Rain Dance rompers

When I showed Miss L her new Rain Dance romper from Titchy Threads our conversation went like this:

Me: Do you like it?
Miss L: Pockets?
Me: Not on this one.
Miss L: No.

Despite the lack of pockets Miss L wears her Rain Dance rompers all the time! There might be no pockets, but there are flowers and buttons, and that is enough to keep my little love happy. Well, almost ;)

The rompers are so comfortable! This kiddo of mine does not stop. She is a toddler with a capital T! She needs clothes that moves with her. These rompers certainly do!

This little person enjoys exploring her boundaries. This is the face she makes when she is just about to do the opposite of what I ask. At times it is adorable, other times I need serious sewing therapy session at the end of the day. I wonder if the fact my little girlie was the recipient of the most mummy-made clothes over the past few months is a coincidence...

The Rain Dance romper has the sweetest subtle racerback. For this romper I added flutter sleeves. Simply because they are so adorable! Or maybe I am falling under the influence of my beautiful sewing friend Emi ;) Emi won't skip the opportunity to add flutter sleeves.

I made both rompers from printed floral corduroy from Spotlight. The contrasting fabric I used for the placket and the sleeves on the romper above is vintage linen/cotton blend my mum brought from Russia. While the placket made from corduroy worked well I feel it is borderline too thick at the bottom, where all the layers of fabric meet. Thinner fabric worked a treat!

Speaking of the placket. This one was the first partial placket I have ever made, and it wasn't as difficult as I anticipated! I used the buttons on both rompers because a) I love buttons and b) snaps are plain evil! Yes there is a story behind this statement, but I might save it for another time.

Apart from swapping snaps for buttons the only other modification I have made was to omit French seams. French seams offer beautiful finish on the inside, but I thought corduroy was not the right fabric for it simply due to its thickness.

I don't think I have got this pattern out of my system yet. I am glad there is a shorts version so I can make it again when it gets warmer!