A Coat!

I've been putting of this post hoping I'd get better pictures. On the other hand given that my camera charger is packed goodness knows where and taking pictures of a fidgety toddler with a camera phone isn't the easiest thing in the world, I think these are the best I'm going to get for a while.

I used the Abbey Jacket Pattern by the lovely Shwin & Shwin.  I'm really quite pleased with how it came out. I used fleece for the body and cotton for the accents. I think I'd really like to try to make a second one out of wool. I know I have some left over wool from when I made a cape for reenacting a few years ago. I'm just not sure where in all our boxes it is right now. At some point I'll go through some of them and find it, hopefully before winter is over.

As you can see matching clothes weren't really on the priority list that day. Unfortunately Maire Shannon was fending off a cold at the time. The pose is the result of her finding and promptly pulling a flower clip out of her hair. I really wish she's keep clips in her hair. There are SO MANY adorable hair things for little girls. I did get her to keep a clip in for quite a while yesterday, so I'm hoping we're making some progress.

After trying her coat on, she decided she really wanted to test it out, regardless of the fact that it was sprinkling outside. Though, in honesty, I think it was BECAUSE it was raining out. She really is her father's daughter.

She really had a great time out there, hence the mud. Did I mention how I love that this coat is very washable? :-)

She decided that she really liked the hat and wore it most of the day. It made me hopeful that cute little winter hats may stay on for more than 5 seconds.