I mentioned my love of piping yesterday, but I think it's worth revisiting. I love the way piping instantly makes something more snazzy and profesh, like the little collared shirt for Elliot that I posted yesterday. I've used piping on little backpacks, pants, on my own clothing, and on purses. In fact, I think I will boldly say that I have NEVER seen a sewn item that piping did not improve. Which brings me to my fourth (and final, at least for this round of CTB) rule when it comes to sewing for boys:

Piping has been popping up a lot lately in the Celebrate the Boy Flickr group. Here are some of my favorite piping pics from the pool:

I cannot even believe how much these overalls rock. There are many more photos of these amazing overalls (above) on Mamasha's blog here.

Bright red piping offers great contrast for these black and white cars!

Top Left: lange benen. Top Right: Elastische paspel. Bottom Left: postbodejacob1. Bottom Right: Jacob in 't oker.

Left: achterkant. Middle: Kabouterhemd. Right: glazend biesje.La Inglesita blogged about this outfit here:

Left: Blue Coat. Right: Pants (blogged here).

This adorable coat has a dedicated blog post here.

And while we're loving the yellow piping, this playsuit is just about too cute for words:

Top Left and Bottom: Orange Piping. Top Right: Green Pants.

*(Thanks to Dana for letting me use her checked shorts for the "Piping improves everything" button!)

The photos in this post came from the Celebrate the BOY Flickr group. Feel free to join the group and share your photos too!

This post is part of Celebrate the BOY, a series of boy sewing posts hosted by me and Dana of MADE. Check out my Celebrate the BOY archives for more boy sewing posts. Here's what we've done so far:

DAY 1: Rae: Saffron Pants and Color Roundup / Dana: 5 Steps to the Basic Tee
DAY 2: Rae: Little Bit of Color Hoodie / Dana: Pants Roundup
DAY 3: Rae: Hoodie Tutorial / Dana: Kids Shorts/Pants with Back Pocket Tutorial
DAY 4: Rae: Show your Stripes Turtleneck / Dana: 13 DIY Fabrics
DAY 5: Rae: Stripes Roundup and Celebration Garland / Dana: Favorite Tee Shirt Buddy Toys
DAY 6: Rae: Fox Tee / Dana: Big Stick Jammies
DAY 7: Rae: Bold Prints Roundup / Dana: Beach Robe to House Robe Remix
DAY 8: Rae: City Pants / Dana: we be jammin PJ roundup
DAY 9: Rae: Mustache Roundup / Dana: Stripes, Checks, and Piping, oh my
Day 10: Rae: Piping Roundup / Dana: some like it Chewie, some like it Hoth (heee!!!)

Piping improves everything.

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