Elliot's collection

i decided it was time to do a little sewing before i went into labor. dan says the fabric i chose for elliot's collection is way too girly. he has a small point, but instead of saying it looks girly, all i'll admit to is maybe it looks a little more babyish than any other bag i've sewn for ethan or any other boy... he said the fat rick rack was too much, and doing his name in lower case REALLY made it look girly. but anyway, it's done, and now i can load it up for the trip to the hospital. i chose to pair seersucker and canvas - i liked the way it turned out. i did do a few things i don't normally do for customers, like making it waterproof on the inside of the bag and changing pad & putting a pocket on the changing pad. putting in the iron-on vinyl makes clean up so much easier; you'd be surprised at how gunked up the inside of a diaper tote can get!

to use all the fabric, i went ahead and made him everything in my repertoire (bag, changing pad, hooded towel, burp cloth & bib). i make a couple of different styles of bags, but this one is by far the easiest, and well, i'm into anything easy these days. i had a good time sewing it all, but the whole time i was sewing i kept thinking about my sewing room i'll have soon!! yipee!