I haven't been able to post much in the last week because I've been busy working on a million little things that needed to get done around here before baby arrives; packing the hospital bag, rearranging our bedroom to make room for the rocking chair and co-sleeper, mending, mending, and more mending, repairing a sweater, finishing projects for friends, installing light fixtures, recovering our headboard, making bathroom curtains, ironing and hanging dining room curtains, fall clothes shopping for 2 year old, finishing up early Christmas presents and getting them off in the mail, on top of all the regular stuff that goes on around here. I had a feeling that the baby dropped a few days ago and my 36 week ultrasound today confirmed that yes indeed he is in position and ready to go. So I'm feeling a bit of a time crunch now because there is still SO MUCH I want to get done!! Like getting my inventory in my Etsy shop, doing our taxes and at least 6 or 7 more sewing projects. Ahhh! It seems like for every project I get done, 2 more get added to the list.
Tonight, after everyone was in bed I whipped up these newborn pants out of a fabric bag that a crib sheet came in. I'm a big fan of Under the Nile. They have the best swaddle blankets hands down. I often gift them to new mommies because I just couldn't live without mine when Jack was a newborn. They are soft, organic, great size and have the perfect amount of stretch in them. I also have a couple pieces of their newborn clothes and love those as well. Anyway, I had this bag made out of the wonderful knit their products are made of and had no idea what I was going to use it for. Then I remembered Amanda over at Soulemama, making kids pants out of old tshirts in her book, The Creative Family, and thought that would be perfect. So I literally whipped these little guys up in no time. I think it took me longer to rethread my Serger than it did to sew them. I love that I created something very useful out of something not so useful. Weirdly satisfying. I know newborn knit pants cost like five bucks but still. I think it's more about the repurposing, reconstructing, not being wasteful bit that makes me feel like such a resourceful mama.
Here's the bag.
Pair of newborn pants that I used as a pattern.
Folded bag in half. Folded pants and laid them on top.
Cut out around the pants leaving extra for hem and seams.
Serged the bottom first. Then threaded elastic in waist. Serged the seat and front. Then serged up the inseam. Sewed the hem under. Done. Dang that was easy.
Photos aren't so fabulous because I was doing this at 11pm and well, lighting is crummy this late at night. Speaking of which, it's time for this mama to hit the pillow. I'll be back at it in the morning tackling that crazy list of mine and hopefully, cross my fingers, have something fun to post about :)
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