Monday, August 10, 2009

My latest creations

I've been diligently sewing for the past few weeks for my friend.  She needed two nursing covers for baby shower gifts, but couldn't find exactly what she was looking for, so she asked me to make her some.  Here's what I came up with.

 
My nursing covers have a lined, terrycloth pocket to put keep your nursing pads or baby's pacifier.  You can use the pocket to wipe baby's mouth.  They have removable boning for ease of washing and a snap in strap so you don't mess up your hair! (Patent pending for these design features.)
I used the leftover fabric to make a cute drawstring bag to store your nursing cover.

 The other things I have been working on for myself and my friend are wetbags for our cloth diapers.

Using your saved plastic grocery bags will work for a while, but that gets old rather quickly, so I came up with a design for a wetbag to store your dirty diapers/clothes and wetwipes in that's washable and reusable.  My wetbags have a waterproof PUL inner that is sewn separately from the outer to prevent wicking.  I also sew with polyester thread and a polyester zipper to prevent wicking and leaks.  My bags feature a strap that opens up so you can snap it to your stroller handle if you want. The outer is a high quality boutique cotton.  Easy to care for, just turn it inside out and throw it into the wash with your diapers.  Dry on Medium. 
This one is a large and will hold 4-6 diapers.  It has a bubblegum pink zipper and topstitching and pink snap on the handle.  Too cute!!
 
 I am setting up an Etsy shop to begin selling my creations on a larger scale.  Stay tuned!

And here is one of my all time favorite creations.    Fiona just turned 7 months, has started sitting up on her own and got her first tooth a few days ago!  Yes, the play/craft room had gone a bit crazy while I was sewing like mad.  7 wetbags, 2 nursing covers, and 2 drawstring bags later . . .

1 comment:

  1. What a brilliant idea, Britt...as they say, necessity is the mother of invention or is the mother of invention, necessity. Either way, this is such a practical useful item. Kudos to you!

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