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Latest diapers

I tried out some new techniques and new patterns. Kinda fun.Pattern: Rainy Days, size 2Outer: cotton knit (Fabric.com)Hidden layer: Bamboo hemp fleece (naturesfabrics.com)Inner: Bamboo velour...

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An old project that came home

I mentioned in a previous post that I got back into sewing early last year, when I decided to make a Texas A&M wetbag for one of my Aggie friends who was expecting a baby and planning to cloth...

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Fleece: Are you ready for some football?

 Ah, fleece. If you've been following my blog from the beginning, you know that "fleece" was the most-used tag in my tag cloud for quite a while. Then summer in Texas hit... and fleece is not exactly...

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Chapel dress

I have been sewing lately, just working on a big order of diapers for my friend T, and waiting to post till I'm done with all of them. Almost there!I took a break from that project a few nights ago to...

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T's diapers

Back row L-RPattern: Darling Diapers Unlimited, size medium, using the Chelory methodOuter: "Save the Planet" woven cotton print from an eBay sellerHidden layer: PULInner: Microfleece from the...

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More wetbags

I made these for my friend C. Her son recently started preschool, so she wanted a bag that she could put his spare clothes in, and that his teachers could send any soiled clothes home in.This is my...

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Have I not posted about these diapers yet?

We're on vacation, so I'm not sewing this week. I am, however, putting up tons of vacation pictures on my personal blog. And I noticed that my "Sewing" folder had some pictures that I don't think I've...

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Halloween is right around the corner...

...which means I've been busy sewing! I'm working on Littles' Halloween costume, which is taking forevvvvvvver. So I've been taking breaks here and there to sew up some of the Halloween "Ooga Booga"...

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My new overnight solution!

It ain't much to look at, but it's working out great!This is a Quick Snap Flap Wrap (QSFW), size medium. It's an incredibly simple and completely free pattern that sews up very quickly if you have a...

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Snow White costume

Yep, I'm still here.I know I haven't posted in over a month. I've spent the last month 1) moving houses and 2) sewing Littles' Halloween costume. I think the first was more time consuming, but it's...

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Christmas gifts: Getting back on the wagon

I know, it's been way too long! But I've been busy... growing a person :) That's right, we're expecting our third baby in July! First trimester fatigue has hit hard this time around, and so my prime...

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Completed Kindle cover

Here's what it looks like with the elastic (and Kindle!) on the inside:The elastic pieces are about 2.5" long, and they're placed about 1.5" from each edge. As soon as I sewed them on, my husband...

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Cloth training pants

Let me preface this post by stating that I think that training pants (cloth or disposable pull-ups) are the stupidest thing ever. LOL.The idea behind them is that they provide a transition from diapers...

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More stupid cloth training pants :)

(See previous post for more information about these, including why I think they're stupid and why I'm sewing them anyway :)On the left:Outer: PUL (wazoodle.com)Tabs: camouflage polyester knit...

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Noob's nap mat

One of my earliest posts on this blog was about a nap mat that I made for Littles to take to preschool  It worked perfectly! She ended up using it until just a few months ago, when we stopped having...

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The final stash of stupid cloth training pants (now even stupider, thanks to...

I finally finished the last two a few days ago. Here's all of them (minus one, the white one with the stars on the tabs, shown in this post -- it was still at school):Closer up... the one on the left...

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Do-it-yourself maternity clothes

I hate buying maternity clothes. They seem like such a waste of money, especially considering Q is probably our last baby. Unfortunately, even though this is my third pregnancy, I don't have a ton of...

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Newborn diapers and big sister gifts

One of my good friends just had her second baby a few weeks ago. She's cloth diapering, so I figured I'd try out some newborn diaper patterns!If you're planning to sew newborn diapers, you must check...

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More baby gifts

Seriously, there will be a lot of these this year. Two of my close friends have already had babies, and there are three more due between now and September. Plus myself, of course!One of the remaining...

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Choo-choo's

As previously noted, Noob is obsessed with trains these days. And he is also potty training. The combination of these two things makes for a lot of fun at bedtime, when he wants to wear his Thomas the...

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