Some New Projects

So as I posted about my clothes pin bag before I have some pictures for you all on what I did to remedy the problem, I made my own out of an old hand me down dress that was given to us for Mila. I would have never put it on her and was saving it for her to use for her dolly's when she get's older so I figured I may as well try my hand at the pattern I found on line.

I turned the dress inside out and sewed up the arm holes, I sewed up the bottom of the dress and I sewed a straight line in the back of the bib that goes around the neck of the dress. I also sewed the back of the dress together at the first button hole so that it stays permanently shut. Before I did this I put the hanger in cause it would not have fit after I sewed it up. I also just used an old dress hanger from one of Mila's dresses so that was free also. All in all this project took about 10 min's from start to finish and cost me nothing at all to make.

The front, you can see how I stuffed the cuffs of the arms in and sewed it and then the same with the ruffle on the bottom.

This is the back, you can see the stitch that I made on the bib around the neck and how the row of buttons being open on the back make a perfect pocket for you hand to reach in and grab out pins when you need.

I also made a Katrina Diaper Cover Soaker tonight, I was super surprised at how easy it was to make, here is the site for the pattern and the instructions if your interested in make it.

http://katrinassqs.blogspot.com/2007/10/free-soaker-pattern.html

 I don't sew, I have a machine and I can sew a straight line but I have never followed a pattern before and this was surprisingly easy. It was done up in about a half hour and I found the most time consuming part was cutting out the pattern, pinning it on the fabric and cutting the pieces out. 

I used some old fleece blankets that I had laying around that we were not using anymore. I think this one turned out good. It was easy to sew up and the instructions were really easy to follow. I will be making more of these in the next few days.

This is the front, I also added two extra layers for the wet zone so you can see the stitching there. I know the lines are not so perfect but I really don't mind, it's not like I am selling these or anything.

This is the back, I think that I may have messed up on the right leg cause for some reason it's got a pucker there. I am not sure what I did but it could have been easily messed up cause those legs were not to easy to sew on. Like I said I am new to this and I kept stabbing myself with the pins.

Never Thought It Would Be So Hard

To find a dang cloths pin bag. We have been everywhere looking for one but not one store in our town has one. So far I have tried Walmart, Target, Lowes, Homedepot, Bed Bath and Beyond, Pier One and Wallgreens. Sooo I am pretty sure we are not going to be finding one in our town. 

So do people not hang clothes out to dry anymore? Why not? I mean for us it saves us money, keeps our house cool in the summer cause the dryer is not going as much and it suns our diapers to keep the stains down and the bacteria out.

I have taken to hanging our clothes and all stuff out there to dry. I even bought more line to make more of my ghetto clothes line I had posted about before. I now have 5 lines strung all the way across and a half line strung between that I normally use for undies or diaper covers.

I do have to say that I hate hanging the clothes out on the line cause here in California it get's pretty hot out there on the concrete slab we have and there is no shade. I try to get out there either late at night or early morning but today I did get stuck out there at about noon time and it was hot.

So after much searching I found a pattern online to make my own clothes pin bag and I may try it. You use an old childs dress or button up shirt. You sew the bottom shut and then use a child's clothes hanger to use for the hanger. I know I have something hanging around here I could use so tomorrow the search will be on. 

I just hope I can find something cause I really am getting sick of bending over and trying to get pins when I am holding the clothes in place. It would be great to have the pins right at hand level so that I can get my job done faster so I can get back in the nice cool house.

I will try to get some pictures if I do succeed at my cloths pin bag and post the pattern also so that if any of you all are having issues finding your own clothes pin bag then you can stop the search and make your own.