardrobe. I loved sewing for my little girls many years ago.
Oh my cuteness! What gorgeous tiny little things!
OK, you warned us with a cuteness alert, but I was still stunned! Both of these are adorable. Great photography of the little girl modeling the dress. I hope she gets to keep it!
The fly away jacket is just so very cute and boy I love the dress! I’m going to make a couple for my 4 gran girls.. Now off to find that pattern!
I love the little jacket, flannel with finished seams would be exceptional!
Well, my adorable quotient has been met for the day, thanks!
So darling! Oh, to have grandchildren to make these for…
That’s an adorable pinafore but that little girl is the cutest thing going!!
love the pinafore. i’ve been thinking of sewing the skirt shut too, but how much to leave open in order for it to fit over someone’s head?
Love the flyaway jacket and recommendations are well considered
Love the green and orange combo! Adorable outfit on an adorable child!
that dress turned out so cute! And what a sweet model…
Just adorable. I’m going to make the little jacket for two friends of mine with baby boys!