I made a new friend over the summer, she was righteous, kind, and curious. We shared secrets, advice, suggestions, lunch, clothes, and went on walks and excursions together. When it was time for her to depart Chicago, she gave me her SEWING MACHINE! I hadn't seen mine in a year, as it was still and remains in storage back in Berkeley. So, with this newly gifted machine, for the first 3 months it sat on the shelf in my closet. I dusted it off and tried it out and figured I'd get to a project at some point! Another month passed by and I got a burst of creativity, motivation, and spiritual inspiration to CREATE more! I took it out, pulled in our patio table, and made it my sewing work table! I took the sewing machine to a great local sewing/seamstress/fashion designer, an older man who knows everything about sewing and pattern making. I took my machine to him after passing his shop several times and looking through the window, wondering what kind of place it was. He charged me $10 to tune up my machine and he gave me (gifted me) 5 bobbins to fit my machine.
After bringing home my machine with new bobbins, I had to figure out what fabric I'd use to make my new obsession: Diaper Covers! Yes, that's right, baby diaper covers!
So I dug through my closet again, pulling out old clothes that I could re-work and utilize the fabric for various diaper covers. The first piece: An old Polar Fleece Jacket!
With its odd yellowish/pea green color, it would be perfect to use for this project, plus a good way to practice my sewing skills (I was a little rusty after not using a sewing machine for over a year!) I free-styled it, I didn't use a patter, I just drew it out on the fabric with a piece of my 3yr old's blue chalk.
Here's the outcome of my first Polar Fleece Baby Diaper Cover:
I then posted it on Facebook to get reviews and feedback, and guess what? I got several responses on pricing and future customers and people asking me to email them when they are ready for 'sale.'
Am I ready to start selling these? I know I'm a birth doula and a great resourceful and creative mama, but I needed more practice! So...for the last 3 days, I've been obsessed with making and perfecting my skills at sewing a baby diaper cover. Here are the covers I've made so far! And, they're all water resistant and reversible!
So what do you think? I plan to make at least 8 more. These are a range of sizes, Small (up to 15 pounds); Medium (15-24 pounds); and Large (24-34 pounds).
What do you think?
