These adorable toddler or small child play pants are based on a gorgeous oliver + s pattern, and will be custom made to the bid winner's specifications (sizes, gender, colours) by Mike Adamick -- a dad and self-proclaimed seamster who prowls San Francisco's fabric and thrift stores, hoping to find castoff outfits or fabric scraps he can refashion into clothes for his daughter, Emmeline.
He knows there will come a day when she decides it's just unbelievably tacky to wear a dress made out of used sport coats -- "I mean really dad, as if ..." -- but until then you can usually find him in front of his trusty Kenmore, his daughter perched on his lap, the two of them happily sewing as the gentle whir of the machine tints the world around them with joy and magic and promise.
When he's not sewing or finger painting with Emmeline, he regularly writes for National Public Radio, The New York Times, McSweeney's, the San Francisco Chronicle and his own blog, Cry It Out: Memoirs of a stay-at-home dad. He is addicted to musicals, reruns of the Gilmore Girls and cage fighting.
All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!
Handmade toddler/small child oliver + s play pants (Origin: San Francisco, California)
Starting bid: $35.00