So I have this rolly bin in my office/workroom and in it was a bunch of started or cut out sewing projects from, uh, when we lived in our apartment. So, pre-1999. Found this outfit in there, cut out but still attached to the pattern. I remember starting it, actually. One piece of the bra top had the darts sewn in, but that’s it. Funny, because it was actually a really easy project. At first. I finished it in about 1 hour a day for 5 days. (That’s 1 hour a day in Mommy Time. Which means constant interruptions.) At first.

Then I tried it on. Holy smokes, the jacket and overskirt are HUGE. I’m going to remove the pockets on the skirt and take in all the seams, then re-attach the pockets (so they’re even this time, lol). I’m also going to try adding a seam in the middle back, removing about three inches, and seeing if I can somehow adjust the front of the jacket so the buttonholes are in a better position/centered. They are off center in a lame-ass attempt to pull the jacket tight enough.

It’s fun, though. I hope I can fix it. Here’s the pattern.

Another project for the Use What You Have craftalong at Craftster.

Here’s a pic of Wally in one of his pairs of leg warmers. The ones on the left are short - the ones on the right go all the way up his legs, but the short ones are plenty long for every day use.

I’m already loving them, because when we get in the car, his pants always ride up and leave his little legs exposed to the cold. The leg warmers help fill in that space between pants and socks.