Mama and Toddler Octopus Print Kimono Jackets

Back in January I sewed a Sew-4-Home Fantail Kimono jacket for myself. In hunting and gathering the fabrics, I found an octopus-themed fabric that my daughter would like, as would her little toddler. 

So now we all have something cute to wear while watching The Little Mermaid (again--#eyeroll)  and drinking milk or wine. You can figure out who drinks what in that scenario. (wink)

So here are the kimono jackets all together.

Here is a closeup of the Octopus Fantail Kimono

I made the octopus jacket exactly as described in the post I linked to in the first paragraph, lining it with the same Ambiance deep pink fabric.

When I started the jacket, I made a visual error. On the cutting table, I thought it looked fine to match the levels of the octopusses on each side of the jacket front, but when I put it on the dressform, I didn't like it one bit! Offsetting the levels was much more visually pleasing:

So I cut out another left front and went on my merry way.

The octopus fabric is called Neptune's Neverland and is from the Neptune and the Mermaid collection by Tokyo Milk (Margot Elena). I purchased it from Moona Fabrics on Etsy.

The toddler kimono jacket is a frankenpattern of  the Blossom Kimono and the Toddler Jinbei pattern, both of which I purchased on Etsy. I wanted it to look as close as possible to Mom's.

I've left the ties on the toddler obi long until I can try it on my granddaughter. The next time we visit, I'll have to drag the sewing machine I gave my daughter out of their storage room to fix the final length for those ties. With her round little tummy, I'm not sure if she'll even wear the obi, but it looks cute next to Mom's kimono.

Next up will be a dress for me.