Phoebe's Nursery

I was lucky enough to have Phoebe's nursery picked up by Ohdeedoh and made into a nursery tour shortly before Phoebe was born.  Since then, it has been featured a couple more times, including today in a post about pink nurseries.  If you haven't seen it before, I would love for you to take a look here...

Super simple PJ Pants

Fall has definitely arrived here in Michigan these past couple of weeks, and while we still haven't had to resort to turning on the heat (my husband is crazy about the thermostat), it gets pretty cold at night. 
 

 After whipping up this pair of cozy fleece pants in about 15 minutes (seriously!), my goal is to not buy Phoebe any pajamas for the rest of her life.

 

I made these using the Quick Change Trouser pattern from Handmade Beginnings by Anna Maria Horner.  My only changes were not using a contrasting yoke fabric, and they are not lined and therefore, not reversible.  Michigan winters or not, two layers of fleece would have been a bit much.  What I love about making these is that since the fleece doesn't fray, I simply finished the edges with a zig zag stitch which cut out the hemming step all together.

Now I just need to find a good shirt pattern that covers that big old baby belly.

Past Project Friday

Every Friday I will be posting some sort of crafty project that I have completed in the past.  It could be anything from baking, to sewing, needlecrafts, art, decorating, etc.

 

These baby pants were made for my dear friend Lisa upon the arrival of her new baby, Peter.

 

I had absolutely no experience in sewing clothes whatsoever, so I basically traced a pair of baby pants that I had received for a shower gift (I was pregnant myself at that time) as a pattern.  Unfortunately I didn't stop to think that the pants I traced were knit, and these were a woven cotton.  No stretch whatsoever.  I think they might have fit him for about a day.

Luckily his momma is a pretty amazing sewer, so I don't think Peter went pantless for very long.