minky side snap

Rushing to finish off the last side snap pocket nappies this afternoon. Thank god, the two monkeys are behaving and having a good nap today.

Green minky has PUL as waterproof layer and a thin cute printed microfleece.

This time i try cutting a line on the liner so u wont see the pocket gap. Microfleece doesnt fray so i dont even need to sew around the cut area.

The dalmation pocket nappy has ripstop as waterproof layer. By comparison, i find the one with ripstop much lighter and less bulky.




p/s Aunty J hope u like the nappies and most important it fits hehe.

nappy rash

i found out that silk is really good to help prevent and cure ally's nappy rash. I bought a yard of raw silk or silk noil and cut it up and do an overcast stitch around the edges. Line it in her nappy and her nappy rash cleared pretty fast.

Untreated/raw silk has sericin which is antibacterial, absorbs and releases moisture easily. It is an effective natural way to help calm and repair inflammation from nappy and teething rash.

Wool longie

It takes forever to knit a pair of longie. When it's halfway done i almost gave up. i even knitted one side of the leg cuff different from the other one (1 side has 2 ribs and other side has 1 rib) but i cant be bothered fixing it. Anyway, i think it looks alright overall and it's a really warm and comfy longie.

Bags, bags and more bags

My husband is terrified of hearing the word "bag". Everytime i mention the word bag, first response is dont tell me u are getting more bags. He thinks i have too many bags for all different purpose (sometimes the same) and gets very frustrated if i asked him to look for something in my bag. Of course men can never find anything in a woman's bag.

Took 2 sewing classes for beginner the past 2 weeks and guess what we made? hehe BAGS

This is my first sewing class project it's a little pouch. Stitches that i learned from making this pouch is bottonhole, sewing button, blind hem stich, overcast. I've learnt a pretty tricky technique on how to fold the fabric to make blind hem stitch. Now i know how to alter the hems. :)


This is a project for my 2nd sewing class it's an evening purse. The lady didnt teach us how to put a lining though :( In this class I learned how to do those embroidery stiches using wing needle (a thick fat one that punches bigger holes) and twin needle (i broke 2 and not too excitied with this needle). Also found out it's much easier to do embroidery or applique with a stabiliser (a piece of paper fibre type of material). And 1 last thing, i know how to sew a zip now with the proper foot woohoo! This leads to making of more bags- Wet bags!

Wet bags

I've made 3 wetbags so far. 2 with zips on the top end and another with zip on the top front.

Now i dont have to worry the kids' bottle leak and wet my whole bag. I put them all in a wetbag

This is how it look from inside. i do a french seam for my wetbags. Some mums told me this prevent wicking. Well we just have to see how well it works.

Useful DIY stuff

I thought i'll put some useful links:

DIY everything that u can use in your day to day life also tips of reducing wastage.

This site has recipe to make safe cleaning product to patterns for lots of baby items.
http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/index.html

This site has free patterns from beginner to advance level.
http://www.husqvarnaviking.com/uk/507.htm

Saving money, saving time, saving planet. that says it all :)
http://www.savingmum.com.au/

Knitting for baby
http://www.curlypurly.com/soaker.html
http://www.knittinghelp.com/
http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organicwool/newbornpantspattern/Tiny%20Birds%20Newborn.pdf
http://www.dunmani.plus.com/knitting/
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/PATTjuju.html
http://www.nappycino.com.au/forum/knitting-corner/20443-shannons-longies-soaker-patterns.html
http://www.birdcrossstitch.com/soakers/pattern/

Nappy patterns
http://katrinassqs.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html
http://www.thewahmmall.com/
http://handmadebyrita.blogspot.com/

Nappies sewn with my new machine

I've sewn few nappies already with the new macine. I find the teflon foot really useful for sewing
PUL. Below is a camo print flannelette and poly PUL AI2 nappy. It's like a Jamtot's design. Will need to wait for arrival of snap machine to finish it off. I am testing to see if using flannelette as outer will cause wicking. Will let u know the result in a week time.

This is a Dalmation minky outer, with ripstop (nylon) as waterproof layer and inner of microfleece. it's a pocket nappy with touchtape. i've tested it on ally yesterday. so far no leak. she's done a massive poo though and the leak was from the waistline which even with disposable it happens all the time.

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Just comparing the size next to a size L Jamtots Berry Plush.

My new machine

This is my new sewing machine. A mother's day gift that comes early. My old 2nd machine decided to retire just in time b4 mother's day so it helped hubby the perfect gift for mother's day.

It's a Husqvarna Emerald 122. Comes with extra feature of needle up/down when u stop sewing as well as a speed control. Find the speed control function very useful when i need to sew slowly ie. sewing velcro and turning corners. Another useful feature is the overcast stitch which is great for sewing the edges of nylon fabric or fabric that tends to fray. U see i dont have an overlocker so i find this stitch very useful. It also has a button stitch that comes with a foot that automatically measure how big u need to sew the button hole and does it for u. But i have a snap machine on it's way so why sew buttons hehe.

It's still too early to tell the durability and performance or other features that i am yet to learn and find out. But i'll write more review in a few months or years time :)

Newborn/Small nappy

Finally finished sewing a pocket and fitted nappies for my friend laura's baby who is due in August. I used below pattern for the nappies.


Shar's Small/NB for baby with Clicky Hips (suits big thighs)


I wasnt planning to use a dalmation print hence the mismatch color of liner.

This one has a coral fleece outer and a flannelette inner with a microfiber sewn in wetzone

This is how it looks for newborn setting.

btw, the one behind the nappy is ally's new bolster cover. it's coral fleece leftover from sewing her nappies. She loves it. Planning to make a pillow cover soon.