Wednesday, December 18, 2019

A Blue Blouse for a Kilt

Years ago, my sister brought Genevieve a little red kilt from Scotland.  Now it's Phoebe's turn to wear the little kilt. Since most of Phoebe's clothes are hand-me-downs from a very clever group of mamas, she didn't really have a top to go with it.


I bought this blue fabric at JoAnn's because the blue scrap I had in my stash just wasn't big enough and I really wanted that strong, bright blue for my strong, bright girl. Phoebe and I poured out the buttons and put our heads together; I love the combination of ladybugs and little vintage flowers!  Then I found this scrap of woven ribbon in my ribbon drawer and scratched my head good and long over where to use it.  I put it on the mandarin collar and divided it evenly down the sides of the placket (it doesn't actually reach the hem), making little black machine-embroidered welts to finish the tops and bottoms.




The blouse is from this pattern, and I do actually still have the flowered blouse that I made Genevieve. It's hanging in Phoebe's closet and we'll see if I can get her to wear it.


The blue blouse turned out so cute, and Phoebe wears it, so that's a win, too!


7 comments:

Becky said...

Well done! I love it. You should design children's clothes for the masses. Actually, I'll take one for myself too please.

e said...

What a terrific outfit! The blouse turned out beautifully! I'm glad to see Phoebe wearing it - that's always the real test, isn't it? (Love the buttons!)

Margo said...

Aww, Becky, thank you!

Margo said...

Thank you!

clh said...
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clh said...

This is so adorable! -Christy

Nancy In Boise said...

That's just too cute!!!