Organic Dress Outfit for Elliot
I was all ready to post with pictures of my Halloween decorations, but then I got too excited about the outfit I'm almost finished with for Elliot to wear this weekend. Mr Rae's brother is getting married this weekend, so I wanted my little boy to look spiffed up.
I find it very frustrating how hard it is to find decent dress clothes for little boys. Janie and Jack has the cutest little suits (wool gabardine...dry clean only...thankyou-very-much-but-are-you-insane?) if you're willing to spend $200. I'm not.I had the khaki fabric (organic cotton, JoAnn's) already with plans to make some sort of khaki pant for Elliot -- it's lightweight and a little stretchy. When I discovered that my Ottobre (5/2006) had a vest and a pair of knickerbockers, I thought I'd give it a whirl. The shirt was a BabysRUs purchase, but I can't find it online so you'll have to go to the store if you want it.
Here's a closeup of the vest, so you can see my meticulous brown top-stitching (that took FOREVER) and my awesome labels from MommyMadeIt (thanks to Andrea for the reference; I love them!)Modifications to the pattern included sewing the fly shut (come on, what 18 month old needs an operational fly?) and lengthening the pant leg so they weren't cropped. I can't wait to get pictures at the wedding on Saturday.And congratulations to Rob and Allie!