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Heh, don't feel bad about the sleeper not working out for you...I reciently made a McCalls pattern for my 2 year old. The pattern has been reviewed quite favorably here on PR. Well, I can't see how, as it turned into one big red crushed panne disaster for me. Win some, lose some I guess.
12/18/06 8:32 PM
As soon as I saw your sleeper it brought me back fifteen years to when my kids were babies and I use to make the same sleepers for them. I'm sorry you didn't have luck with this sleeper. I've also found that KS is quite generous in the kids sizing. I made this sleeper many times for my kids when they were babies, but I put a soft zipper down the front and one leg and never had problems. Sorry it didn't work for you.
12/18/06 10:21 PM
I'm wondering if the sleeper would be more successful for you in a lighter-weight fabric. I, too, sewed lots of Kwik Sew patterns for my kids when they were young. I preferred the long-tail sleepers to the ones with legs, however.
12/19/06 9:23 AM
I made two or three of these and hated them. The snap crotch was annoying to try to close in a wiggly baby. One I made of a very stretchy pink stripe and it kept growing, going from a 12 mo to over 2T. I switched to KS 2360 and Ottobre patterns
12/19/06 9:45 AM
You put a lot of work into it, and it does look good. Do turn it into a jacket, since you don't like it from the waist down. I like the 3d applique Very cute Try Kwiksew envelope patterns and Ottobre Design magazine. I haven't had good luck with KS sewing for toddlers or babies either (except for the elastic waist pants). Nothing came out the way I wanted it to, so now I don't use those book patterns anymore.
12/20/06 9:28 AM