Little Man’s Norwegian Outfit
My hometown celebrates Norway’s Constitution Day every year. Many people dress up in Norwegian ethnic costumes for the weekend festivities. As things go, there are “generic” versions made. This so happens to be one of those for a little man.
As with most things, I started with a simple infant’s pattern. It was cute to see little clothes require little pieces. 
I started with the shirt. Please note: The ruler on the shirt is a 6 inch hem gauge. I hadn’t made the button holes, nor sewn on the buttons at this time. 
I noticed I was having some issues maintaining the tension with my sewing machine, so I pulled up a spare machine and moved on to the little red vest. This was going together MUCH better! Right up until the last button. I’d been sewing the buttons on by machine, as it goes quicker. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the button lined up quite right. 
By now, I knew it was time to stop. Two machines down. I did hand-sew the last button on, once I picked up replacements. 
I liked how well the pieces were actually going together – even with the setbacks I was having.
The next day, I went back to work on the shirt. The button holes went in quickly. Plus, I pulled out all of the top-stitiching and redid it. A few minutes spent chatting on the phone with a friend meant hand-sewing the buttons on went quickly.
The last item up were the little shorts. The photo below shows all of the completed pieces. 
As for how the pieces look assembled: 
I purposely did not use any interfacing in the shirt or the vest. The little man that would be wearing this outfit is 4 months old. The idea is to keep him comfortable while he’s wearing his little suit.
The little man wearing his new suit (as held by his mother): 
Why Fibre Ninja... Partly because it's a neat name, and mostly because I can work with so many different kinds of fiber and craft mediums. I do a lot of different kinds of needlework and create even more things using those skill sets. I like to make things. I grew up in a household that firmly believed in "make do or do with out". If you could make it, all that much better. I come by my skill sets naturally. Or, if you prefer, my dad was a mechanic and mom was always doing some sort of needlework. My grandmothers, on both sides, were pretty handy with needle crafts, too. What skill sets I didn't grow up using, I learned. Some of skills were self-taught, while others I was fortunate enough to have friends help me out. I don't kid around when I say books are some of the most important tools a person can have. If you're willing to read and figure it out, you can teach yourself how to just about anything. Speaking of getting to know me, here are some basics, I've been - Quilting since I was 20 - Crocheting since I was 5 - Knitting since I was 38 - Bobbin lace making off and on since I was 32 - Embroidering since I was old enough to be trusted with a sharp needle and scissors - Tablet/card weaving off an on since I was 42 So none of this has been a "flight of fancy" for me. I'm not saying some of things I've made haven't been for the pure joy of "why not?" Because, let's face it, if it's not fun to make, why do it?