Sunshine Sunsuit

 HELLO FRIENDS!  :D  So after the 'nado, it became pretty clear that I needed to take a hot minute and regroup.  I had a few mini mental breakdowns following the tornado.  It's a difficult thing, as it turns out, to make it out of something like that unscathed - but to see on a daily basis the devastation that missed us by yards.  It's the definition of bittersweet. I just needed to slow down and go on auto-pilot for a little while.  I allowed the breakdowns to come and go as they pleased, and I am happy to report that things are better now.  It takes me a while to process things in general anyway, but this... This was a biggun'. We stayed at my parents house for the first several days.  They were running on a generator and my sweet mother said "hey, why don't you go home and get your sewing machine?".  YESSSS!  So I did, and I chose to make the happiest, sun-shiniest thing I possibly could. Enter the Sunshine Sunsuit: 

Here's the back!  Bow Butt!  :D



The front - so simple and classic.



Here is the pattern...  It's from 1945, and it's probably my most dear pattern.  I'm glad I made it when I did - it oozes happiness. :)



SwoooOOon



Two rows of top stitching - my new go-to awesomeness.



I added those belt loops... Definitely needed them!



My first-ever facing!  I avoided them like the plague (why?!), but now I want to face EVERYTHINNNNNG!



I didn't bring my serger to my moms (ha, can you imagine!? "Hey, unplug the fridge so I can SERGE!" ;), so I finished the facing with my regular overlock stitch on my sewing machine.  Plenty good enough :)

Can you stand the level of cute this thing is!?  I can't.

I haven't had a chance to get pics of Her Nibs in it yet... The weather's been unworthy of this little gem.  I probably have a chance for pics today though!  Woo!

 *See the Sunsuit on Emmy HERE!* So yall can consider me back in action!  I have more things to show you soon - I've been a'sewin'!  :D  Missed you guys :)