Finally decided it was time to start maternity leave and concentrate on my family,and on finishing my baby sewing.After a disasterous sewing week where I lost my temper with a maternity top I'd been working on and threw it in the bin,I started work on the Amy Butler Messenger bag I'm intending to use as a changing bag for the baby.It went together really well,was a joy to sew,and I'm really pleased with the result even if my dh thinks it's too flowery!
I forced myself to do some work sewing at the weekend,but managed to squeeze in a couple of things for the baby too!I bought some wool ages ago,and had a go at felting it myself with the intention of making wool wraps for my ds,who is now completely potty trained!I wasn't altogether happy with the felting,it's a bit bobbly,kinda like egg boxes...if that makes sense?So the wool has been sat in (one of) my stash cupboards for about a year,and I thought it was high time I sewed it up.I decided as I'm expecting a summer baby to make matching baby vests,and then the wrap and vest can be worn together as an outfit.The wraps are two layers of wool,serged together.Pale green outside,yellow inside. The vests are simply store bought and embroidered.I'm not 100% happy with this project,but they are quite cute,and made a change from sewing nappy after nappy for a wholesale order!
Got a little more baby sewing done today.This time a couple of thick and lush hooded baby towels.Gorgeous burley knit terry backed with equally gorgeous killington flannel and overlocked with primary variegated jeans stitch.Also added a bit of embroidery to the hoods,only the built in designs on my machine,but they look cute.
Finally I got some sewing done for this poor neglected unborn baby!I should be doing work sewing today,but just couldn't face it,so decided to spend some time baby sewing.To get myself in the swing of things I started out by running up a few crib sheets,and a pram blanket,then using some cotton interlock raided from a friends stash I set about making a lightweight baby sleeping bag.I had no pattern and just kinda made it up as I went along,but I think it worked out ok.There are things I'd do differently if I made another.I think maybe the ruffle at the top might be too wide for a newborn (even a 10lber which is what I'm likely to have!),and I'm not completely sold on the snap closure either...maybe elasticated straps would've been better?I didn't want to do ties as I thought that'd be fiddly in the middle of the night!Thinking about it now,maybe I should've used a drawstring at the bottom instead of sewing it closed...for easy nappy changes?Next on my baby sewing list are some hooded towels and an heirloom blanket,oh yes and a changing bag,probably lots more too!
