
Finally the smallest coat is finished... as promised here is the second post to complete this wee journey
Sewing up this tiny coat for a 3 month old baby was pretty similar to the other coats posted recently .. except the tyrannies of scale... Although it was quicker by far than the second one (the job was finished in less than an hour), because of the small size of the pieces and the fluffiness of the wool it was a rather fiddly task.
Having made sure it looked okay with all things lined up correctly, next came the thought that I really needed to find some pretty special buttons to finish this wee coat off. The buttonholes are possibly larger than you'd expect on a garment this size, but with the fluffiness of the wool you need to be able to find them quickly when dressing a squirming baby.
A trip to one of my favourite stores brought the realisation that the button selection process was not going to be smooth sailing as the colours were not going to be the easiest to match. This coat only needed two buttons, I found that white looked too stark against the variegated wool, and the pink was not an easy shade to match, so I started looking at the small selection of lilac buttons to see if there was anything which would fit in.While not exactly desperate, I was getting a little concerned, when I found just the perfect lilac colour button, except, they were too small, then finally... on the top row... almost out of reach (and I'm not short!) the perfect buttons!
Why go for subtle, any 3 month old has to be the princess of the family, so a little bit of sparkly bling suits perfectly... so rather than quiet buttons this coat has heart shaped sparkle which screams for attention and announces the princess has arrived!
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