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Hi All! A little about myself, I'm a 27 year old living in Jersey with my hubby and our 75 lb fur-child, Gunner. I recently landed my dream job as a Speech Language Pathologist in a huge acute-care hospital in our area and I couldn't be happier! In addition to my "day-job", I moonlight as a crazed crafter, lol. I have been a lover of anything "crafty" for as long as I can remember but didn't have time to actually ENJOY the crafts I was making until I finished up with my masters degree. Now, I'm done and have some more time available to create things that I love. Hope you enjoy!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Nursing Cover

So as many of you may know, my friend Erin was pregnant.  Well her little poppy, know known as Nathan, (I'm in love) made his debut on Feb 16th!  She was planning on breast feeding from the beginning and I offered to make a nursing cover for her. We took a trip to JoAnn's to pick out some fabric and Erin fell in love with 3 patterns, so I made it work!  Here is it :)



Not sure if you can tell by this picture, but it has boning in the middle of the top so Momma can peak in and make sure her little man is on task and it also has adjustable straps so she can decided how high or low she wants the top

I'm pretty excited because I learned how to make hidden seams for this!  When Erin fell in love with using the three patterns, I was worried because typically when I sew different fabrics together, the ends are loose on the inside.  Which is normally ok for blankets and things because no one sees the inside.  But I couldn't have little frayed ends hanging in Nathan's face! 

So here's a little how-to on making hidden seams :)


Ok first, you put your fabric WRONG SIDE together.  The main piece of fabric should be on the bottom and the border piece should be on top.  


Then you fold both fabrics up as far as you want your seam.  I used a 1/2 inch.  Do this the entire length of your fabric, pinning it in place along the way. 


Next, you flip it over the fabric so both RIGHT SIDES of the fabric are facing up.  This is where it gets a little tricky because you'll have to gently pull the pins out and re-pin it so the fabric can lie flat. 




Next, you sew it one stitch on the RIGHT side of the fabric, then flip it over and sew another stitch on the WRONG side.  This will anchor your hidden seams and it will look like this :)  


This is the back!  So proud, no frayed ends in Nathan's face!




Tuesday, February 8, 2011

MomMom

So I haven't been in the posting type of mood.  January was really rough for me and I think my mind and body really just needed time to relax and mourn the loss of my mommom.  She was an amazing woman and I had the privilege of knowing her for 27 years.  She was a wife for 68 years, the mother to 6, grandmother to 12, great grandmother to 5, and friend to countless.  She was a constant supporter during my childhood, always rooting me on during soccer games even if she couldn't physically be there.  She encouraged me to be the person she knew I could be and always made me feel welcome in her home by offering me endless amount of food :)  She showed me what unconditional love is, taught me to be dedicated and headstrong when needed, and always lent an ear when I had stories to share or needed words of encouragement.  She was an amazing mommom and I am eternally grateful for having someone like her in my life.  <3