And school uniform sewing continues… This week, I’ve added 3 new items to H.’s school wardrobe. For this round of sewing, I used the Oliver and S Sailboat top, skirt, and pants pattern, heavy bottom weight twill, light blue cotton shirting fabric, and vintage buttons.
The skirt was made in size 4, but I based the length on the size 5 pattern. I hoping H. can wear this for most of the school year. For the top portion of the skirt and the kick pleat in the back, I used robin’s egg blue thread to add a bit of contrast. The navy blue vintage buttons are from my husband’s grandmother. They are just so delightful.
The shirt and pants were made in size 4. Even though I loved the contrast stitching on the skirt, I opted to match the thread for the shirt and pants hoping that J. will be able to wear these once he gets bigger.
I really liked the grooves in these light blue vintage buttons. The remind me of LPs.
This is my third time around making the sailboat top and pants. I found a minor error in the pattern which I hadn’t noticed before. When sewing the inseam, the pattern says to join the wrong facing pieces of the fabric together to stitch. Instead, it should read the right sides.
adorable and well executed, as always!
i made the size 4 for my daughter (in the skirt), but think it’s too short to wear for too much longer! it makes me so sad too! i didn’t even think about making it a 5 in length. thanks for the tip!