sewing my own baby clothes

wow really? did you use a pattern or just measure them yourself? i have been trying to estimate the size of my baby's clothes since it hasn't been born yet

Best thing to do with patterns birdie816...they come in multiple sizes per envelope. Buy the =smallest and work your way up. That small, you can often cut the larger size and then make bigger seams and just cut the extra seam allowance away when you are done, that way you have a "newborn" size outfit, but the pattern for "S M or L' that the pattern comes in so you have it for when the baby grows. ANd as babies, they tend to grow fast! Or...what I did...I bought some stuff for newborn and then while she was newborn, I was making next size up so they'd be done when she got little bigger. I never liked working with knits so those I'd buy but soon as she was into cotton/poly size outfits..they were all homemade!

Forgot to mention...incase you dont' know....."newborn" is a size. But since no one knows the size of their newborn baby until it gets here....I"d suggest starting with the 0-3 months size. IT is easy if the outfit is a little big..they have growing room, but to small...you've wasted your time and money. Check the back of the pattern..they give weight and length sizes...average baby is about 6-8 lbs and 18-20 inches long...start from there. My motto...better to be a little to big, than a little to small!

Good for you. Depending on your sewing experience....start with simple things...night gown/crawlers (where the bottom of the gown has a pull string through it so you can close it up for warmth but still let their legs wiggle!) I used to love my little girl in those...she was so cute! But if yo don't know boy or girl yet, try blankets and and quilts that either can use. We never had that option of knowing back when I my years so it was hard to start before the baby was born, but now a days...you can know and have everything decorated and done by the time the baby is born! Boys clothes are harder to make than girls..I never got into that much as I hated to make pants and do button holes and seldom does an outfit for a boy have neither! I did overalls alot for my son until he got off diapers and then stopped altogether! But the girls...sky is the limit! I used to also make bibs. Animal faces with the "ears" of the animal long enough to tie around the neck! Also, I made bibs to match every dress for my daughter..she was totally coordinated! Matching dress, socks/tights, bonnet, bib and even a matching ribbon attached to her pacifier and the ribbon attached to a pin that i decorated and then would pin it to her sleeve...away from her neck but the pacifier never hit the floor...and being color matching...wasn't that obvious!

wow you are amazing! you sound like super mom (and now grandma lol). but seriously i am gonna try to be that good at making a variety of items for my baby. and you are right. practice does make perfect so i will definately be practicing for about the next six months until my baby is born :P

wow you should like start a baby clothes line. you're a genius! lol. but anyway as of yet i have no idea what the baby is...i am still trying to make unisex clothes for the moment. but i actually might try to make some bibs. those seem easy enough to make and that would definately save me money just like making clothes :) by the way i am trying to look up some patterns online now so that i can start making the baby's clothes closer the the right size lol

thanks :) and that is cool. my main source of scrap fabric is my husband's old clothes too lol