Alana, the young woman who cuts my hair, will give birth to her first child next month. The little girl's name will be Kora. I am making Alana and Kora some burp pads using the fabric and pattern in the photo above.
Funny how times change. When I had babies, they wore cloth diapers, which came in handy when I needed a burp pad. I just used one of the soft cloth diapers. And although I envy moms today for not having to laundry soiled diapers (no fun, I promise you), I believe a cloth diaper must be much more comfy on a baby's bottom than a paper-and-plastic one. On second thought though, those plastic pants that we had to put on our babes to keep the wetness in the diaper couldn't have been too comfy. And you never hear about diaper rash anymore. So I guess Pampers are good for everything concerned--except maybe the landfills.
Anyhow, I'll post photos of the burp pads and share the pattern and instructions when I've finished making them. There's even a video, which makes the process look easy peasy. We'll see.
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On 02/02/2016, Dolores Tanner said ...
You know, I don't like books that go along nice easy slow but moving to an end that comes just too fast, yes!! like the writer got tired, very unsatisfying.. there needs to be some development of character or something, story?? You can tell there are not that many pages left and how can it just end like that...
Will have to pick up the Revenant see how the book is, the movie was really hard to watch at times, the bear attack was horrifying... had a friend who did not like the movie at all, too bloody.. well it is a real story and those times were darn right bloody and dirty and cold!!! (I just about froze watching the movie :) Ha!!)
On 02/02/2016, Sylvia said ...
Hope you are feeling better. I like your farm blocks. I think we have similar reading styles. You might enjoy books by Elly Griffiths.
On 02/03/2016, Barbara Anne said ...
What cute fabrics you've chosen for little Miss Kora's comfort and her Mommy's use! Hope the pattern is easy to use.
Yes, cloth diapers were handy as burp cloths and my parent's made use of my left-over diapers around the house and Dad's wood shop until they were threadbare. I was given a package of cloth diapers at a baby shower before DS1 was born, but I never used the diapers on the baby. They're still in use around the house for clean-ups and polishing!
Hugs!
On 02/05/2016, Pat said ...
Learned recently from my niece who just had a baby girl that the cloth diapers now are "fitted" and can be adjusted with the baby's growth, up to potty-training! Soft, pretty patterns and no landfill. I like the burp cloth pattern. I have some flannel I can use for burp cloths; is that safe? It's not something the baby would wear...
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