A mushroom shortall: the perfect use for the husband's old dress shirt. The fabric is luxurious-- with a high thread count--and it's even non-iron! This also made for a relaxing summer porch activity. In and out with the needle (sewing by hand makes me feel really vintage), interspersed with, "Adam quit spraying me with that darn hose!" and, "no, you may not go pee pee on the grass" (to the potty-obsessed two-year old), "no the gallon of milk does not come out on the porch" (to the four-year old), "Ahh, stop it with that hose!" (to the son) and "put your clothes back on!" (again to the two year old). Whew, sewing by hand is hard work!
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I have honestly never considered sewing clothing for a human by hand. Doll clothes, sure, but not people. Not even small people. Way to be vintage.
You should sell your patterns on Etsy. This is such a cute idea.
The perfect outfit for a wonderful day of mushroom picking!
awww, cute! I love the dialogue that accompanies it :)
What a sweet way to repurpose a dress shirt! Love the embroidered detail.
Love it! I'm such a sucker for toadstools. And cute little legs. ;)
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The outfit is refreshing - love it paired with a bright red head band!!! xo
ha ha, so funny!! i love it, melissa!! and that mushroom is too cute. what a luxe little outfit with that thread count! :)
Love this! What a sweet way to make "dad" smile whenever he looks at an old shirt!
Love it all! Keep checking back for pattern up-dates...just can't wait over here!!
Oooh it is so addictive is'nt it! I have a new design pack coming out soon, I'll hook you up. LOL! The hand stuff is my favorite.
Oh my! That is SO darling and what a fantastic use of an old shirt. Way to repurpose.
I'm sure you just came up with the pattern on your own. Cause you're smart like that, but just in case you didn't let me know so I can make one too! I could try to figure it out, but I'm sure to mess it up.
so very cute. you inspire me to put way more creativity into my pictures.
My eight year old boy sill wants to pee on the grass. It's a boy thing, I think!
Lovely little outfit and such excellent use of an old shirt.
How adorable! It reminds me of some clothes my mom made for me when I was small.
ok. i'm one hundred percent sure that i will never ever EVAH have enough talent to make the things that you make. and not even ever be able to take the kind of gorgeous photos of the things that you make.
but what i CAN do is enjoy the heck out of looking at the things that you make. you two are good.
Oh, I love the red embroidery! So sweet. Also, what a delightful photo.
Precious!
The mushroom is the perfect touch.
Love the shortall! I never thought of using old dress shirts. Hmmm. Something to think about.
And I had to laugh at your child peeing outside. I am still telling my boys to stop. The 7 1/2 year old just did it tonight!
Adorable outfit. I wish you'd sell the pattern!
sew cute!
brilliant idea to use the high thread count no-iron fabric for dainty baby clothes! sometimes the iron seems like a looming enormous spacecraft wondering just where to land on something so tiny and detailed- problem solved.
LOL - you crack me up! I love this - it is so sweet and it's a great way to reuse a shirt! Adorable embroidery!
I love the white with red work. So sweet and simple for summer.
That is adorable. I'm guessing it didn't have the toadstool on it when your husband wore it.
Very cute!
Super cute. I really love white and red for little girls, but man, do I have a hard time finding it. Plus, my little girl loves mushrooms! This is the perfect outfit :)
And I agree about handwork. It is 100% therapeutic and relaxing.
this is adorable.
I recently made some Father's Day gift bags out of old shirts of grandpa's ... I turned them upside down, sewed the neckline and armholes closed, then used the bottom hem of the shirt as a casing for a drawstring... kind of a fun way to re-use and re-purpose...
your idea is much more fashionable.. though.
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adorable
Ha!!! You reminded me of all the funny summer things my kids did as toddlers!! And the outfit is the perfect representation of summer days and red tricycles!!! (it just made me think of me and my sisters, riding our bikes down the sidewalk!)
Wow! Beautiful and brilliant. I love your blog.
I just rescued a few of my husband's shirts from the goodwill pile. Too bad I don't have a tiny to sew that for anymore!
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