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Thoughtful gifts for the January newborn, and her first birthday in 2005! Maybe there's a pattern mistake that caused the zipper problem, since you are no novice. I have problems getting my serged seams right, but I AM a novice. The garments look great and expectant Mom should be thrilled.
11/11/03 8:04 PM
These are really cute. I love the bright colors for the middle of winter blues! The cotton print is very nice, too bad it is al hidden away inside. I need to make a gift for a Feb. baby and have been trying to decide what to make. This just might be it! Thanks for the nice review.
11/11/03 8:14 PM
Nice and useful gifts that will be appreciated. Don't rely on sizes in the baby sizes; at 3 months my son took and 18 month RYW shirt.
11/11/03 8:40 PM
That should be RTW !
11/11/03 8:42 PM
What a good job, even with the zipper problem. And, I love the color - such a refreshing change from the usual baby colors.
11/11/03 11:34 PM
Love it Nikki!
11/12/03 6:18 AM
Adorable!
11/12/03 7:15 AM
These are really cute! I love that they're not pink, lavender, or navy blue. I'm not sure how the one with no sleeves will work in a car seat, but these kinds of things are useful for strollers, cozy naps, etc. I've' found that KS infant sizes run true to the size of my kids, who are on the small side of average; if your friend has one of today's big and robust babies, the little bunting probably will be outgrown in a matter of weeks--but that's true of all 0-3 month clothes, I've found. Nonetheless, I like small clothes for newborns. Babies can really be swamped if there's too much room to grow, and then you can't see how cute they are. About the zippers: Who really knows? I've had the same kind of thing happen when sewing fleece, but then I see all these zipped fleece sleepers my kids have had, and the zippers are always perfect. I wonder if it has to do with the fabric feed on a home vs. industrial sewing machine.
11/12/03 7:37 AM
Nice work Nikki!! I had hand knit, lined buntings for my babies, and I really loved them. SUPER useful! With a lining these things are REALLY warm, but you lose the stretchy benefits of the fleece. I wonder if the zipper thing (very slight, wouldn't have paid it any attention if you hadn't mentioned it) has to do with the direction that you sewed the seams? I like to add a tab at the top, made of the nice soft fleece, so that the zipper doesn't actually reach/touch the tender skin under baby's chin.
11/12/03 5:33 PM
Oh my, they are just so adorable, especially the little one with no sleeves. The bunting color is super. (I was tired of candy pink and mint after a couple of girls!) Hopefully your friend will share a photo of her little prince or princess modeling the tiny bunting.
11/12/03 9:21 PM
I made both views of this pattern last year, for a friend's baby and a nephew. The legs on view A are very short, and the babies grew out of it really fast. I lengthened them the second time. The legs seemed short on view B too, I think I shortened the body and lengthened the legs. I'm afraid, although it looks cute, it was the first KwikSew baby pattern I found to be poorly sized. I don't remember having a big problem with the zipper, but I changed the pattern slightly so that the zipper was a bit shorter than the front seam, and then I wan't trying to serge the end of the zipper into the inseam. I'm pretty sure I started sewing the zipper at the neck, so that it would match there, where it shows. I also added a tab behind the zipper at the neck, not sure it was necessary.
11/13/03 2:26 PM
I have had problems with the fleece puckering. What type of sewing machine are you using?
6/10/06 5:51 PM