My Little Baby Doll

I love making baby clothes! Granted I haven't made that many yet, but they are relatively easy to do and I have so much fun with the fabrics and with making little alterations as I see fit. This dress here I made with curtain fabric from our old apartment and a vintage tablecloth that had been all cut up. The little buttons up top are from my Grandma's collection that I inherited--she passed away about 10 years ago and must love seeing her great grand-daughter Greta get use out of these buttons! I really love this dress and would definitely wear it if I was able to make it my own size (actually, I can safely say that about all the clothes I've made Greta so far). She wore this to the shower the church threw for her a few weeks ago.





This dress also has curtain fabric from our old apartment, as well as my Grandma's buttons. And Grandma Judy, you will notice the bottom portion of the dress is the same fabric as the lining of the bag I made you for Christmas! Anyway, this is the first thing I made for Greta. She wore it to the shower my mom threw for her when she was 6 weeks old, and here she is wearing it at a little over 3 months. I think she looks especially beautiful in this dress as the color really brings out her eyes.









You may have noticed all these pieces of clothing are relatively similar...I basically used the same pattern with slight alterations each time. This is a little top I made her from the dress pattern. It too has my Grandma's old buttons and curtain fabric, as well as fabric from Grandma Kathy's Christmas bag! Greta is getting a little big for this top, so she's going to wear it a LOT in the next short while! It really brings out her eyes as well.










Some may gasp to see a baby in black, but I couldn't help myself! I saw a really cute black baby outfit at a great kids store awhile back and thought "Hmmm...a baby in black? Unusual...I like it!" Besides, every girl needs a little black dress. This one I've paired with a pink onesie underneath, to take the edge off. The stitching on the dress is bright pink, and I also stitched some diamonds on along the lower left side of the dress to give it some extra pizzaazz. I think Greta's skin really stands out in this dress.








I always loved dressing up my dolls when I was a kid, and now I have a real live doll all of my own to pretty up all the time (until she doesn't let me anymore!) Every time I make something new for Greta it's almost like she delights in trying it on for me. She never ever fusses when it's time to get dressed or undressed--in fact I think she enjoys it--either that or she just senses how much I enjoy it and oblidges happily. What fun it is to be a mom! I love it all.