Mommy & Me Valentine's Day Sewing Makes and Collaboration!

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day! Today's post is a special Mommy and Me Valentine’s Day look that I made for me and two of my three sons! I collaborated with Mari from Mari Sews on Youtube, and she is making her son a matching outfit too! You can find her here! We connected and thought it would be neat to sew ourselves and our children a mommy and me look and she and I decided to use Simplicity 8840 for our look! I used McCall’s 6873 for my oldest toddler and I used Simplicity 8759 for the baby boy! I think our makes turned out super adorable! If you would like to see my YouTube video where I show video movement and give a super detailed review, you can click here!

Below all of the pictures you will find pattern reviews for all three patterns that I made and many pictures of how we looked in our outfits!!!! Thank you for stopping by!

Mommy & Me Group Photo below

Simplicity 8759 below

McCall's 6873 below

Simplicity 8840 below

Pattern Review

Pattern Number: Simplicity 8840 - (My Shirt)

Pattern Description: Misses' top in two lengths with front and sleeve variations

Pattern Sizing: 6-22

Size that I Cut: 18

View: View D

Notions Needed: Thread and a 20” invisible zipper

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope? Yes, for the most part.

Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes, very easy to follow with no issues at all.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I like the pleats and the back darts. I also like the invisible zipper.

Fabric Used: Cotton shirting and the colors are powder blue and white.

Fabric Purchased: Joan Fabrics

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: I made absolutely no alterations.

Any issues with the Pattern: Yes, I cut view D, same length for both the front and back but they were not the same length! There was about 1.5 inches in length difference so I had to cut the longer part off.

Would I sew it again? Yes, I plan to make view A

Would you recommend it to others? Yes

Pattern Review

Pattern Number: Simplicity 8759 - (The baby)

Pattern Description: Babies' overalls, jacket or vest and hats

Pattern Sizing: XXS-L

Size that I Cut: L

View: View A

Notions Needed: Thread, snaps and two buttons

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope? Yes

Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes!

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? How easy it is to sew.

Fabric Used: Cotton shirting and the colors are powder blue and white.

Fabric Purchased: Joan Fabrics

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: I did not add the snaps at the bottom, I just sewed it together and I can use the buttons on the overalls to get the garment on an off.

Any issues with the Pattern: No

Would I sew it again? No, only because I feel he has outgrown the style.

Would you recommend it to others? Yes

Pattern Review (The oldest toddler)

Pattern Number: McCall's 6873 - (The button down shirt)

Pattern Description: Infants' vest, shirts, shorts, pants, tie and pocket square

Pattern Sizing: NB-XLarge

Size that I Cut: XLarge

View: View C

Notions Needed: Thread and seven buttons

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope? Yes

Were the instructions easy to follow? Yes

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? The buttons

Fabric Used: Cotton shirting and the colors are powder blue and white.

Fabric Purchased: Joan Fabrics

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: I added a button to the shirt

Any issues with the Pattern: The spacing between the collar button and where the buttons on the placket seem to be a little off.

Would I sew it again? Yes! More to come!

Would you recommend it to others? Yes