diaper bags diaper bags

The past couple weeks have been spent doing lots of sewing for baby showers.

I had two of them, back to back, for two special ladies.

Special ladies mean special gifts, so I made what I know best, bags.

In this case, diaper bags.

These babies have 10 and 11 pockets, matching changing pads, and some pretty fabric.

I used a little lace and a little rick rack for a little hint of baby, but these bags are just for momma.

They can be ordered custom from my etsy store for your special ladies.

The photos (by Burba and Brian!) look nicer there, too.

Now, off to make myself a diaper-free version...

Not For Combustible Babies

Now that we got my bestie married off, it's time to start thinking about making things for her baby boy, due in September.

Lorraine is a total eco-freak, LEED certified and everything. She is obsessed with not having anything flame-retardant near her child. It sounds kinda weird, but she has a point. Pretty much all baby sleepwear and bedding is flame-retardant. She says that at some point in the seventies or eighties a mass paranoia of spontaneously combustible babies emerged. 

Babies aren't particularly flammable, and all those anti-fire chemicals can't be good for them, so I'll indulge the lady.

Here are some great materials I found, all organic and non-toxic. Now I just need to decide what to do with them. 

One. Hand screen printed and solvent free elephants on organic hemp/cotton by Carly Schwerdt for Umbrella Prints

Two. Organic cotton iron-on applique patch by Crazy Couture Boutique

Three. GreenSTYLE Panda Print Leaf on 60% cotton, 40% bamboo fabric by Robert Kaufman

Four. Enchanted Forest 100% Organic Twill by Mod Green Pod

Five. Block Printed Chocolate Eyelet on 55% Hemp/ 45% Organic Cotton Blend by Home Sweet

Six. Cloud 9 by Mod Green Pod 100% Organic Cotton made with eco-friendly non-toxic ink

Sew Urban

So, now Urban Outfitters has sewing supplies.

I scored a couple Built By Wendy patterns from a clearance bin at Urban a year and a half ago, but it seemed like they had gone straight to clearance and I took it as a sign that it didn't work out.

Not sure how I feel about this one.

They happen to be selling the machine I've had my eye on for some time now, and I guess I do fit their demographic according to the facebook quiz I took today, so maybe they are on to something.

It seems pretty geared toward dabblers, but maybe more people will get hooked and make their own clothes instead of buying that Urban Renewal crap they peddle. More sewers is always a good thing.

But I can tell you right now that someone buying this:

wouldn't be caught dead with this:

I wouldn't mind this for storing buttons or trim:



And I do like this: