Monday, February 20, 2017

Barefoot romper release by Twig and Tale



During the weekend, Twig and Tale* released the Barefoot romper* and I made two very different versions with this super versatile romper pattern. Due to the big size range and the versatility in straps, fronts, pockets leg length and finishing you can easily customize to your and your kid's taste. I sewed a super sweet one for my youngest daughter (in drapy rayon) and a cool one for my son (in summer sweat).




I really like the fit of the romper. The elastic in the back gives the romper the perfect combination of fitted clothes with freedom of movement. Every kid has a slightly different build and preference how fitted he or she likes to wear his or her clothes. I therefore advice to fit the back elastic on one side, try the romper on, and than determine how tight you want the elastic. Both for my son and daughter, I left in a bit of extra elastic after sewing the second side down. This way you can rather easily make the garment a bit wider if they grow.




I did the same "possibility for growth" trick on the straps of my daughter. I fixed the shoulder strap on side in the bodice and left a small hole for the other (I just stopped sewing before I reached that strap. I fitted it on her and than sewed it in place, leaving in a longer tail. The longer tail is between the bodice and the lining, so not bothering her at all, but this does give me the possibility to lengthen the straps rather easily. I only have to take out a one centimeter long piece of stitching and stitch it back.



For my son I went in a different direction. I went with a bit oversized version. I saw that on some other testers and loved the look. This way he will actually be able to grow into it. Okay, so after a while it is no longer oversized, but I think he will still look cool. To avoid the straps to overstretch (not a problem with woven straps), I simply added a wide elastic inside the straps. This way they can stretch, but they will also recover well. His sister, who is about 10 centimeter taller, still fitted comfortably in the romper and ordered one for herself.



There are several pocket options in this pattern. I made side seam pockets for my daughter and a kangeroo pocket for my son. There are even more pockets in the pattern and I have also seen people combine them! Both versions now are now rather long legged, but when they grow (and by themselves become shorter), I could also adjust them to true shorts.




I used the left over of the one meter See You at Six pink rayon from making this coat for my daughter's romper. The gathered front option is perfect for some color blocking. The scrap of Soft Cactus gives the romper a nice extra detail. The brown summer sweat for my son's version was bought at the Stoffenmadam and was already used in this jacket.



Due to my sewing weekend, I am rather late in posting about these rompers, but the pattern* is still on sale with a 25% discount with the code "Barefoot1" in the Twig and Tale shop. The sale runs out in 24 hours though.



Feel free to leave a comment in the language you prefer (although Google translate might have to assist me if you choose something different than English, German, Dutch or Hungarian). If you buy anything through my affiliate links (*), I get a small commission (the price stays the same for you), I am very grateful for everything that feeds my fabric addiction.

8 comments:

  1. Ik ben vooral fan van de roze versie. Maar beide zijn tof natuurlijk ;-)

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    1. Mijn idee was ook eerst alleen voor lievelijk klein, maar toen ging de rest ook vragen dus ;)

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  2. Oh die versie van je dochtertje <3

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    1. Ja, die heeft ze ook daadwerkelijk al aangehad en ze vroeg er vanmorgen ook al weer om, maar hij hangt te drogen, ze is dus zelf ook erg fan!

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  3. Mooie versies! Al moet ik bekennen dat het iets is dat ik niet snel zal maken voor mijn kindjes.

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    1. Ik zou het ook niet gedacht hebben dat ik het zou maken, maar de kids lopen er helemaal mee weg, en daar doe ik toch eigenlijk voor :)

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  4. Ze zijn allebei absoluut fantastisch!! Ik zag de sneak preview in een paar facebookgroepjes, en daar zag ik jouw versie tussen, die me helemaal over de streep trok! Patroontje was dus al snel na de release gekocht! Dankjewel voor de prachtige voorbeelden en de tips!

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