What is a Shortall? Shortalls are one piece outfits for little boys. They are sometimes referred to as Jon Jons. (I have also seen it spelled John Johns) They normally button on at the shoulders and usually are worn over a woven shirt that has a collar.  Shortalls without a shirt worn underneath are often called sunsuits, deriving that name from the summer sun. Shortall for the younger children, babies and toddlers, are fitted with snaps across the crotch to enable easy diapering. Shortalls and longalls are basically the same except for the length of the pants. The longall is equivalent to long pants and the shortall is like short pants. Both longalls and shortalls are often styled to be clothing for special occasions like Sunday church, birthday parties, holiday events, family gatherings, portraits, weddings. The designs for little boys often contain smocking or applique. The smocking is usually across the chest and normally is a design that a little boy would like. In the picture at right, the smocked insert displays motor scooters. The appliqued shortalls are made by sewing pieces of fabric onto the clothing. The pieces of fabric are carefully sewn to make a picture. In the picture below you can see an appliqued crab and an appliqued frog. Bailey Boys is a designer boutique company that makes really cute appliqued shortalls like the ones in the picture below.

The other one piece outfit that is comparable to the shortall is the bubble. While shortalls are normally worn only by boys, bubbles are worn by boys and girls. We examine smocked bubbles on mysmockeddress.com in another post. Both types of clothing can be especially suited for special occasions for toddlers and babies. Both are for warm weather and both are often decorated by smocking or applique.

We delight in presenting these precious smocked shortalls and bubbles for little boys. Check the right sidebar for  your child's size to see what is available at savings today.

The Jon Jon might have been designed by a Mom.

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For babies and toddler, the smocked smocked bubble is one of the cutest clothing outfit that you can dress your child in. The bubble is a one piece outfit that normally snaps at the crotch for easy diapering. The  bubble has soft elastic leg openings that allow my child to move and play comfortably which is so important.

Some bubbles have appliqued designs and others are smocked like the one in the picture.

The bubble can be for girls or/and boys. Some are made specifically for girls and some more so for boys.

Other traditional smocked outfits include shortalls and longalls. These are chosen for the season, long for cooler weather and short for warm weather. All of these smocked clothing styles are great choices for little boys' special occasions dress clothing.

More about smocking for children:

I enjoy reading about homemade smocking on BLOGS. I came across an article today, "I started smocking in May 2003 when Danielle was almost 5 months old. I saw a sign-up sheet for smocking classes at a local fabric shop. I didn’t even own a sewing machine at the time, but I love little smocked dresses and wanted to learn..."Read More

If you enjoy sewing children's clothes, there is a Baby Bubble Pattern to download for free! This is provided by Martha Pullen's Sew Beautiful Site and is a lovely pattern. Get yours today  and enjoy the creative reward of making clothing for those you love.

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Carriage Boutique has some precious bubble outfits available like this one.

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This particular smocked bubble is made of blue and white gingham with a smocked design of light blue and pale yellow elephants on a white pleated background.

I love the accents offered by the white collar and sleeves and the trim of piping. The elastic legs opening of a bubble allow my child to move and play comfortably which is so important.

For babies and toddler, the smocked bubble is the cutest one piece outfit that you can dress your children in. The bubble  normally snaps at the crotch for easy diapering. Some bubbles are smocked like the one in the picture and others have appliqued designs that can be quite darling on children.

Other great dress ups for boys include button on suits. These have an old fashioned look because the design is like the ones that were worn a century ago by little boys. The pants button to the shirt part of the outfit. I found this to be less than convenient for a toddler that is not potty trained since buttons had to be unfastened and paints removed before a diaper change. I do love the look of the button on outfit, but it is not as practical for the needs of children and parents. CUTE, though! I made my oldest child a button on sailor suit when he was two and he looked fine in it.

Another boys suit is the shortall for warm months and the longall for cooler months. These are made identically except for the length of the pants (short and long). The shortall/longall is usually fitted with snaps for babies and toddlers, so like the bubble, they accomodate easy diaper changing.

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