Waste not...

As mentioned previously, there is something addictively productive about sewing little peoples' clothing. It seems to whip itself up on its own - I almost feel like Arthur in The Sword in the Stone (Disney, of course) whilst the dishes are rubbity, scrubbety-ing themselves. Slight exaggeration perhaps. Nonetheless, the satisfaction of finishing the almost perfect shirt in so little time and the realisation that the leftover fabric would be perfectly suited for small somethings for twins born late 2009 led me to make a little dress for C. (adapted from the sailboat top pattern) and a a button-down (from this pattern) for O.