I have been enjoying the chance to reignite my sewing passion, dormant since my skills ceased to be required to produce costumes for the children in their school days. Fashions over the years didn't really incorporate hand-made styles, life got busy and my ancient, but reliable, machine stopped being so reliable. (Hard to deny it retirement, being a wonderful Husqvana purchased by my mother in the mid 70s!) But then I received another hand-me-down machine - my third: firstly I had my mother-in-law's cast-off, then my mother's and now - my daughter's!
But I really needed motivating to get back into things. Most of my sewing tools had gone to a new life with my daughter, a seamstress of some repute, who creates costumes for cos-play and more, mostly self-taught, the latest in a long line of women who sew in both families. When I did turn to sew, I didn't even own a bobbin!
The announcement that my other daughter is expecting our first grandchild, combined with the stiumlus of Pinterest, my passion to avoid disposable products, the allure of new fabrics such as bamboo and my wish to help off-set the cost of preparing for a baby all led me to pick up the "good scissors", get hold of everything from pins to a tape measure and buy fabric!
Here is what has so far been created:
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| Reusable breastfeeding pads - organic flannel, bamboo/cotton toweling and bamboo velour |
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| Burp cloths - organic cotton backed with bamboo/cotton towelling |
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| Taggy toy |
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| Big Butt Baby Pants - Very Hungry Caterpillar (rear view, awaiting elastic!) |
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