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Boy Doll has Clothes

I've had such a great time making clothes for Boy Doll. It has been really nice getting back into some pattern making. Even though Ive only made basic working blocks and then this T-shirt and Jeans, it has been a good refresher. Im so inspired to make a whole little wardrobe for this little guy, I hope my son appreciates it and actually plays with Boy Doll.

It was very cute today when I bought Boy Doll out and showed my son and he gave him a big cuddle... I know he is cuddling everything at the moment but hopefully that means he likes Boy Doll.

The T-shirt is made out of one of my sons old 0000 onesies. I un-picked it and cut the front and back out of the body of the onesie and cut the ends off the sleeves, which ment I didn't need to hem them - bonus! The jeans are made out of some denim coloured quilting fabric because my son still fits into all his jeans and pants (my skinny little man) and I dont have any I can cut up yet.

Working small ment it didnt take much time to make the pattern and cut everything out, even though sewing it together isnt really much faster, cause I still understitched and pressed everything as I went - Yes I was trained well! - and I made a few changes along the way to 'improve' my pattern. 

It was nice being able to make a pair of jeans in a morning... makes me miss my job though (sewing costumes for Queensland Ballet)
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