Latest Adventures in Crafting

As my baby grows older, parenthood is becoming less physically demanding and seems to require fewer accessories. Timmy can pretty much eat and drink from whatever a restaurant gives him. I no longer need to carry around burp cloths or little toys. Most of our outings are just to the parks and playgrounds we can walk to. Lugging my big and heavy diaper bag around seems more and more burdensome as the days go by. With this in mind, I present to you....The Diaper Clutch!



It is a little thing to hold a couple diapers, a disposable changing pad and some wipes. I could throw in keys or a cell phone too. You could also throw it into a bigger diaper bag so it's easy to find amidst all the baby accessories when taking a younger baby out on the town.



It snaps shut, is fully lined and the only exposed seam is just a little teeny thing at the bottom of the inside.



I can't take credit for the design. My friend and I have become obsessed with sewing, and she came up with the pattern for this. I really love my little clutch and I get better and more efficient with each one I make. I think they'll make good gifts for my friends having babies.

My next project is to make a little sleeping bag/nap mat for Timmy to take to daycare. I have the fabric but I'm still trying to settle on a design.

There is this style, or something more like this. If the final product isn't completely embarrassing, I'll post pictures when it's finished.

Getting Crafty

I can now cross off one goal from my list of things to do/learn before I start working in October.

Ta Da!




This week I finally ironed, measured, pinned and cut the fabric that's been sitting in my room. Then I set up my sewing machine and refreshed my memory by looking over the owner's manual, re-learning how to thread a bobbin and switch the stitches. I made these two itty bitty blankets for a baby shower I'm going to tonight. They are both the same, one shows the front and one shows the back.

I had big plans to embroider the names of the babies on the blanket and to, you know, sew in a straight line. But then the blankets were too thick to fit under the foot and I had to keep the foot up and push the material under the needle manually. Basically, I realized that I'm not a naturally gifted seamstress. I may never be making my own clothing and bags, but I'm totally at peace with that. I'm just happy that I am comfortable using my machine now and I could (probably) make something that won't fall apart if I touch it. That is good enough to get crossed off my list and let me move on to the next thing!