I had found an adorable Burda romper pattern at the thrift store and added it to my stash long ago figuring that either the pattern or a romper made from it would make a good gift.
I made the romper for my niece, who is very close in age to H, for Christmas out of a very soft fine wale purple corduroy. When I tried it on H, he was swimming in it. I figured H would grow into this size for his birthday at the end of May, so I didn't trace off a smaller size, but I did lop off more than an inch from each of the side pieces as H is a slim kid. I picked a denim blue and white striped seersucker, and I planned to use the white plastic snaps my mom sent me for the closure.
I tried it on him on his birthday, ready to see a very cute kid in a comfy new outfit ready for summer fun. What I saw was a kid swimming in an outfit still much too big for him. Sigh. By the time he grows into it, it's going to be too cold for seersucker. Here's the fit
He's currently growing out of his 12m shirts because they are too short. His 12m pants are still a good fit as he's quite slim. This is the 12m size romper. There's still a good inch and a half of room in the overall length of the body, but the shoulders are far too wide. I think if I narrow the back and front by 5/8 inch at the outer shoulder, chop off another 1 1/2 inches on the sides, and take off most of the leg, this romper will fit for this summer. I'd hate to have wasted it.
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