JonJons in Seersucker

JonJons are kind of our thing. We love them. We seem to sell them more than anything else. We are looking forward to adding fabrics to our fabric collection but we need to sell off what we have first! So we've been cutting and sewing up the blue striped seersucker with the crab detail, the red white and blue striped seersucker and the orange striped seersucker with owl detail. We do love the critter detail embroidery!

Blue Seersucker with crab embroidery

Red White and Blue Seersucker

finished JonJon with Owls

in the Etsy Shop:https://www.etsy.com/listing/279713740/little-boy-jonjons-with-owls-in

in the Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/271952062/classic-little-boy-jon-jon-in-seersucker

Christmas is Coming!

With no intention what-so-ever of rushing or overlooking Thanksgiving, we are prepping for Christmas. What is in the shop now:

Holiday Tunic "Partridge" One of a Kind Size 6 WTHOK16

One of a kind Tunics sewn from a mix of Michael Miller Holiday Prints.

Visit the shop:

One of a Kind Holiday Tunic size 2

One of a Kind Holiday Tunic size 4

One of a Kind Holiday Tunic size 6

Sugar Plum Holiday Play Top 18-24 months

More is on the way!

Happy Shopping and Happy Holidays!

Cold Shoulder Top for Girls, size 2-14

Because We love this, our models love this, and we want to share the love

Check Facebook for details

https://www.facebook.com/WhigsandTories/?fref=ts 

Gypsy Tunic in Yellow, Aqua & Purple

Currently listed in the Etsy Shop:

This pattern lends itself to mixing and matching prints

We are taking custom orders, see something you like but need a different size? Let us know. We will be happy to make a custom piece just for you while supplies last.

Shown above, Long Sleeve Tunic with elastic at the wrist, in Aqua Floral, Yellow Dot & Yellow Leaf. Perfect colors to brighten up the raining days of "Spring Showers."

Riley Blake Fabrics: Yellow Dot, Yellow Leaf & Aqua Floral
make a sweet spring tunic
etsy listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/273131628/sweet-and-sunny-spring-gypsy-tunic-in

and sometimes simple is best. Here the tunic is shown in Yellow Leaf:

Tunic in Yellow Leaf
etsy listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/285557213/sunny-spring-tunic-size-3-in-yellow-leaf

and a short sleeved variation in lavender:

Sugar Plums

We just love this fabric!

It makes us think of "The Night Before Christmas"

"and the children all snug in the beds

while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads"

We've used it for a comfy tunic

which would look perfect over leggings or jeans

It also looks like dancing peppermints

and can be found in the Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhigsandTories

Working out a Capelet Pattern

We are enjoying the cooler weather - and having fun with plaid flannel - and a pretty winter berry print by Waverly - trying out a capelet pattern we recently picked up. The construction of side panels is nice, it allows the cape to hang nicely over the shoulders, but it made creating a lining tricky.

pretty clasp 

peeking into the garden at the Governor's Palace

capes are made for prancing and dancing!

Whigs & Tories still needs to make this once or twice more to work out the kinks in attaching the lining. Once We have it straight a cape will go for $60.00 on Etsy and a little more in the local shops we work with (we have to cover their mark-up) if you are want a cape and you are willing to be one of our experiments we will only charge you for the fabric & clasp: $25.00 send an email to us.

10 More Saturdays Till Christmas

Yes. Someone just said that to me. "Ten More Saturdays Until Christmas." What? I know. Exactly.
So grab a cup of hot cocoa and have a look at our Christmas Tree Corduroy.

We are making Little Boys Longalls in sizes 6 months to 2T. (We can make 3 months and 3T and even 4T but will only make those upon request.) https://www.etsy.com/listing/251304980/christmas-tree-corduroy-overalls?ref=listing-shop-header-2

Little Boys Longalls in Christmas Corduroy

We are making Little Boys Pants in sizes 2 to 6. (pictures are coming.)

We are making Little Girls Playdresses in sized 6 months to 24 months and sizes 3T to 6T

https://www.etsy.com/listing/252016939/holiday-play-dress?ref=shop_home_active_1

Cozy Christmas Play Dress in Fine Corduroy with Trees & Trim

We are making Little Girl Jumpers in size 1T - 4T (pictures are coming.)

The Rainbow Skirt; COOP 2009-2010

Maggie's Rainbow Skirt

I'm fuzzy on the dates. I *think it was 2009-2010 or there abouts. My rising 5th grader was in COOP and wearing different colored clothes each week according to the color of the week, so maybe she was in the 3 day 3s at the time? And finally it was "rainbow" week and the distress, not anything fully rainbow colored. Mrs. M (who was my child's 4 day 4s teacher will remember, my child is very specific. If you say you are doing field trips on Wednesday, don't switch to Tuesday, if it is rainbow week then you better be wearing a rainbow.) I had a smattering of scraps around from doing a quilt project for the school action, cut them into strips, added ribbon & voila. Rainbow skirt. This skirt was much loved and spent hours on the COOP playground. It was passed down to little sister and spent more hours on the playground. It isn't quite done. If you are a COOP parent and have a little girl who'd like a rainbow skirt to play on the playground with, please send me an email: whigstories (at) gmail (dot) com. with your name, & child's teacher and I'll have it in their classroom for you. (yes free. please don't email me unless you are in Williamsburg VA. and this really is a COOP skirt, and it wants to go back to COOP and play on the playground.)



If you'd like a new one I would be happy to whip one up for you from fabrics currently in the studio. I can't recreate the original but I will be sure that red, yellow, orange, blue, green and purple are all represented.

Please email or leave a comment with your contact information, a waist measurement and the length from the waist to the knee (the skirt is above knee but I will try to keep it from being too short) The skirt will be $18.00 plus shipping and will be lined so the inner seams aren't rubbing.

her favorite color is purple, there is extra purple on this skirt!
but so fun and lively

** update **

the original has a new home. Want your own? Get in touch and I'll make one up!

The Bradie

Bradie is cute and busy and so is her favorite summer outfit. We offer two versions of this adorable little romper; the reversible comes in dress length and a shorter "play" length. Or if you prefer we offer buttons on the straps for a "one way" look.

Reversible Bradie from the back in long length

Reversible Bradie from the front in long length

"One Way" Bradie from the front in shorter length

"One way Bradie from the back in shorter length"
this dress is shown with snaps, we offer snap closure or button closure
with plain white 1/2" buttons

Pricing on the Bradie is driven by your fabric choices. Because you choose both side this can sound a little more complicated... but it isn't really. Fabric 1 is your "outside" fabric and Fabric 2 is your lining Fabric.

Pricing at Whigs & Tories is driven by the cost of the fabric. The Bradie & ruffled diaper cover can be purchased through Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhigsandTories or from Sugar and Spice in Williamsburg VA.

The Jon-Jon

Everybody loves a little boy in his shortalls! And so do we! We offer the Jon-Jon sizes 3 months to 4T in lined seersucker (or reversible if you prefer)

red,white and blue striped seersucker Jon-Jons

currently we are offering the following fabric selection:

red check seersucker

red white blue stripe seersucker

orange stripe with owls

blue strip with crab

a closer image of the owls:

JonJon's can be purchased through Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhigsandTories or at Sugar and Spice in Williamsburg VA.