Today, it’s my turn to share with you my version of the Run Around Romper by The Cottage Mama.

Thank you Emily and Ashley for inviting me

The Run Around Romper was one of the patterns that caught my eyes when Emily and Ashley presented the patterns selected for this series – Lindsay’s patterns are extremely well-written and it’s always a pleasure to follow her detailed instructions.

Adding to the above was the fact that I’ve always wanted to sew a romper for my girl – It might be because I didn’t manage to sew one when my boys were younger or maybe I just love the overall “romper” concept: an easy-fitting comfy piece of clothing that is perfect to play around and still looks good enough at the end of the day (fingers crossed, obviously).

Obviously, a Flip means you do have to alter the original pattern and hopefully that’s what I managed to do

My goal was to keep the “romper concept” (sorry, I know it’s a Flip, but I really wanted to sew a romper …), remove the babyish-details (large straps, wider legs and body section) and end up with flipped-romper that my 6-years old girl would love to wear on a daily basis – school, playground, etc.

Sounds simple, right?

I used the front and back bodice as guides and slimmed them down quite a bit (my girl wears a size 6 and the flip version might be closer to a size 3), the armhole section was also redrafted and I’ve included new front and back bodices.

Also, the shoulder straps were altered (slimmer, straighter and closer to overall-style straps) and shoulder ruffles were added (sorry, these were truly needed. They look so cute!).

As for the fabric and trim options, I chose a large floral (Tanya Whelan) and 3 different trims: a smaller white and taupe trim for the shoulder ruffles, and a combo of 2 different lace trims for the front bodice (one red and one taupe on top).

The leg pieces were also trimmed for a fitted style and the length was kept above the knee.

This flipped version is not fully-lined like the original pattern so I attached a leg band to the shorts – I was going to add a bow, but my girl was not impressed with the idea (and she’s the one wearing the romper, right?).

I was quite impressed with the (unintentional) fussy cutting of the fabric at the front. Looks so great

The fit is great on my girl (in my humble opinion), but I did get some requests for making it shorter …

Well, you can’t have it all, right?

Don’t worry, she loves it and this will be a very-loved (and worn) flip creation.

Thank you Ashley and Emily for inviting me!

Hope you love my flip as much as we do!!

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