Talented Mommies

This is my latest creation which I cannot claim is 100% my own. I started with a great pattern from one of the ladies at my local quilt shop ( thank you Kim) and modified it from there to fit a toddlers smaller frame and special toy needs lol! Aidan could hardly wait until I finished it before he had it on and was heading out the door! Most kids I know love to carry their own bag and this is a great way for them to do it and experss a little of their own personality too. Aidan picked all the fabrics, the inside, outside and straps so this is all him. I was shocked that he didn’t pick the train fabric, but I think it escaped his attention . I was able to stitch in 2 rows of stars for an added touch of fun. I love that he can now carry his own stuff, even a wipes and a snack. He feels good about having some say in when he has a snack

To give you all a little background on my son, and the immediate necessity of the sling I redesigned, let me 1st start out by telling you we are a very tall family and Aidan is no exception. I am guessing the next babies that come along will be much the same. He was born at 10lbs 12 oz and a week early (THANK GOD!) and not a fat baby at all. He has continued to grow at a rapid rate and is still tallish for his age. Now he HATED the 1st sling I had purchased at Target. It had too much padding so I assume he felt suffocated. The front pack worked for a little while but provided me no screen for nursing. I ordered a pattern for a ring style sling online and started to tinker with it. I added an area of padding in the shoulder that is low profile and still adds that little extra softness for your shoulder. Then making the “tale” long enough to use as a nursing blanket, I special ordered aluminum rings that are tested to hold up to 1000 pounds! (I challenge any of you to try to hold a thousand pound baby). I then changed the width to accommodate the very short and small women or tall women like myself. My sister is built like a super model so I needed the same sling I used to be able to adjust to her extremely slender frame. In the end this is what I ended up with. This was made especially for our client Jen Dinger and her 7 month old baby girl Isabella. Same sling on a WAYYYYYYY smaller person. Jen is a whopping 5′3″ and this is still a perfect fit (more pictures with Jen and Izzy in a later post). We have used this style sling on the beach in the waves, at the train show to keep track of a toddler, at the mall to carry and then nurse a new born and many many other ways. This sling is amazingly versatile and I would love to make one for you too. I have a number of colors and patterns to choose from and am always willing to do special orders. I have even made one as a special occasion sling out of silk duponi! Please email with inquiry’s as prices will depend on your requests

This is my latest WIP (work in progress), a quilt called Big Fat Queen. It is a fast moving quilt pattern with the fabrics for this one being beautiful batiks of oranges, reds and yellows. It is for my mom but as you can see my darling son has snatched it from the work table (aka my dinner table) before I could get the borders on. I am hoping to get the borders on this weekend but with a 2 year old and just having gotten back from my 2nd surgery in 2 weeks on Wednesday, I have a LOT of cleaning to catch up on. On a brighter note my hubby will be back in under a month now!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!!!