Boppy Cover

I have less than a week until my due date!  I have been a busy little bee in the baby room.  I plan on having the baby sleep in with my 5 year old eventually but for now, she will be taking over my sewing room.  So lots of boxes of fabric and trim have gone to the basement and things have been consolidated and donated to make more space.

I love having my own sewing space so this is a little hard for me but it's also fun to set up for the new family member.  This week I'll share all my little projects.  First up is a cover I made for a boppy.

I used this tutorial and vintage fabric (remember this dress for Anne?).  This fabric is soft and lovely.  I just love the retro look.  I plan on nursing this baby even though nursing isn't super easy for me- especially at first.  So I bought a brand new "naked boppy" and made my own cover.  Trying to get in the mood, ya know??  Like I mentioned before, I put away lots of trims and sewing items away in the basement and realized that my zippers were down there too!  The boppy comes in a nice carrier and I just used the nice long zipper from the plastic carrier for my pillow!

Just a warning about following this tutorial (at least for me)  The fit was a little off and I just ended up doing my own thing with the zipper.  I guess I am not as zipper savy as I thought!  The main adjustment to the fit I had to make was in the inside curve.  I took it in about an inch and this made the fit more snug.

More projects to come in the next few days!

Comments

[Nadia]

Hi, I'm a looooong time reader (but not commenter) of your lovely blog. However, I just had to speak up today when you mentioned that nursing is difficult for you. It is for me, also. I just had my third last year and was having a total breakdown on the floor of my bedroom when the baby got hungry because I was in so much pain. I made a little prayer for help because the last thing I wanted to do was turn to formula. And then I came across this: http://www.amazon.com/Motherlove-Herbal-Company-10011-Nipple/dp/B0007CQ726/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352302696&sr=8-1&keywords=motherlove+nipplecream
It has saved my nursing relationship with my tiniest baby - the one who needed it the most. Lanolin never worked for me but after my husband brought this home for me, I was not even complaining within three days. For me, it's a miracle in a bottle. My baby's 14 mths now and still nursing away, this is also really helped me through her teething. I'm not affiliated, just a very satisfied Mommy and I wanted to share this with you. Best of luck. Nadia

[laura lovic-lindsay]

Thinking of you and hoping you feel as well as you look... because when I saw you that day at the store, you looked FABULOUS! :D

[Mariel]

Love the Boppy! Makes me want to make one too. Glad to hear you are still sewing. Good luck!

[cate]

less than a week... how exciting! Good luck, I'm sending you best wishes and kind thoughts for an 'easy' delivery and hope the boppy does it's job to help you out with the nursing.

[Trish]

Nice to hear you are nesting! Pretty great feeling ... welcoming an unknown future.