-The DIY club-

[JellyBeann]

o0o0o awesome, I think I may start it tomorrow night! Wish me luck lol! x

 

[princessellie]

theres a pattern for that aswell on that jan andrea site x

 

[JellyBeann]

I think I'm going to make a waterproof cover for it too, I have waterproof material here, and elastic!! And a little bag to put them in! Might have a go at making an onbag style of bag for me, too! Maybe out of old duvet covers lol!

 

[2Princesses]

*bump* for myself

Are there any others out there who are currently sewing? Im quite good with sewing so I hope to try making my own pocket nappies, and will post pics if they turn out right

 

[wantababybump]

I have been sewing bibs...just started to get into more sewing lately. I stopped just before Maddie was born so have been experimenting with some hand drawn patterns. I love to sew

 

[2Princesses]

Oh do you have any pics of your bibs? (thats if you want to show them )

I too absolutely LOVE sewing very much! Very therapeutic for me

In the past I have made bed sheets, pillow cases, my clothes, my little girls clothes, and I thought nappies would be very complicated but after seeing a re-useable it looks easier than other things I have sewn!

Does anyone know if there are different needles for sewing nappies? I thought there was only one type of needle for sewing machines but I read somewhere that you need a ball point pen needle, is that the normal needle or another type? I have got a brother industrial sewing machine

 

[wantababybump]

With some diaper sewing you do need to use a ball point needle as it prevents holes which can cause wicking. (I think anyways-correct me if I am wrong lol) I have read a lot of people use ball point needles when sewing elastic and using PUL. I'd love to make my own dipes but I just dont have the money to buy the supplies...I have to order everything online as my fabric stores dont have the right things. Maybe next baby I will make my own!

I do have pics of my bibs:
This is an order I made for a friend with terry backing and cotton front
https://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk238/Percilla1987/2011%20projects/DSCF1448.jpg
https://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk238/Percilla1987/2011%20projects/DSCF1451.jpg

This is a soother saver bib...I made the pattern myself so the neck is too big and so is the piece to attach the soother so I have to re-do the pattern for the 3rd time lol
https://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk238/Percilla1987/2011%20projects/DSCF1461.jpg

And this is a bandana bib and I made the pattern so it needs some tweaking as well...going to make the front of the bib a little smaller and the tabs a little thinner so it fits around the neck not as bulky
https://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk238/Percilla1987/2011%20projects/DSCF1503.jpg

I make other stuff...have made little snuggle blankets, i spy bags, crayon rolls...just recently I made a crayon roll but modified to fit someones crochet hooks in...I havent made big things like sheets etc but I would love to!

 

[Kaites]

I sew too but lately have been focusing on knitting and hand-dyeing wool yarn I've made diapers but our stash is more than complete at this point so most of the sewing that I do is little dresses for Emma and different covers for our mei tai carriers. I always use ball point needles for diapers too- both the PUL and all the various stretchy materials work best with them.

 

[Zen_Jenn]

I love the soother saver bib, what a great idea.

I sew sporadically. I was on a carrier kick for awhile, and made 6 mei tais (4 for other people who requested them and gifts), and a podaegi. I use the ones I kept all the time.

I have made my own diapers, but I had problems with leaking, and couldn't be bothered to figure out why, I just bought some used ones off ebay. Now I have 6 yards of PUL and about 30 microfibre towels, and nothing to do with it.

Here's a pic of some of the bibs I made before bubs came along. They have a layer of terrycloth in the middle
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4415088862_81c06e7063.jpg
bibs by jensteele03, on Flickr

Now I'm on to softies, I made two owls, two platypus' and two geese this weekend, they are headed to Christchurch (where the earthquake was) to a kindergarden.

So pretty much I find something interesting to sew, obsess about it for a couple weeks, then the sewing machine sits gathering dust until the next obsession comes along.

 

[princessellie]

i love sewing aswell, ive had a massive break recently cos i can only get stuff done when both babies are asleep/quiet which doesnt happen very often lol, if you wanna have a look at some of the stuff ive made, i have a fb page with it all on, used to have a shop but have had to close it down for now all of my stuff is still on there thugh to look at https://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=millies&init=quick#!/pages/Mammy-Made/312570471052 x

 

[2Princesses]

Wow your all so talented and inspiring I never thought of making bibs, dd3 is very sicky so I could do with making some really.

I spent ages browsing on the luckysprog website hoping to buy lovely printed PUL at good prices but it turns out that you cant add anything to the basket for buying and I think the website isn't working properly or something There I was thinking I can make my own nappies for a cheap price but

 

[RaeRae91]

Some of my work
https://s1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/Ray_Cur/

 

[gills8752]

wantababybump - that ladybug print is soo cute! love your bibs!

I've managed another quickie quilt for the buggy/car seat.https://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/189641_10150417532135346_568215345_16973453_7309147_n.jpg

Now I'm working on a memory quilt with all her baby clothes.

 

[Kaites]

Quilt looks great gills! Nice work Rae!

This is what I've been working on so far this month- some hand-dyed wool and the shorties made with it and a pair of scrappy longies. I've got a couple other knitting projects that are slowly being worked on atm too.

https://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy65/kayjengirl/Emma%20for%20sharing/mar11a001.jpg https://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy65/kayjengirl/Emma%20for%20sharing/mar11a008.jpg
https://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy65/kayjengirl/Emma%20for%20sharing/mar11a023.jpg https://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy65/kayjengirl/Emma%20for%20sharing/mar11a024.jpg
https://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy65/kayjengirl/Emma%20for%20sharing/mar11a025.jpg

 

[princessellie]

ooh they are LUSH! x

 

[JellyBeann]

In ordered some raw wool yesterday...I am going to have a bash at hand felted slippers for LO

 

[Kaites]

I'm working on something similar (well, until I got distracted by my new serger)- I have the French Press Knits pattern for women's slippers and I'm trying to size it down for Emma There are some cute felted boot patterns on Ravelry that remind me of Uggs

 

[JellyBeann]

I cannot find any patterns I like, have you got a link for any?? x

 

[lynnikins]

katies i might have to talk you into making me some shorties for EJ lol

i really badly need a sewing machine

 

[Kaites]

JellyBeann- Here's the link to the pattern I mentioned before. I haven't tried it myself but I thought they were cute Most of the other booties on Ravelry look like elf boots, lol

Lynnikins- lol, just let me know if you want some- shipping might be a bit of a pain though (Canada Post is notoriously slow). Have you checked out freecycle or something similar for a sewing machine? Might be a good way to get one for cheap

I did more yarn dyeing this weekend- will have to upload piccies to Photobucket later I'm sure I'll have some more stuff to share after the weekend too since I plan on playing with the serger while hubby takes Emma out for a while. I can't wait to make Emma some little summer dresses