Well, I have a confession to make. I have been
discussing with my husband for well over a year whether or not I should create
a blog to record the thinks I sew for my children. Somehow, I never had the
urge to do it... that was until I read about the I (heart) Marcel Marlier sew along! So,
basically, what motivated me to create a blog was the opportunity to
participate in this sew along! And why, you may ask? Well, I believe I read all
books ever written by Marcel Marlier for the "Anita" collection. I
still have all those books at my parents' house in Portugal and this book collection
was probably the first collection I have ever made. So, for me, this sew
along, was the kick that I needed to make this blog!
So, my idea was to
try to recreate, as close as possible, an outfit wore by Anita in one of
those books. I don't have any book at home here in the US, so, I had to stick
with what I was able to find online. One of the first images that I found was
one of Anita with a boy. I thought it would be perfect: I would get to sew not
only for Teresa but also for Manuel! Here is the picture that I used as an inspiration:
Due to the weather
conditions around here, I have not been able to take pictures of Teresa and
Manuel outside. I wanted to go to a park to try to recreate the picture
above, but it is too cold for that now, meaning that I had to improvise an
indoor photo-shoot. Teresa is always ready for a photo, but Manuel hates it, so
getting a picture of two together was really hard.
For Teresa's dress, I used red corduroy (Kaufman 21 Wale Corduroy) and seersucker in plaid for the lining (Kaufman plaid seersucker). The pattern is Straight-grain's Hanami top or dress. This pattern is great. I have already sewed the
Hanami top (you can check it here) and this time I made the dress version with the invisible
zipper. It was the first time that I included a zipper in clothes and,
surprisingly, I found it very easy to do (maybe it was just beginners
luck...). I really like the way it turned out, it is very elegant and fits beautifully. I
made it in size 7 (though Teresa is a size 6), so that she can use it
during the winter with a blouse or a sweater underneath.
For Manuel I decided for a tunic and pants. For the tunic I used Willow and Co's Mulberry Tunic in white linen (I already showed this tunic here).
For the pants I decided to try Citronille's Ursule pants, also in linen,
bought here. I love
these pants, they are very easy and quick to sew and are super comfortable
and cool for both a boy or a girl. I love the way they fit Manuel.
I am really happy with the two outfits! :-) Hope you like it too!
