Cozy Cover RE-fashioned

(above: a photo of an identical Cozy Cover that I purchased... I demolished mine before I got a picture of it)

Well here is another of my projects. A Cozy Cover re-fashioned from a girlie PINK, to an adorable BLUE polka dotted fabric! (Shown below.)

One day while I was out thrifting for some good buys on new(to me) baby boy items... I stumbled upon this cute little pink Cozy Cover. Now, I love pink to pieces because of my first child being the girliest girl any little girl can be but THIS TIME AROUND... I was heading more towards mud, trucks and the color blue... NOT pink! BUT, ONE WHOLE DOLLAR at the Yard Sale Shoppe was way to cheap to pass up! Besides, I'm such a craftaholic-fabric hoarding-sewing gizmo weilding junkie that I already had everything else that I needed at home to RE-fashion that cute little thing!

So,... confusing as it was to my little girl who knew we were having a boy, but SOO wanted a little sister... I purchased the little pink carseat cozy with hopes to re-fashion it into something my little boy would be proud to ride with style in.

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And this is what came of my hours of ripping seams apart, tearing velcro out, uninstalling pink zippers/fabric and worn out elastic. Pretty cute, huh? Well I thought so and my lil guy has been snuggly warm this whole winter and never had a drop of rain grace his sweet little face. :)

(above: Re-fashioned Cozy Cover. NO pink here! The only piece left of the pink Cozy Cover is the sherpa interior. The rest was basically used for a pattern. NOT BAD for just a dollar!! Sherpa, a pattern and a cool new ride for my little guy!)

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(above: opened re-fashioned Cozy Cover)

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Cloth Diapers from Old T-Shirtrs

Hello Everyone,

Late last year I had been trying to get back to my sewing and just couldn't seem to get motivated. I had spent the entire first part of the year EXTREMELY pregnant and very sick. So it was only natural for me to want to get out of that sicky-pooey funk and get back to what I loved doing. Then there it was... little cloth baby diapers, a perfect project for me to start on.

(Please be sure to scroll below for sites on how to make your own cloth diapers!)

( above: teal diaper front)

( above: teal side of diaper)

( below: teal backside of diaper)

My lil guy wasn't even born yet but I was feeling better and they served a great purpose... motivation and once my lil Brahm was to be born they would come in very useful. They turned out really well and super cute!

( above: light green side of diaper)

( below: light green backside of diaper)

The particular diapers shown are made from our Old Navy tees that we could no longer wear because of being too small or stained, etc. So not only were they useful to us but they were a great recycling project. Recycles old clothing, saves me money and helps the Earth be rid of not one but TWO items... old clothing and yucky diapers... for me, that's equal to.... AWESOME!!

Here are a few links to a couple sites that I went to to find how to create these diapers.

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Dianna's Journal has a great tutorial on how to put your diapers together.

http://mayna.livejournal.com/198548.html

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Fern and Faerie has another really great tutorial. "Fast 'n Friendly Fitteds" They have a great set of sizing guides. Then once you have your sizes, etc. You can round the edges and make diapers that have a softer look to them.

http://fernandfaerie.com/sewing_fitteds.html

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I also have a site that I found some other great list of sites for cloth diapers.

Zany Zebra Designs

http://www.zany-zebra.com/free-cloth-diaper-patterns.shtml

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I hope you get a chance to check them out!!