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Newborn Matching Outfit

Good morning! We are so excited today because it is our last day of swim lessons! Don’t get me wrong….we love to swim. But unfortunately the swim lessons we enrolled in were less than stellar and have messed with our whole schedule the past two and a half weeks. They were from 12-1 (naptime) and were a half an hour away from our house. I didn’t even take any pictures because the pool was disgusting! The swim lessons teacher was 16 years old and purely a lifeguard, while the three of us moms fended for ourselves attempting to teach our kids…not even knowing where to start! But I’m happy to report that Jayna is able to dunk her head under water while blowing bubbles, paddle with arms and feet while I hold her around the waist, and jump off the side to me! That’s about all we could handle without any direction! But, I can’t complain because we only paid $30 for the whole session…but needless to say, we’ll be swimming elsewhere from now on!

In other news, I spent the evening completing a bundle of burp cloths (in between Braxton Hicks contractions!). I also decided that I’d like to splurge on some in-hospital professional pictures of Amelia and Jayna. So of course we’ll need matching outfits for them! I decided to complete the set I made for Jayna and Lulabelle, with a little onsie, burp cloth and bib for Amelia.

I started with the burp cloth, and made it like I usually do by cutting the fabric and the flannel to the size I wanted and matching up the wrong sides and sewing together.

I also like to sew a double seam for durability.

And I also fold it into thirds, iron the creases, and then sew a single stitch down each crease. This helps with bunching when you wash it, and gives you a little guide to fold it.

Then I decided that a pillowcase dress was unrealistic for a newborn, and a onsie would be better. I hand drew a daisy on the fabric, used an iron-on transfer to get it to stick to the onsie, and then I hand-sewed red stitches around it. I was aiming for it to look a little ragged…I think I succeeded!

And finally, I decided to add a bib to the outfit. I traced a newborn bib that I already had to get the size and pattern right, and then added another inch around the edge to account for the seams. I matched the right side of the fabric to two layers of flannel, and placed piping around the raw edges. I sewed around the piping before layering the back of the bib (fabric again, with the right sides together), and then sewed over my original stitching. Don’t forget to leave a 2-3 inch opening so you are able to turn the bib right-side out!