Bibs

Last post for today!  Just a couple of quick bibs from Lotta Jansdotter's simple sewing for baby.  I've made up some 'lemonhoney' labels which you can just see on the side.  A friend of mum's wanted me to make some bibs for a coworker, and I cut out the backing back to front...twice.  Clever me.  So I chose some random bits of fabric and made these for G. 

I forgot to take photos of the bibs for the friend.  Whoops.

Nappy - a knock off Itti Bitti

I bought a couple of Itti Bitti D'lish nappies which are gorgeous - bamboo inners, very soft, very trim.  The mediums are on the smaller side for G though, and they don't last too long because of their trimness.  So here's my version, using the Rocket Bottoms pattern but modifying the tabs to be narrower and only have a single row of snaps.  The bamboo trifold insert is wider than the itti bitti one (14 inches instead of 11 inches, but the same length - 11 inches). Minky outer with hidden PUL inner.  The hidden PUL makes it slightly bulkier - I've just bought some PUL film to use with the rest of the minky I have, and apparently Greenbeans will be stocking laminated minky later in the year.  Laminated minky is supposedly horrible to sew with, but how hard can it be!  I'm sure I'll regret saying that...

Dress, top and pants for my niece

Niecelet no. 3, H, has turned one and I finished her birthday outfit a couple of weeks ago - G and I are going down to Wellington this weekend though so didn't bother posting it. 

Top is Amvic envelope neck tee, dress is from a Topkids pattern book (used the top half of a pinafore pattern that had a full skirt, which I eliminated).  Pants are the same as a pair I made for G, just longer - H is taller and slimmer than my little pudding.

Pyjamas for winter

I am still alive, I promise!  There has definitely been sewing going on, just that my camera isn't working so I haven't been able to take photos of it.  Have borrowed the very swish iphone however to take some photos...

Here is the wee one in her new jammies - bamboo knit for the top, flannel for the bottom.  Good old Amvic Knit Kit envelope neck tee, and pants from a Topkids magazine (can't remember which one, but I eliminated the side seams when tracing).  So snuggly and lovely to cuddle.