We're a long way from berry picking here according to the calendar. But berry picking - especially blueberry picking - is never very far from Ezra's mind. One of his favorite books is Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow. It's just the book he wanted to give to his friend Alice, whose fourth birthday we celebrated this weekend.
Even though she'll have to wait a bit for berry picking too, I made her this linen berry - picking pinafore (or should it be called a smock? an apron? I don't know - I just like the word pinafore). Perhaps in the meantime, it could be used for cooking or twirling. Ezra thoroughly enjoyed testing it out first, making sure it would 'work' under each of said circumstances. It passed the Ezra test (and he's put in a request for his own).
The smock is based on a vintage pattern I have, sized 6 months. Yeah. There was a bit of working it to make it the right size and shape for a bigger babe. If I had been smart about it (I wasn't), I would have traced this one so I won't have to jump through the same hoops next time. I do think it's rather sweet, and have added it to my holiday list for at least a few of the little ones on our list.
We arrived home from the lovely party with these treats - fabulous gorilla appliqued shirts (Alice has a very crafty mama). How cute are the shirts? And how jacked up are my kids after a party and one itty cupcake (or 'pupcake' as they both call them)? Um, a lot. Bedtime was, let's just say, entertaining.
{Oh, and this reminds me that I'm nearing the end of my yummy vintage and thrifted linen stash. Does anyone have a source for good, quality 100% linen?}
