Good Morning, Blogolites!
Well, it's been about a month since my last post which officially makes me the worst blogger in the entire blogosphere. In my defense, I've been having a wonderful summer. Lots of tennis and grilling and hanging out on the porch. We also did a lot of home improvement type stuff such as replace the water heater (excitement), get a new fridge (with an ice maker!) and have some landscaping done. Anyway, back-to-school is fast approaching so I better finish up these shower posts before the baby goes off to college.
Part two is going to be a baby changing set. It consists of a fold-up-able pad and a little pouch to put diapers and wipes in. I also made a drawstring bag to put everything in which you will see when I post the pics of the finished shower basket. You can expect that post by Spring 2013, I'd imagine.
The changing pad tutorial was from a blog,
homemade by jill. I liked it because it had a smart little trim around the outside. I'm a sucker for smart little trims. For both projects I used this zoo print from Alexander Henry. Lots of cute little animules to look at while you're wiping poo off your face or whatever kind of trials new parents have to endure.
It's really just a double sided little blankie with a fleece batting in between the layers for cushiness. I used polyester batting (I know, the HORROR) because I heard it cleans and dries a lot faster than natural fiber battings. And, let's face it people, when we're dealing with numbers 1 AND possibly 2, the easier to clean, the better, no?
For this project I learned how to sew on seam binding. It's a wonderful miraculous invention that let's one finish a seam without hemming and end up with a nice clean edging. Here I am applying the seam binding:
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| Like a pro. |
FYI, if you are ever trying to make something and you run across some material or technique that you really don't understand, do what I do: YouTube. There are about a million and one videos on how to do just about everything. It is YouTube who taught me how to buttonhole, blanket stitch, blind hem, you name it. I honestly don't know what people did before it. I guess they asked their mothers. Since most mothers these days don't sew and mine lives 600 miles away it's good to know that Mother YouTube is always there.
So here is the finished pad.
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| Side A |
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| Side B |
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| Sides A & B |
There's a little loop and a little button so you can fold it all up and shove it in your diaper bag. I imagine that new mothers do a lot of shoving of things in bags. Just a guess.
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| Fold |
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| Loop/button |
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| Ready for shoving |
Now, on to the diaper pouch! I thought the tutorial at blog called,
Noodlehead, was very cute and practical. The pouch is lined with canvas and has little strap that attaches with velcro. Easy access because when you need a diaper, you need one NOW.
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| Mit diapers. |
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| Mit wipes. |
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| Ready for battle. |
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The diapers I bought were so teeny tiny--for newborns. I made the pouch bigger for expanding bottom sizes. Always thinking to the future...
So here's my little set.
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| Bring on the poo! |
Byeeee!
