Very Hungry Caterpillar

This is a TRIPLE post! Wah-hat?  She must be crazy?!?!
Well, that's probably true but not really the point.

This is an outfit that I made a few months ago, for little Miss Smunchie's second birthday.  She had a Very Hungry Caterpillar themed party, complete with an appliqued tunic and cropped pants.

For the tunic, I used the Open Back Baby Dress, by Tie Dye Diva.  I added homemade piping around the edge, which I feel really helps to add to the festiveness of the outfit.  The dress is also reversible, with the Very Hungry Caterpillar appliqued on one side, and the Butterfly on the other.  Smunchie LOVES that she can pick which character she wants to wear.

 The pants are made with coordinating Hungry Caterpillar dot fabric, using the Tie Dye Diva Snazzy Pants pattern.  I added the optional ruffles for the cuffs and on the pockets.

Sidenote-  How cute is Smunchie?  She's looking for her pockets.  They elude her while she is seated.

Overall, both patterns are easy to sew and well written.  The pants are quite slim (hard to get over a cloth diaper) but work well nonetheless, provided that you use the measurements.  I think both patterns produce a crisp, professional result.

The outfit works really well for running, too.  Always a plus.  

Below, you can see a close up of the caterpillar applique.  I appliqued with a tight zigzag stitch, in white to match the background.

Wait a second....didn't I say that there were THREE patterns?  Well, the final review is actually for a tutorial, not a pattern.  Lil G wanted a matching bow tie for Smunchie's party....so, a Hungry Caterpillar bow tie it is!  I used this tutorial.  While it worked fine, I am going to continue playing with the pattern to achieve a "fuller" tie.