Smocked Bubble “ADC”

Our beautiful grandson Alastair is 6 months old now. His family waited 43 weeks before demanding his appearance.
But now that he’s here, he seems pleased as punch to be sitting up in the precious little chair which was handmade for him by his Uncle Doug.

We all enjoy seeing him positioned differently from his younger pose–flat on his back, hands up, mouthing the words, “I  surrender!” (See previous posts, duck bubble  and Nivia diaper set.

The busier I get, the more I rely on the ready to smock garments.  Like her mother, my daughter Rebecca is very partial to monograms, so again I used Ellen McCarn’s monogram leaflet for the lettering.  The rest is just made up.

The first monogrammed bubble I smocked for him was made before his parents had decided on his full name.  So that garment sported a single letter, C, for his surname.

Now, his full monogram is smocked into a 9 month ready-to-smock bubble.    As with his first monogram bubble, I wanted to balance out the smocking with something more.  I finally decided on a handworked running stitch that trails around the piped collar and cuffs.

Now a robust 18 lbs and 27″ long, it’s likely that he will outgrow this outfit soon.  I’d better get started on the next size.  His mother doesn’t seem to be tiring of the garment style or smocked monogram.