Baby Stuff. a bootie pattern from 1845. Even those of us who don't regularly do crafts will sometimes find ourselves pulling out the pattern books, looking for materials and patterns for our nieces and nephews, sons, daughters, grandchildren. It can be surprising who does what. Georges Sand the French writer in the 1800s, lady companion of Chopin was married at first to a somewhat boorish, and maybe mildly abusive husband - but when she became pregnant with her daughter Solange, it was he who made the baby things! And what have YOU made for the small fry in your life?