Nesting, literally

It all began when I decided to buy a sewing machine just before my baby-girl was born. I simply reckoned that each household should own one... however the secondary reason was directly connected to my nesting instinct. Literally! I wanted to have a "baby nest" for her (http://www.babynest.se/), so that she could sleep undisturbed in our bed in the first weeks of her life. However, I found all the choices available on the market rather plain and too expensive. It shouldn't be too difficult to make it myself, I thought.

And so I purchased a Singer Heavy Duty 4423 sewing machine as well as some fabrics from IKEA. Then I let myself be inspired by other mums that published their instructions on how to sew a baby nest on the web. A few hours of working and voilà! My first sewing project has been completed...

A baby nest. It can be opened as the child grows.

All in all, I was very satisfied with my first sewing achievement. As was my daughter.

: design: my own, inspired by http://unggravid.blogspot.com, http://lindabireseveriksson.blogg.se and http://6-barnsmamma.blogspot.com

: fabrics: Saralisa by IKEA plus a mattress (3cm tjock skummadrass från Åhléns).