The second week of Project Run and Play is upon us and this week’s challenge was to create an outfit based on our favorite candy. I first thought of dark chocolate, which is by far my favorite candy on the planet. I was thinking of a brown flowy satin dress for Millie. I started sketching out some ideas but nothing was really “popping” for me.
So I thought of some other candy ideas. Tootsie Rolls! I don’t really know anyone else who likes them, but I friggen’ LOVE them. Guilty, guilty over-processed pleasure! And who would make the best Tootsie Roll model? The little nugget Quinn, of course!!
I decided I wanted to work with a pattern so I dug through my little stash and used my Simplicity romper 2264. I used the size medium on my 17 lb 5 month old.
Obviously I omitted the tie and tabs and added the orange hems and ric rac :)
This was my 3rd attempt at sewing a zipper into an outfit and though it is still not perfect, I am satisfied and happy with the results :) I just happened to have an orange zipper in my stash too, awesome! It was also my first time using snap tape instead of plastic snaps for the crotch closure. It seams it will hold up a lot better than the plastic snaps, but there is something I love about those things!
True to the title of this post, Quinn looks sweeter than candy, and I’m not the only one who thinks so- we had a major battle with mosquitoes and ants during this little photo shoot!
You see that dang mosquito on his cheek? I feel terrible, there were 3 photos with it there, I didn’t even notice that jerk sucking the blood right out of Quinn’s face!!
I wanted to make this outfit obviously connected to Tootsie Rolls without actually looking like some kind of Tootsie Roll Halloween outfit. Thank goodness he is only 5 months, you can only be this cutesy with a boy for so long!! I thought about rounding out the collar and making it peter pan, but then I figured this outfit had enough curves in it, let’s not go overboard! I can’t help but to be reminded of pilgrims though!
I had a lot of fun sewing up this little outfit, and I feel like I learned some new techniques that I hadn’t tried before. I had done a collar on a pair of pajamas before, but never like this. I liked binding the color down. It made it look more polished and neat. I used orange fabric for just a little pop of color if anyone saw it.
It was hard to get a shot of this, Quinn was being so wiggly!
I wanted to have the cuffs of the sleeves and the hems of the pants to look like the package, I used the ric rac to sort of play off of the twisted ruffled ends of the wrappers. This was also the first time I ever sewed with ric rac! Hilarious that I used it on a boy outfit, lol!
Apparently he thinks I’m tasty, too, here he is trying to take a bite out of my hand!
I cannot wait to see what everyone else sewed up this week! I bet they are all amazing!
I LOVE tootsie rolls and I think you did an amazing job!
Yay for tootsie rolls!! We might be the only ones lol! My husband read this and was like “ew, you actually like those?” Haha.
Thank you :D
Well then there are three of us….My husband loves them too!
Haha awesome!
:-) The outfit you made so reminds me of the candy too. Hoping one day I too can make something that looks that good.
Oh awesome! I’m sure you will, you seem to have a very creative mind!! I love all the endeavors you have going on!
Awwww thanks…I am having fun that is for sure!
What a cute model you have there…as sweet as candy! Love the outfit–It really does remind me of tootsie rolls. You did an amazing job.
Yay, success! Thank you! :)
I was thinking he looks like a pilgrim and you said it further down!!
love the outfit!!!!
He is a doll!
aww thanks :D
Very cute! I kept thinking gingerbread man too! He is adorable. Great job!
haha I see that! I also see ring dings or ding dongs, I forget what they were called :) Thanks!
I see one happy tootsie roll in the pictures. Great job.
Deborah
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Thanks! I love your little bubble gum dress!
Too cute for words! Love it!
thank you so much!
That is a great outfit. Tootsie rolls are my favorite candy too. But my kids don’t like them as much, so I sewed a skittles outfit. Perhaps Project Sewn could have a candy theme and I could sew up a tootsie roll outfit for myself. Not sure how I would pull that off! :)
Oohh skittles are amazing too! Man if you do a tootsie roll outfit for yourself I NEED to see it!!
That is adorable and immediately recognizable as Tootsie Roll inspired. A success!
Yay! Thank you! :D My own mother only saw “pilgrim costume” so I’m happy to know it is obviously tootsie roll to other people hah!
Great job!
How wonderful. Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops were always my favorites as a kid. That outfit is absolutely adorable.
Thank you! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who loves them :)
Tootsie Rolls are one of my favorites!
Great interpretation. What a cutie too.
Thank you :D This was such a fun project
Oh my goodness…a little tootsie roll baby…that is too cute!-liZ
Love Tootsie Rolls! Thank you so much for sharing & linking up at Thank You Honey’s Whatever Wednesday Party!! Hope to see you this week!!