Mouse House Creations :: Sydney Pinafore

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My busy friend Hayley of Mouse House Creations* just published her latest sewing pattern, the Sydney Romper and Pinafore*.

It’s for sizes 3m through 12 years, and even works for boys in the sunsuit version that goes up to a 2T.  There are three options: a pinafore with a skirt, and two rompers – one with shorts, and the sunsuit with bloomers.  I would have happily made Hadley the sunsuit if it went up to her size, but I think she might have had a different opinion!  On both rompers, there’s an optional snap placket for easy diaper changes through 2T.

I wasn’t a tester for the pattern; I was working with Hayley on the back end of pattern development.  I made this version to try to get some photos of the final version of the pattern, but Hadley wasn’t the most cooperative model and these were the best of what I took.  I should have sized up the shorts to accommodate Miss Hadley’s generous behind, but I half intended this to be for Arden who has a much smaller rear.  Maybe I can give her a try at modeling them and do a side by side comparison?  Arden was looking a little bedraggled from being at the pool earlier in the day, so Hadley won the modeling lottery :).

I’ve used this type of mini pom trim on other outfits, but only as an accent or at the waistline.  These little buggers are not easy to work with, so the bit of unevenness you’re seeing is not the fault of the pattern.  The gingham is homespun that my Mom brought me recently and since the pattern is woven into the fabric I had to do a little bit of work to keep it on-grain and matched up (reasonably well) across pieces as it had a tendency to warp close to the selvage.

The pattern is set up with overlapping borders that can be used as a no-trim pattern, but I prefer to trim two edges away.  It also has layers for printing only the size you need.  And to satisfy both camps in the printing rectangles quandary, there is both a cutting chart and printable pattern pieces.

All Mouse House Creations* patterns are 50% off for the release week, no code necessary.

Outfit Details:
Pattern – Sydney Romper and Pinafore* by Mouse House Creations
Fabric – homespun gingham from my stash and mini pom trim from Jo-Ann Fabrics
Shoes – Old Navy