Crafty Girls
The yarn we picked out for the baby blanket I'm knittingHer new sewing machine arrives this week. We've found a pattern and started looking for fabric we like. M.'s aunt is going to make the quilt. We're making the box pleat bead skirt, diaper holder and not-to-be-used bumper. The nursery will be green, girl or boy, so we can pick out the coolest, hippest fabric we can find.
And I'm knitting a blanket. It's knit using a double strand, one light green, one darker green (see above), and I'm using washable wool. Yay! I should have enough left over for a hat.
It's nice to make things for Cletus the Fetus (our latest in-utero name). It's distracting, gives me something to do during my hours of lying quesily on the couch, and we can get what we want for a reasonable price.
But the crib set will not be the first project M. does on her new sewing machine. She's going to make me MATERNITY SCRUBS.
He he, we are so crafty.
posted by Sacha @ 12:14 PM
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My mom sewed us our crib set and it was beautiful! Yellow and pale green with bright orange accents. She even sewed us matching sheets with sea creatures on them. We got bumpers (which we use) a box pleated dust ruffle, a diaper stacker, a cushion for our rocking chair, and two organizers that attach to the changing table. I think we paid something like $60 for the fabric and my mom threw in the bumper pads and the batting and notions and stuff. She also made us 2 quilts with the fabric scaps. It's gender neutral, perfectly matches the murals in the room, is high quality, and one-of-a-kind. If you go to my August 2005 archives you can see pictures.
I think it's awesome that you're going to be making your own crib set. It's truly a labor of love.
You are crafty! I can't sew and neither can my mother. Thank God for stores! ;)
Our baby room is green too! :)
wow! I am very impressed at your craftiness.
You are super duper crafty! And just so you know I do not know a single mom who uses a diaper holder. If they have one it is in the closet crammed with junk.
We use our diaper holder! We love it because we buy diapers in bulk from costco and then we can fill up the diaper holder and hide the ugly box...
Beautiful yarn for your baby blanket. Congratulations on 13 weeks!
What a great idea! Your crib set will be so much prettier and more special.
I am ROFLMAO at "Cletus"!
Long time lurker here.
First, congratulations!
Second, Cletus the Fetus is an excellent in-utero name. I used it myself 5 years ago - lots of good luck came my way. Cletus (now Charlotte) is a funny, bright, stubborn, perfect 5 year old.
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