The news of the arrival of a newborn baby girl often times brings the creative juices flowing.  If you have time in your hands, you may automatically think about sewing dresses for the baby even before she could walk.  Here are a few tips when designing patterns for babies and toddlers.

Modesty

Families who embrace modesty in their way of life can design modest clothing styles for their toddlers, thanks to My Sloper Software.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 22:6

Although training for modesty should begin early in the education of a girl, the exact age to start varies from community to community.  This training could begin as early as the age of 3 or 6.   Regardless of the age variance, parents provide modest clothing to their young daughters to accustom them to ways of modesty.  Modesty as we know, is not limited to just our outer appearance, but includes our behavior to G-d and society.

Ease

Babies in their toddler stage are quite active little people.  Add enough ease to their clothing to enable movement and activity as well as to accommodate the diaper.

Fabric

Sewing baby clothing takes very little yardage.  You can use your fabric stash for coordinating fabric to make up a whole garment and leftover trims for that extra cute adornments.  Use cotton whenever possible for the sensitive baby skin. You may try synthetic fabrics and at the same time, you should watch out for any allergic reaction to the material.

Lining

Line the upper bodice if you will be using a zipper to reduce any skin irritation to the zipper tape.

Button Closings

Your garment may have a button closing instead of a zipper.  Ensure that the buttons are secured properly to prevent the baby from swallowing them.

Gallery

Here is a sample gallery of baby clothing you can design with My Sloper Blouse, Skirt and Dress.  This gallery will be updated for more ideas.

Download

Although not comprehensive, here is a free XML Profile for babies age 12 through 24 months to be used in conjunction with My Sloper.

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Mah Nishtana? How is this dress-up game different than all the other dress-up games out there? Here are 4 reasons:

Clean – All the models and patterns used in this game are clean for all audiences.

Asthetic -All the models and patterns used in this game are aesthetically pleasing to the eye and attractive, but not attracting.

Refined – All the patterns designed in this game are refined and subdued, appropriate for the young girl who carries herself with dignity and refinement.

Elegant – All the patterns in this game are designed with a touch of elegance and femininity.

When you combine all these four elements, you will find that this dress-up game is lovingly designed with C.A.R.E. for you, the modest-minded generation.

All the patterns you see in this game can be created using My Sloper, Pattern Making Software for Modest Dressmaking in any size.

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Women and children wear head scarfs, snoods and other head coverings for various reasons — religious, medical or fashion. KosherPatterns.com is a great source for sewing patterns for various head covering styles, which are sold on ModestAnytime.com . Here is a preview of our general sewing directions for our Padded Headband Snood/Head Scarf with Ties.

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