Last year, for Solveig's birthday we donated a set of matching blankets and preemie sized outfits to our hospital. This gift was meant to be given to another family in need, during their time of loss. It meant so much to us to have a special outfit and blanket for our daughter when we lost her, and we wanted to do the same for another family. One outfit and blanket was for burying the baby, and the other was to be for the parents to keep as a remembrance.
As Solveig's birthday has been creeping up on us, I've been trying to find the perfect outfit to buy in duplicate for this same purpose. It's hard to find burial outfits for babies in regular stores. Most of the things that are available aren't the type of thing that can be easily put on such delicate skin. But there are burial outfits and buntings and patterns available, and the other night I went on a search online to see what I could find.
After finding a free pattern for what I think will be just perfect, I have decided that I would in fact like to attempt sewing some of these sweet little outfits in honor of my Solveig. My goal right now is that I hope to make two for this year. But, if I get really inspired and the project ends up being easier than I thought, maybe I will make more.
The great thing about this pattern is that it is kind of like a bath robe for a baby. It easily slips on and off and has a beautiful ribbon tie. Here is a picture of an example. The intent is for the fabric to not disturb the delicate skin of the child. It should be really easy to put on. And my vision about this outfit is that I want to make it as pretty as possible, with really simple and soft fabric and perhaps include some special little touches that will make it be even more elegant.
Because of my involvement with Solveig's Boxes, I don't know that I will have time to make a whole lot of these myself. But…this is where YOU might be able to help! If you would be interested in helping to sew some outfits based on this pattern, please let me know. Or if you would like to donate some fabric towards the cause, let me know.
Click here for the website. There are two different sizes available here. The only thing is, I don't think that the large size is large enough to be a preemie sized outfit. So, I am thinking about adapting the pattern to be an official preemie size. And I'd like to do the same for a newborn size. OR, if you're really good at such things, let me know and maybe you could help with this process of adapting the pattern!
My dream is that we could donate a lot of these outfits and tiny buntings and diapers to our hospital as they could really use them to bless so many families. It would be lovely to have some in all different sizes.
Will you join me in the dream? :)
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