Valentine's Day Ensemble for Toddler

It is so much fun to sew for a toddler.

For Valentine's Day I chose an extra cute fabric from www.spoonflower.com in their modern jersey:

The fabric is called Raccoon's Valentine by run_quiltgirl_run. 

When it comes to using Spoonflower fabrics for toddler clothes, my go-to is their modern jersey. I have made a couple of garments for grandtoddler in their cotton spandex jersey, but the dark colors fade a lot, so I now steer away from it. I've had better success with their organic cotton knit ultra, but it still fades. The Modern Jersey, however, stays beautifully colorfast and stands up well to hard wear.

So here's the outfit I made

Patterns Used:

Brindille and Twig Leggings #2 (sizes preemie through 6T in the same pattern)

Brindille and Twig #31 Raglan Pocket Dress 

Fabrics:
Modern jersey knit from Spoonflower; print: Raccoon's Valentine
Taupe and white stripe knit from marcytilton.com
Coral Pique knit from JoAnn Fabrics

Method:
 This was a pretty quick sew with a 4 thread serger stitch. I used Sarah Veblen's method for attaching the neckline binding; however, I used the exact pattern piece for the neck binding instead of measuring it out like I usually do with Veblen's method. It worked perfectly. I had tried her measuring method but it made the neck opening too small, I felt. So I went with the length recommended by the pattern and it fits little Miss Grandtoddler just right.


I've made other outfits for my grandbaby but have not posted many of them. This one turned out darn cute that I just had to post it.