Baby clothes patterns for beginner?

[Rachie1986]

So I've just started sewing. Literally!

Have a machine. Have successfully made a dress for baby dd (the start with a rectangle type)

Everything else looks so hard!

Any advice or patterns for other baby clothes I might be able to cope with?!

I love sewing clothes but am still on simple things at the moment. I highly recomend that you try to do some little onesie dresses.

These are where you sew a skirt onto a baby vest with popper underneath...or use a t shirt...but the popper type are best for nappies. Here is a tutorial but if you don't like that one just google, there are loads.

Another top tip is to take apart clothing and use it as a pattern. I did this with a pair of basic elastic waist trousers for my toddler DD...so easy...trousers only have 4 parts when they're elasticated and they're much simpler than you'd imagine. I've also made a dress for my 6 year old by taking apart a party dress from Next and then using the shapes to draw up a paper pattern.

Paper patterns are needed except with the onsie dress...always pin them down to the fabric and always pre-wash your fabric as it shrinks a bit first wash.

Try pdf's you can see step by step instructions in pictures.

www.peekaboopatternshop.com
www.oliverands.com
Scientific Seamstress on Etsy, her patterns are really great to learn with.

Thank you both!