When Susan & I went to the biggest indoor craft show in Alabama last month, we saw kids jumpers & rompers that buttoned on the shoulders. They were monogramed & she had a supply of collars shaped like the neckline & shoulders with buttonholes. They button on the same buttons that fastens the garment at the shoulder.

I had a fairly new family at church wanting matching outfits for Christmas portraits for a 2 year old boy & a 7 year old girl. They wanted Christmasy but wanted more wear out of the outfit & were trying to decide just what would fill their wish. I told her about these & we decided to monogram black & white check with red. Then make each a collar with a Christmas tree.This totally covers the monogram when it is attached. The daddy was putting in his input from the get go but reluctant to spend much money for something that wouldn't be worn much unless they wore it every Sunday. For some reason his heart was really set on these matching outfits for pictures. I have never seen a man get so excited about about kids clothes. That idea just really amazed him. The 7 yo was wanting to know how many different things I could put on collars. She is good friends with a nephew's child that I make lots of clothes for anyway but I have grasped the idea that this is her first "custom made" outfit. Oh, does she have plans for more! She has plans to come here & learn to sew like the great nieces too.

I will get Susan to take her camera to church & make pictures to post. This is really a good idea to stretch a wardrobe & increase the resale value for people who are into that. Rather than monogram the outfit, the monogram could be on a collar. Basically, most of the collars they had at the show were holidays but some were girly things & boy things.