Susie in Stitches

I made the black and blue  Rowan Tee months ago and I had intended to sew her matching leggings, but then it got hot out and I just never made them.  I don't know why leggings were so intimidating, but I was very hesitant to try and sew any for Susie.  I had several patterns, from reputable pattern designers, but just didn't really know which one to pick.  In the end I decided to choose the cutest.  The Filles a Maman Poppy's Peplum Pants have an optional peplum at the waist that is just terribly fun.  Susan loves purple, so I decided to start with a simple purple cotton lycra knit that I got from NR Fabrics on Facebook.  It's a bit thinner than I could wear, but it was perfect for her.  It was my test run for the shiny blue pair that would complete her outfit.  It would have been a very quick sew if I had paid attention and sewed the front and back pieces together but I was on auto pilot from another pattern and attached everything wrong.  After searching every

I made my first Oliver + S pattern for Susie and I loved how beautifully the skirt came together.  I had the pattern printed for months, but I was intimidated by all of the pieces that I sat it aside.  When I found this gorgeous sailboat fabric at Joann's Fabric I knew I had to overcome my fear and sew the sailboat skirt .  Turned out when they said it was an easy pattern they were not kidding.  The facing pieces allow for fool proof assemble and a beautiful finished product inside and out. The hardest part was choosing her size.  She is 2 years old, 37" tall, 20" chest, 19" waist, and 21" hip.  I thought about cutting a 18-24m width and 2T length, but the way the pattern was nested that just wasn't possible.  I ended up choosing the 2T thinking that if it was too big at least she would be able to wear it longer. I'm really glad that I cut a size 2T since I'm very happy with how it fits.  If I make another one soon I may add a bit of length s