Pregnancy and beyond jumpsuit

My darling husband gave me this beautiful Hatch collection jumpsuit for my birthday last April. Hatch collection have a trendy selection of clothes for pregnant and not so pregnant fashionistas. I received the silk jumper in mint green. I totally love it!

The jumpsuit is so comfortable it inspired me to make my own version. As the pattern basically only exist out of 2 pieces it was pretty simple to copy. I choose a coral lightweight cotton, for comfort as well as easy maintenance. The front opens with a little hook and the jumpsuit is large enough around the tummy to be worn throughout pregnancy. Afterwards I think it might look nice with a belt...

Mini jumper makeover

My love for secondhand shops keeps growing by the day... I have to say, lately I've been stunned by the prices of some baby clothes. I mean, who buys a woolen baby romper or a mini jacket for a 3 month old baby for more than 100 euros?!?

Luckily I've discovered some really nice secondhand shops in Belgium with a nice selection of used baby clothes from a wide selection of brands and qualities. And it just makes you even more happy when you can find that super bargain...

A few days ago I found this adorable sleeveless jumper, or debardeur as we call it. For only 4 euros I thought it was a bargain. 

I just thought I could make it look slightly better by adding my own little touch. I found these cute little buttons in the shape of schoolbags...

And look what a cute button can do... 

Another bear hat

You might remember I made the Where is the bear hat from Oliver+S's Little things to sew for my friend's son. Well, now I'll have one myself soon as well I just had to make him one too of course!

I had some of the fabric I used last time left and as it's so nice and soft I decided to use it again...

                          Wish I could wear it too...

 

Bibs and burp cloths

Time to make something useful... As I didn't have any bibs or burp cloths yet I thought I'd go for that. I'm so grateful now that I kept  all those scraps of fabric that I collected over the years!

I  made simple bibs in 2 different lenghts with snap buttons. I down loaded the pattern from Chickpea sewing studio . The burp cloth I drafted myself.

                                Bonne apétit little one!

Nid d'ange

About 2 years ago I visited Osaka. Japan being the mecca of cutesy cottons I went on s fabric shopping spree that put my bank account in the red. 

I found this Toraya shop (via Adey of the sew convert) in the covered shopping arcade in central Osaka. You can believe the amount of adorable fabrics they sell there...

Anyway, 2 years on and I've nearly gone through the whole stash. One of the last fabrics I had left was this dark grey colored cotton with rabbits. 
I decided to make a little angel nest with it...

Again I used a Citronille pattern (Nid d'ange). It's perfect to place inside a pram and will keep the baby nice and warm. 

I lined the nest with a very soft dark grey cotton and used the same cotton the cover the buttons. 

                                  Sweet dreams angel!