Weekend fun!

Well, I have making DD now for just over a year and figured it was about time to try the turned and topstitched version of making a cloth diaper :)  Thus far all of mine have made with the serged side out like this:

I love this style!  Its fairly quick to make and super cute, but who wants to have just one option when it comes to fluff right?! With the serged edges out like this I have read that some babies have sensitivity issues, but Myah has SUPER sensitive skin and this was never an issue.  I did not start using cloth on her till 5 months.


So this weekend I set out try my hand at the t&t (turned & topstitched) version of a dypee. Mine turned out like this:

I used a knit print, a hidden layer of bamboo, and a layer of cotton velour next to baby. Alot of mamas like this style as the there is no serged edging exposed for possible sensitivity issues and it looks good!

You can custom order a dypee or dypees in either style by emailing me at dippeedypees@yahoo.com.  You can view my instock prints here www.flickr.com/photos/dippeedypees, most are still available and I have some others not listed yet so if you like other options just leave that in the email you shoot me :) Fitteds come in a few sizes:
Newborn- birth-about 14lbs
small-12-18lbs
med/large-15-35+lbs
they range in price from $16.00-$24.00

***I am currently in the tester phase of OS system that will go from birth to Potty training, I will post on blog when its ready for sale***


My next project was a carrier for little Miss Myah.  I used a Moby wrap for her when she was younger and loved it!  I must admit though, it was a bit cumbersome to carry around when it wasnt in use, there is alot of fabric. I got a black one so that Hubby would be comfy using it too, here is a pic of him last summer doing yard work with Myah taking a nap:

Here is one more of her away with a better view of how we strapped her in:)

This style worked great till she hit about 20 or pounds, now it is just too stretchy so we find ourselves getting a sore back from carrying her when she wants a "carry me".  So last week I started my quest of finding the next style of carrier that would best fit our needs.  I posted on facebook and got tons of great info on different carriers.  At first I was gravitating toward another wrap style on in a woven material like this http://didymos.com/ but I just was freaking over the prices:(  Then saturday night I was chatting with a friend and she suggested I try a mei tai style carrier, I was certain that this was not for me, but then looked at the link she sent me and began to give it a serious thought.....

Here is the tute I used to make my mei tai http://www.grumblesandgrunts.com/2010/10/how-to-sew-mei-tai-baby-carrier.html, I made a couple of minor changes to mine but over all I followed it pretty closely.  This project is for the advanced sewer I would say, if you do decide to try your hand at it...please remember to triple reinforce all load bearing stitches :)  If  you are not a sewer, or dont have time/patience to make one, I am now offering my version of this carrier as a custom order.  You can email me at dippeedypees@yahoo.com.  I would love to help you completly customize a carrier to fit your needs.  Prices start at $65.00+shipping. Here is a pic of the one I made:

Well I guess I am off to start my monday!  Till next time.....tata :)