Winter Coats

This is a tradition I greatly enjoy. I've always, thankfully, been able to afford to buy my child clothes, but making them just feels so much more right.
This first one was inspired by Proverbs, the Woman of Noble Character - "In the Snows, she Does Not Fear for Her Family, for they are clothed in Scarlet"

it's a tiny thing, for a tiny person. She called it her "goke", with her tiny voice.

a Sweater from the following year, New Zealand wool and American acrylic. No it's not a Mercedes symbol.

The Blue Kimono coat & detail of machine embroidery

Pink Woolen Elephants!

He's not real ivory; i carved him from part of a beef bone. Mom gets them from the butcher & the dogs leave them lying all around, looks like a dinosaur burial ground.

This one

has a vent at the back for a horse. Riding lessons were a big hit until the trotting stage - too much bouncing, no brakes.

This was not one of her favorites but she still managed to wear off most of the buttons.

Last year's coat used to be a blanket.

This year's coat under construction. The trick to making it warm is to pad it so thickly that the child is unable to move its arms.

Done! Might have to add more buttons...