clothing renovations

Since Violet was born I seem to have gone through an absolute multitude of body suits. They seem to fit her for a few days before they are outgrown. I suspect the bulk of the cloth nappy plays quite a part in that. So instead of hauling these two off to the op shop, I thought I'd give them a quick makeover instead. And besides, I am rather partial to the leaves and roses prints.

So I cut them off just above the leg seam.

 Then I used the serger stitch on my machine to give a slightly ruffled look to the hem. An overlocker would be better for this, and the funny thing is I do have one. I'm just suffering from overlocker fear. Threading that thing makes me want to break into a cold sweat.

Speaking of unwanted clothing, I also had two tops from my pregnancy that never fit very well anyway. So I modified the pants pattern from Simple Sewing for baby, making them more into a roomy legging style,  leaving the bottom hems on the tops to become the hem on the baby pants.

Four very quick new-from-old wardrobe additions.