Baby Project No. 3: Baby Crib Bumper

Baby crib bumper is a very common baby product, where it is put around the the baby cot to avoid baby's legs, hands or head trap in between the cot slats.

Well, initially I wanted to get one set of the bumper but was like S$100+ for one set (without bed sheet). It's so expensive. So, I've decided to make one. Thought it would be easy...

I wanted to get a cute material to make the bumper and it has to be like more than 2m long... Cos, normal baby crib bumper is around 2m long. Went to Chinatown and Spotlight but just couldn't find suitable fabric. UNTIL, I went to IKEA last Friday!

I saw this cute fabric from Ikea, but it was a quilt set for children. My hubby said, can buy one set and dismantle it, since it costs around S$12. Not very expensive. So, we bought and I started to dismantle it that afternoon. WOW!! True enough, the fabric was measured around 2.5m by 1.5m. It's big enough to MAKE TWO SETS of BUMPERS!! Besides that, the fabric is thick and the cartoons are so cute.

So, I've completed the first set of bumper which I did it for the first time yesterday afternoon. Pretty tedious.... Especially sewing the pad. :( I've put two layers of pad so that it's thick enough. If you look carefully, the sewing was badly done.... But hub said, it's OK, baby won't notice... hehehehe

Gonna make the 2nd set today. Hopefully 2nd set is easier than the 1st set... :)

A Small Little Hat for Baby Rachel

Finally, I can blog about this... I've made this little hat for a friend's, YL, daughter.

This is my first attempt. I got the pattern from one of the Japanese Cotton books that I've bought couple of months back. Never had a chance to try, cos I always thought it would be difficult to make, plus I'm very bad in using machine to sew... =P

Phew! Got it right for the first time.

I'm glad that YL also likes it very much. :)

Baby Project No. 2: Baby Pouch

While packing my hospital bag, I didn't know where and how should I pack my baby's stuffs... Some of my friends put them in a zip-lock bag... Hmmm quite unhygienic, don't you think so. So, I decided to make a baby pouch, just for packing baby's stuffs...

It's a simple pouch that I've divided it to 3 compartments....

These two compartments are for diapers/nappies, mittens & booties and hanky

And lastly, the bigger compartment is for baby's clothing and towel.

This is how it looks like when I fold the two side together. The size is around 22cm by 28cm... Just nice to put inside my hospital bag. :)

Baby Project No. 1: Bean sprout Husk Pillow Cases

Finally, starting on my baby projects... Well, most of them involve sewing and I never know how to sew properly... =P

Start with the easiest project, making pillow case.

If you follow my blog, I have this entry about bean sprout husk pillow. My cousin told me it's very useful. So, I made 5 more pillows.

Look easy huh.... BUT I've spend 1 hour plus on the first pillow case. =P Thanks to my aunt, she taught me how to get my sewing right. Otherwise, I think I'll spend more than an hour.

I like the fabrics very much. I bought them from Spotlight and Chinatown.

Diaper Stacker from Aunt Rosie

Aunt Rosie made this diaper stacker for baby Joel. She completed it within a day... Cool!! I like it very much. Thanks Aunt.... :)

That little boy standing beside the diaper stacker is my cousin, Bryan... Well my aunt called him naughty little Monster... Hehehe.... :)

Making Bean Sprout Husk Pillow for Tong Tong...

Bean Sprout Husk Pillow is for babies & toddlers. According to the older generation, husk pillow is used to calm babies and made them feel more secure. According to my own study, babies like to have something pressing on their back or stomach, as the husk pillow has a certain weight. The husk is pretty light weight and it will not cause any discomfort. At the same time, it is porous, so, baby still feel cooling while using it.

The most challenging part of making the husk pillow is CLEANING the husk.

Initially, it was pretty hard to find the husk. My mother-in-law was telling me that I need to get it from the bean sprout supplier. Well, consider myself very fortunate, I managed to find bean sprout husk at a market near my place. :) The uncle was very kind to give me a big plastic bag full of husk at NO CHARGE! =D

Like I've mentioned, CLEANING the husk is very tedious. Thank GOD my Mom-in-law is pretty experience in the cleaning process. First of all, she had to pick all sprouts out from the husk. Then later, she washed it in hot water because it's kind of smelly... AND, she had to do a few times to get rid of the smell. Then, the husk MUST be dried under an optimum sunlight. Unfortunately, during that past few weeks, the weather was cloudy. If it's not dry enough, it will start to rot & smell. So, she had to wash it again. :( Took her 3 weeks to finally clean the husks. Big thanks to my mom in law.... :)

See the end result?? The husk has to be very very dry....

The size of the pillow case that I've made was around 30cm by 20cm. It was a bit too big. The ideal size would be 30cm by 15cm.

Then, I rolled up a paper like a cone to assist in pouring the husk into the pillow case.

Once completed, I've made a pillow cover because husk pillow is not suppose to be washed.

I've made this specially for my dear niece, Tong Tong....