Homesteading: A Woman's Journey

Today's Sewing Projects

Today, I finally got to do some sewing again.  I made a new baby ring sling for carrying Micah in.  I had some moss green linen fabric that I had originally bought to make a dress with.  The fabric was a perfect weight of linen to make the baby sling from as it is strong enough to hold Micah securely, yet light weight enough to not be too warm in the summer.  The sling instructions came from Sweet Things Baby Slings website.  Leah, the owner, used to make and sell baby slings as a home business but as of May, 2008, she has closed her business and began offering her sling instructions on the webpage for free.  She has instructions for making and using both the ring sling and the pouch type.  The ring sling took very little time for me to make.  I serged all the edges before hemming them.  Leah's instructions were very easy to follow and I now have a new sling for Micah that I can't wait to try out tomorrow.

Another sewing project was making a stack of new diaper soakers.  A while ago, I had been given an interesting diaper soaker.  Made of a doubled layer of terry cloth, the soaker was shaped like a cloth diaper buyt without elastic or closures.  The soaker had an additional rectangular piece or doubled terry cloth with rounded corners that was sewn down the center of the soaker to give additional absorbancy.  I love this soaker over any other type I have used.  I wrap it onto Micah, then wrap a diaper cover over top.  At night, I can use it inside of another diaper to give extra absorbancy as a night diaper.  Using the serger, I was able to sew up a stack of these soakers in very little time.  The one change that I made to the soaker was the way the extra layer was sewn in.  On the original one that I was given, the extra soaker layer was stitched down the middle with a single line of stitching that went down the length from one short end to the other.  When I dry this soaker in the dryer, it takes more than one full cycle to dry it thoroughly.  To solve that problem of drying time, I instead stitch the extra soaker across the short end at the back of the diaper only.  This makes a "flap" that will allow the soaker to dry faster, whether it be in the dryer or hung out on the clothesline.

Tomorrow, I hope to get some more sewing finished.  It seems that the list of clothing and other sewing projects never ends when you sew for your family.  I love it!

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03:28, Saturday, July 26, 2008 .. Posted by a1health

Thanks for the link! I've never heard of those soakers. Interesting! Have a nice weekend.
Blessings,
~Farrah