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| Nursing cover with tarry-cloth pocket on inner corner. |
I found this pattern online, which replicates the bebe-au-lait style of nursing cover. I figured it wouldn't be too hard to sew a square of fabric with a neck strap. Ha! How wrong I was. Thank God for my friend Cynthia, who loaned me her sewing machine and walked me through it.
She convinced me to go all out, and include the corset boning in the neck (it bows out, and allows you to see baby and allows air to flow). Cynthia is a quilter and had told me about a quilting trend to incorporate selvage into quilt designs ("selvage" = the raw edge of fabric with the manufacturer's name/logo on it). So I made the neck strap with the selvage to impress the cool kids.
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| Strap and neck boning |
I always imagined I'd be totally happy to whip my breasts out in public to breastfeed. But I quickly realized with Rosalía that I wasn't so into that. I always ending up covering us with a blanket or burp rag. I figured La Tercera and I would do our thing thing in style this time.
P.S. I found this awesome Japanese fabric at The Common Thread, and it's one of many amazing Echino designs.
2 comments:
Good job Susie. I have a sewing machine, but straight lines and bobbin threading be damned! My mom made some of my clothes when I was young. I wish I was better and more motivated (I have been collecting squares once Ollie's grows out of some of my favs., one day I plan to make a quilt from them), but would really like to learn how to reupholster.
So how's babes?
Love,
T
Babes is still hangin' in there. Just sent you an important e-mail about said babes.
Yes, I cut out squares from all the onsies my friends made for Rosie, with the intention of making a quilt. The bag with those squares has been in the back of my car for...mmm...about 2.5 years. Sigh...
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