Hoot Kinda Hoodie

Last winter I purchased this hoodie pattern from Heidi & Finn and, hello 12 months later, I finally gave it a crack!

I also managed to stumble across the most hideous ladies winter knit dress in an op shop for a couple of bucks - and let me clarify - hideous in that the print was completely inappropriate for a grown woman to parade around in but oh-so-cute for a kiddy! So, seeing its potential I snapped it up and decided it was perfect for this little project.

I got to cutting out my pattern pieces and wondered just how easy this would be as it is also fully lined. Worry not! This pattern is super easy to follow which is generally why I favour etsy patterns over commercial ones which I generally find pretty complicated.

I used some stretch knit for the lining that you may remember from these pj's I did a while back, and the finished product goes a little something like this....

Its been over a week since I finished this and I've only just convinced this little monkey to try it on. Ok, so convincing isn't really what went down - I had to bribe him with lollies in exchange for a few snaps!

Trying hard to look like he's into into it, but totally getting distracted. 

Are we done? Wasting no time in getting it off!

Poo Poo Bum Bum - change pad cover!

Another baby post coming your way!

I recently bought a new pad for the bub's change table. While the little seaside creatures may be a bit cute its still kind of, well, blah. Here's what it looked like pre-makeover...

I had some terry-like fabric in my stash that I picked up ages ago for a couple of bucks in the remnants bin and thought it was perfect to cover this little baby up. There are loads of tutorials out there for this kind of project (like this one over at Sir Bubbadoo) and here's what we ended up with. My pad wasn't anywhere near as deep as the one in the tutorial so I made a few tweaks but basically the process was the same.

I added a strip of the apple fabric also hiding in my stash to add a little bit more interest and ta-da! One jazzed up change table that will be a little more comfy and loads warmer for a tiny tooshy this winter.

And the convenience of whipping it off for a quick wash following little messes speaks for itself....I'm thinking I'll need to throw together a few more of these babies!

Itty Bitty Baby Pants

I know I know, its been AGES since I got my butt into gear and actually posted something on here. The good news is I am now officially finished work (well, my paid job anyway!) in anticipation of the arrival of bub number 2, so with any luck I can get my hands into loads more projects and be a lot more regular with my posts. Here's hoping.

As you can imagine I am a little obsessed with all things teeny tiny at the moment and have whipped up these little baby pants which are a total copy cat of a cute Bonds number.

 

 I am all for comfort when it comes to newborn clothes & these are just the tonic.

Three pairs down, many more to go! I am trying with all my might to keep them as unisex as possible but just couldn't resist using this gorgeous leopard/pink combo in case we have a girl this time.  Hey, even if its a boy I might just throw them on for a few minutes to see how they look! (Ahem, just don't let hubby in on that one)

Oh and I should mention that these are all made from old shirts that I don't wear anymore with a little ribbing for the cuffs. So when cleaning out your cupboards think before you throw - you may just have the perfect use for those old clothes!