Baby Carrier- Podeagi

So I decided to try sewing another baby carrier. This time I tried a different carrier using this tutorial. It's called a Podeagi (can you pronounce that?!?! I can't)! :)

I had some fabric left over from the previous and decided to use more of that up.

It was VERY easy to sew! It did get a little monotonous sewing the strap (which is about 180 inches long). But well worth it. Now I just need to wait until the baby comes to try it out. I tried it on with A's stuffed monkey, but it didn't work to well (the monkey is pretty squishy and my stomach doesn't help much either). :)

Close up of the fabric: (sorry the picture is kind of blurry)



The carrier itself:



I have been sewing a lot lately: I have sewed matching skirt and shorts for A and the New Baby and also had got some help from my neighbor lady in helping me turn a regular skirt into a maternity skirt.

My next sewing project: I would like to use the same material from above (I have a soft spot in my heart for paisley) to make a new diaper bag from this tutorial.

Stay tuned we'll see how long it takes and if I do it. :)

A's Room

Well I was able to get A's room cleaned (and it still is clean 10 minutes later). :) Here are few pictures of her "big girl" room. She loves it and plays in there most of the day. She's been in it since her 2nd birthday. Daddy did a great job painting the walls and we got the bed spread from great-grandma.

I got the large mirror on her wall from a thrift store for only $15!

Many of you know I'm a huge hat fan...Grandma Gabbi gave me the idea of displaying some of A's hats on a shelf (using wine glasses as pedestals). I have decided to change them seasonally, but haven't done it yet.

The three canvass paintings were from my sister to A for her birthday. I love them!

The swags above the windows and the flowers (hard to see) on the dresser and pillow behind the name plaque were all from our wedding. The flowers were actually my wedding bouquet.

Baby's Room....almost finished!!

We got some new-to-us furniture for the baby's room. With Annika it was stuff that I painted white. The crib was broken (the railing wouldn't stay up). A couple from our church graciously gave us this crib and changing table! What a blessing it is!! It has TONS of storage (even the crib has a large drawer underneath it) and we were able to move the dresser from this room into Annika's "big girl room" (which I will post pictures of soon...hopefully...if I can keep it clean for more than 10 minutes). :)

I also made slip covers to go over the chair cushions in the corner (this was a chair we got for free when we first got married). The fabric matches the bedding and wall hanger (that I made Annika when she was a baby).

My favorite part of this room is that it's not overly cluttered (yet). I still need to take down the stuff on the shelf (since it's Annika's) and figure out something to put up there.