easter outfits
Last year I made my first Easter dress for Bee. It was the Tea Party dress from Oliver + S, which turned out rather sweet, but I felt badly that I didn't make anything for my son C. This year I decided to try the Birthday Party dress, which Liesl assured me I could handle despite it's perfect pleats and five (!) buttonholes.
I made the dress out of linen, which proved a little shifty, but I love it nonetheless. Bee is a very active three year old, so there really is no hope of keeping it wrinkle free for long, but lucky for me, it looks just as cute rumpled. And Liesl was right, although the construction of this dress is a more complicated than anything I've made before, if you just follow the directions carefully, it will all work out in the end.
But what to make for C? The plan came together when I saw Molly's tie pattern on the Purl Bee. Perfect for a brother-sister duo. Matching, but subtle. Sweet, but not too sweet.
I didn't realize the tie is mostly hand-sewn, and it was fun to make. You can easily finish a tie in one sitting, and I get a weird sense of satisfaction sitting down on the couch with my needle and thread, stitching each little stitch one at a time.
I don't know how many more years I can coordinate their outfits. C is going to start having opinions about his clothes at some point. But I'm sure going to try and keep this up for at least a couple more years.. The pictures alone are priceless.
04.13.2009
Reader Comments (46)
Adorable. And I say as long as you are supplying the outfits you get to choose :)
LOVE IT ALL!!! So cute!
Yikes! There is a teenager standing next to Ruby. How did that happen?
LOVE! and with the converse! perfect!
I love how the two work together in a VERY subtle way... that dress is amazing.
This year at Easter time, my children were 14, 12, 11 & 7. They are so used to coordinated outfits that they ask at least a month before major holidays what our color scheme is. They all love the attention that we pay to our appearances for these special days. Even our son who is the 11 year old.