ubugi

...is the title on the PDF file that contains the pattern for this lovely and simple baby outfit. I fond it on the nani-iro website, in the 2009 sewing section ("collection and order" on the top menu. I didn't give the direct link since strolling through their site is such a pleasure). I don't know how to name it myself - pajama maybe? The pattern is very simple and easy to follow, and the size I think is about 3-6 months. I later made a smaller version for 0-3 months.

I bought 5 meters of the softest ivory flannel when we were in London, and I thought it would fit this pattern perfectly. But it seemed just slightly too simple... so I decided to make my own colorful bias tape out of fabric scraps and some new fabrics that fitted in with the color schemes.

I cut small strips diagonally:

sewed them together into long strips:

ironed with this little instrument for bias tape making:

here's another one:

The inspiration for the patchwork bias tape came from this beautiful blog. I hope to have some pictures in about 3 months of a real baby wearing one of those.. :-)

Jaffa port

Amalia (not mine, friend's daughter) and Elisheva both wear my sharwal trousers