Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Latest Adventures in Crafting

As my baby grows older, parenthood is becoming less physically demanding and seems to require fewer accessories. Timmy can pretty much eat and drink from whatever a restaurant gives him. I no longer need to carry around burp cloths or little toys. Most of our outings are just to the parks and playgrounds we can walk to. Lugging my big and heavy diaper bag around seems more and more burdensome as the days go by. With this in mind, I present to you....The Diaper Clutch!



It is a little thing to hold a couple diapers, a disposable changing pad and some wipes. I could throw in keys or a cell phone too. You could also throw it into a bigger diaper bag so it's easy to find amidst all the baby accessories when taking a younger baby out on the town.



It snaps shut, is fully lined and the only exposed seam is just a little teeny thing at the bottom of the inside.



I can't take credit for the design. My friend and I have become obsessed with sewing, and she came up with the pattern for this. I really love my little clutch and I get better and more efficient with each one I make. I think they'll make good gifts for my friends having babies.

My next project is to make a little sleeping bag/nap mat for Timmy to take to daycare. I have the fabric but I'm still trying to settle on a design.

There is this style, or something more like this. If the final product isn't completely embarrassing, I'll post pictures when it's finished.

3 comments:

Izzie said...

It looks so cute. Have you known how to sew for a while? I've wanted to start sewing forever, but I haven't gotten to it. Any tips for starting?

LEO said...

Izzie, I just learned a few months ago...My husband got me a sewing machine for my birthday, so I signed up for an intro class where they taught us how to make a pillow. I highly recommend taking an "intro to sewing" class somewhere local or asking a friend who sews to show you the ropes. Worst case, you can teach yourself the basics by reading the manual for the machine and watching youtube video demonstrations. A lot can be learned from trial and error. Good luck!

Cristy said...

Neat!! I just did a post yesterday about the items I have in my diaper bag right now...SOOO looking forward to having something smaller. It's tough to carry baby and diaper bag simultaneously.