Oh what a busy day! Polka Dot Top for Clementine

I'm a guestie for Ms Katy over at No Big Dill today for her lovely Once Upon a Thread Series with a little outfit I sewed for Little Miss C inspired by the book "Oh What a Busy Day!" by Gyo Fujikawa, a favorite book from my childhood.

Head over to No Big Dill to see pictures from the (very vintage) book I read as a child and pictures of C's outfit. Be sure to peruse the past contributors' projects as well, all based in some way on a book. Amazing and so much fun to look at! I love Katy's theme, sewing from children's books? Brilliant! And a great excuse to make a fun new outfit! Here's the top:The pattern I used for the top is one of my own (sorry not available yet), a classic empire-waisted top with ruffle sleeves and pockets. If it looks familiar, it's because it's the same basic pattern as the one I used for this Ric-Rac baby dress last year. The fabric is the cherry dot from the It's a Hoot collection by Moda, which reminded me of this cute little top from Oh What a Busy Day:

The capris were made with blue baby-wale corduroy and a highly modified version of the Big Butt Baby pant pattern (shortened with single pintucks in front). Just realized how few pictures I took of the capris, so I'll post a few more shots of those later.Here's some out-takes from our "photoshoot" to bring you behind the scenes at our house a little bit...