Today is a boy sewing/ Baby Ethan day! I was so excited to get to join in on the Boys Can Wear Pink Series from Handmade Boy. Boy sewing is all new territory for me, and pink is really one of my favorite colors. No reason it has to end with the girls!
Look how handsome he is! I am so glad I can get him used to the idea from birth that all colors are for all kids. :) It's so common for people to think of pink as being a "girl" color - when actually, it didn't start out that way. I believe it was switched as part of a marketing strategy, and it worked! - but to whose benefit?
Move over, girls. Pink isn't just for you.
I had some heavier blue woven fabric in my stash - a mystery, but it made perfect jeans. With a pop of color in the waistband lining, pockets, and contrast stitching, they're the perfect way to introduce color into baby's wardrobe, and doesn't he look handsome in his "big boy pants"!
I also made another bodysuit out of some blue jersey knit (again, hiding in my stash - a thrift store find). He has mix and match pieces now! I love the 4 way stretch of the Stenzo jersey - the pants and hat show that the stripes can be used vertically as well as horizontally, with equal amounts of comfort.
Stenzo Pit Stop Poplin in pink from Mabel Madison
$25 gift certificate, plus a surprise fat quarter from Phat Quarter Shop
One yard of solid cotton/lycra & one yard of coordinating fabric from Purple Seamstress
One pattern of choice from Paisley Roots
$20 store credit from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop
One pattern of choice from Patterns for Pirates
One pattern of choice from Mouse House Creations
Bottoms Up Pants Pattern from If Only They Would Nap
One Pattern of choice from Titchy Threads
$25 gift certificate, plus a surprise fat quarter from Phat Quarter Shop
One yard of solid cotton/lycra & one yard of coordinating fabric from Purple Seamstress
One pattern of choice from Paisley Roots
$20 store credit from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop
One pattern of choice from Patterns for Pirates
One pattern of choice from Mouse House Creations
Bottoms Up Pants Pattern from If Only They Would Nap
One Pattern of choice from Titchy Threads
Check back with Handmade Boy every day to follow along with all the other great BCWP Series looks!