Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A long time favorite romper pattern

I have used this McCalls 6304 pattern for a long time. It used to be McCalls 2033.
It is a great romper pattern! It is very easy to make! Some comments I would make about this patter are:
  • when you cut the lining pieces for the top, do not use the tissue paper pattern to do it. Use the fabric pieces that you have already cut for the main parts of the garment. This way, you make sure that the lining shape matches the garment shape and it will be easy to match them up when sewing.
  • Use fusible interfacing!!! Don't mess with having to use sew-in interfacing (Ugh!!).
  • When when cutting the lining pieces, don't cut a curved bottom. Just cut a straight line across. This will make finishing the bottom edge of the lining easier.
Here are the rompers I have made over time with this great pattern.
Shorties
Easter shortie in orange linen
Fun spring/Easter shortie
Fun Steelers shortie
Classic navy gingham shortie (no pockets)
Orange seersucker shortie
Longalls
Christmas corduroy longall
Feeling fishy in this flannel longall
Cheering on Big Blue in flannel longall
Sailing away in nautical flannel
Train flannel

Happy 4th of July!!!

I have found these patterns that I am crazy about because they are incredibly fast to cut out (woo-hoo!), really fast to sew (woo-hoo!), and has a lot of cool variations.
These two patterns have the same general concept with subtle differences.

McCalls 6303
I like the side ties and pockets in this pattern.
Butterick 5625
I like the diaper cover included in this pattern.What is really fun about Grace's outfits is that the top is reversible! Check it out!
The pattern is INCREDIBLY easy to make reversible. The only thing that is tricky is how you do the shoulders. If you make the outfit continuous (a little tricky to figure out but it is possible if you take some time and have some patience), you don't need to worry about the shoulders. If you use a ribbon or tie for the shoulders, it is very easy to make the outfit reversible because the ribbons or ties close at the top of the shoulder and it does not matter which side of the garment is out. If you use buttons, you just have to put buttons on both sides of the front piece (or whichever side you attach the buttons).

Isabelle's outfit is made from the same pattern. It is not reversible because I did not have enough of the white and star fabric to do so. I love the appliqued star on their outfits!