ain't no sunshine...

It used to happen that when my baby was sleeping in her buggy, the rays of sun or the strong lights in the stores woke her up. The temporary solution was to hang a blanket on the hood, but it did not look that nice. Creating my own sun shade should not be that hard, I thought, so I took some measurements and sew this:

The difficulty was how to attach it to the canopy... I went for snap fasteners, which I now slightly regret as using rings and eyelets would make things easier. The advantage of the snaps is that I can attach the bottom of the shade to the canopy when it is windy.

When not needed, I can just roll it up and fold it:

I am quite happy with this project, but in the future I will use rings instead of snaps and attach the tape used for folding to the middle of the shade.

: pattern: own
: fabrics: lovely navy-blue fabrics with tiny white flowers from Tilda and white embroidery fabrics from Stoff & Stil

My white swan

I made these ballerina shoes for my daughter's christening. To add some spice to it, I used a contrasting colour yarn for the sole. They turned out lovely!

: pattern: inspired by Window Ballet Slippers by Nicole Barker pattern, much modified though.

my baby rocks (in her first converse)!

I have had quite many projects under way - and all at the same time. They took some time to complete but now they are finally finished... To start with: crocheted baby converse - the cutest thing ever, but not that easy to make. Now my baby rocks!

: pattern: Crochet Baby Converse by Suzanne Resaul

crocheting again

Awaiting the arrival of the ordered fabrics, I decided to refresh my old crotchet skills and made this lovely beanie for Sofia. The pattern was very easy and it did not take long time to make it.

 She looks really cute in it (but she hates wearing ANY hat whatsoever).

Later on, I added a button and crocheted some flowers of different colours that can be attached to the beanie.



: pattern: Shell stitch beanie

welcome to the jungle

My second attempt to create a new canopy for my bugaboo was much more successful. I started by refining the pattern. Finally,  I am fully satisfied with it. I also used a lovely and eye-catching "Djungel" fabric from JNYdesign. The result has exceeded my expectations.

: pattern: my own.

: fabrics: "Djungel" interlock from JNYDesign, lime green wind- and waterproof beaver nylon from Stoff och Stil and a yellow ribbon.

pimped my bugaboo

Inspired by Mamma på vift and encouraged by my husband, I decided to create a custom canopy for my Bugaboo Cameleon. I got the pattern by attaching an old sheet to the original canopy and drawing a line along the seams. Then I transferred the pattern (from the sheet) to the new fabrics and started sewing. After 3 days working (but on and off as my daughter required much attention), my prototype custom-made buggy hood was ready.

Not bad for a beginner, who has never really used a sewing machine before ;)

: pattern: my own, redrawn from the original canopy. I wasn't fully satisfied with this pattern as I forgot to pin the textile to the hood and the fabrics got a bit out of place (a rookie mistake).

: fabrics: Saralisa from IKEA for the outer fabric and a plain green fabric for a lining.

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).