kcwc retropost #2, reversible baby pants

                                                   

i have finally finished battling with my project for day 5 (this is not it), which turned into day 5 and 6.  more on that later.  in the meantime, just a quick post on this baby gift for some of our friends back in chicago, who recently welcomed baby #3 to their brood.  now that i've photographed them, i can actually send them!

i really like the idea of reversible kid pants for several reasons.  where it is cold, this offers an extra layer of warmth, which infants can use in those chicago winters.  you get twice as many outfit options, good for the wardrobe and also for frequent spills and messes.  i should probably make a pair for myself.  the pattern is from anna maria horner's "handmade beginnings."  very cute book by a favorite fabric designer of mine; i've renewed it from the library indefinitely as i work through different projects.

                            

for the pants i used amy butler love flannel for one side, joel dewberry tile flourish voile for the other.  very soft and reasonably masculine!  adding a simple appliqué to a onesie is a 5 minute touch that makes a cute addition to the outfit.  stegosaurus in this case.  i just google whatever shape i'm looking for and trace it right off my computer onto heat and bond.  i love it.  i went appliqué bonkers in our guest room.

i am mentally exhausted from my disaster project the last 48 hours, so i will leave you with this until the next toddler photo shoot--the fun part!