A couple nights ago I made a list of all the sewing projects I want to finish. Last night and today I got to work on my #1 project - making cloth wipes. It makes no sense to me why I should use cloth diapers, but then have to keep another trash can in Samweli's room to throw disposable wipes into.
I finally decided to cut up his receiving blankets to upcycle instead of buying new flannel. I also upcycled a pair of old corduroy pants that I had sitting around that I will probably never fit into again. (Selling them at a garage sale, I might get $2. Buying a 1/2 yard of corduroy = $5 + tax. I think I made the right choice.) The before pictures are below:
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| I ended up using only the receiving blankets with white backgrounds. I didn't need all of them, so I'll save the others for another project. |
I was so excited about how these turned out. I've heard some great things about corduroy getting poop off babies' bums so I'm looking forward to testing it out for myself. This project also meant that I got to use my new serger! Well, it's new to me at least. It makes me want to serge everything! You can't possibly imagine how much fun it is until you do it...I'm not kidding. :) Pictured below are my super-cute cloth wipes:
You can see that the wipes fit into a normal dispenser and, when folded correctly, even pop up as you pull them out!
Here's a list of my projects still to come:
- Zorb 2 soakers (absorbent inserts for my cloth diapers)
- Pillow case (for my sister's friend)
- CD for the diaper swap
- Serged cd with ruffled legs (with practice materials)
- QSFW flat made with Zorb 2 (to try out as an overnight diaper)
- Diaper cover (to go over his overnight diaper)
- Wetbag (can be used to transport anything wet - diapers, swimsuits, etc.)
Just for the record, I am hoping that this blog doesn't turn out to be ONLY about my sewing projects, but for now, that's just what's keeping me busy! I hope you have an amazing Memorial Day. While you're enjoying your holiday, spend some time reflecting on the lives that have been sacrificed so that we could live the way we do today - those of our veterans and the greatest sacrifice of our Lord, Jesus Christ!
1 comment:
they are so cute! i've made a handfull of wipes myself i really love them, i'm ready to get him back into Cds and use my wipes again as well. since i've had a stash of size 1s i've just been using them the past few weeks. plus he grew out of his newbie stuff and had to order more prefolds. excited to start again! i think its fun plus it will save so much money in the long run! :-)
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