I’m about to date this post, but I wanted to show you how easy it is to use the Pleated Sundress Tutorial to make a matching romper.
Yes, these are the outfits my girls wore for Easter. Ever want to know how busy moms have time to sew and keep a blog? 1 word: Backlog! Our stuff is usually pretty timely, posted within 2 weeks of being made, but we do tend to have 5 or 6 posts just hanging out waiting for a rainy day. Figured I should get this one in before it wasn’t weather appropriate any more!
To make the romper, use the tutorial for the bodice as is, then construct the bottom half. Rae of Made by Rae recently came out with a fantastic sunsuit tutorial, so I won’t recreate the wheel (thanks for doing the work, Rae!). Just follow her directions for making the snap closure and shirred leg openings. (And, because I want to be totally fair, I will tell you that for my snap closure I just cut the crotch out of an old onesie and sewed it on. I know, I’m a big fat cheater!)
The only thing I did differently was to roll-hem serge the hem and around the waist. I used red thread for contrast. At the waist, I gathered the bottom half and topstitched it to the bodice so would create a little exposed ruffle:
I love how it looks like a bubble dress when the shirring around the legs gets caught on her fat little thighs:
And remember, you can turn any dress with a waist seam into a romper using this technique. Such an adorable option for little sister!
No use for the romper (I’m telling myself it’s best not to have more babies just so that I can sew sweet things for them, but if you will insist on putting such cuteness infront of me…you could have your very first Crafterhours-inspired baby…I can see the need for a dedicated Flickr pool…or possibly just a public health warning), but had to stop and say how gorgeous your girls are, and how very much like you your older one is!
Now no more romper suits, Adrianna!
Okay, thank you so much for the cutting-apart-an-old-onesie idea. I loved Rae’s tutorial too, but was too lazy to make the snap plackets and all. Now I know what to do!
Very cute!!
Again…need to find a little girl to foist projects on…
So adorable and I love the old onsie trick. Plus, thank you for the tip that any dress with a waist line could be turned into a romper.
Old onesie!!!! YES! Now I am going to make as many of these rompers as I have fabric for! Thanks!
What a funny coincidence you posted this today–last night, I made my older daughter a random sundress and my younger daughter a matching romper using Rae’s tutorial! I’ll post a link once I get it blogged.
That last picture is just too adorable! I love those pig tails!! :)
ADORABLE!! I, unfortunately, paid the money for the little dress from GAP, but at least now I’ll have your tutorial and the real life example to create new ones. AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE the romper. That second picture is to die for. Adorable girls!!
The girls are adorable! I love matching outfits for sisters…
Thanks for the guide, I’ll have to try it!
I did it! Here’s my version: http://craftycraftyjulie.blogspot.com/2010/07/sister-sunsuitsundress-pair.html. I’m still working on becoming a better seamstress, so don’t look too closely–but as long as the girls keep moving they look fine!
Oooooooo, cut the crotch out of a onesie, GENIUS! Clever girl.