OhSewCrafty Blog

The only cross stitch project that saw any action this month was my son’s birth sampler.  Last time:

Now:

As you can see, I finished the bottom right quadrant, and continued.  The tree (heart of the forest, as I think of it) is nearly finished, and I’ve stitched the chipmunk and faun to the left of tree.  In fact, the bottom half of this project is nearly complete!

I also completed some sewing for the nursery.  I sewed around 40 9″ square double sided flannel wipes to use with my cloth diapers (thanks to Rachel’s Nest for the idea).  I have a small spray bottle which I fill with water and a drop or two of baby soap (Mustela Dermocleansing).  I spritz his diaper area before I wipe him down, and feel that gets him much cleaner than the disposable wipes we used before and it’s certainly very soft.  Yes, we moved onto cloth diapers and I love it!  I totally recommend the Best Bottoms system.  It’s easy and contains the mess very well.  

I also sewed 2 diaper pail liners (laundry bags) out of printed PUL (waterproof fabric).  As a diaper pail, I got a 15 L stainless steel steel step can from Bed Bath and Beyond- where it was on sale and with a coupon, quite reasonable.  It opens and closes easily, replacing this one from Target, which makes a huge bang like shot when you step on the pedal to open it.  Not optimal when you’re trying to keep things quiet and calm in the nursery.  

Anyway, I used this smart and simple tutorial by Runs with Spatulas, though my can was a different size.  Conveniently the trash can came with (disposable) custom fitted liners, so I used one for my pattern (adding seam allowance, of course).