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Jan Andrea offers an amazing collection of free patterns and instructions for sewing your own breastfeeding accessories. Click on the links to:
Sew your own nursing pillow (like a Boppy or Brest Friend)
Make your own nursing shirts from regular t-shirts
Convert a regular bra into a nursing bra (particularly helpful for hard-to-find sizes)
Convert a regular bra into a hands-free pumping bra
She also offers patterns for:
All kinds of slings and baby carriers, including no-sew ring slings and ring-less slings or tube-style pouches
Breastfeeder’s diaper bag/purse
Cloth diapers and cloth menstrual pads
I wish I’d known about all of these sooner! Now I can’t wait to get sewing!
Don’t forget about the projects I offer here at Breastfeeding 1-2-3:
How to Sew Your Own Baby Bibs
How to Sew Your Own Baby Sling (ring sling)
How to Make Your Own Beaded Nursing Necklace
As always, if you make any one of these projects, please consider sending me a photo of yourself and/or your baby and the finished product to be published on the blog!
I’m depressed. I am not a very well to do person and I don’t own credit cards. I am trying to find out how to make a bra from scratch. I cannot find anything online. no bra making classes are available in my city/country. please help me. I’ve searched many websites- but all require me to buy a pattern. isn’t there anybody out there who teaches how to take measurements and draft a pattern for a bra. I’m trying to equip myself to provide for the family here. please please help
Hello Manisha,
I am developing a little app that might do what you’re looking for. It’s based on
http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/developing-a-simple-bra-pattern-from-basic-bodice-block
and
http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/constructing-the-basic-bodice-block
you can try it out here:
http://www.justincouchdesign.com/patterns/
let me know what you think:
justincouchdesign [at] gmail [dot] com
Hello Manisha,
I am developing a little app that does something similar to what you’re asking. You can check it out here:
http://justincouchdesign.com/patterns/
Email me here:
justincouchdesign [at] gmail [dot] com
and let me know what you think.
1178 days ago
[...] For this month’s Carnival of Breastfeeding, we are sharing tips for saving money while breastfeeding (see more entries at the end of this post). My tip is not strictly for breastfeeding, although I did share a reader’s tip yesterday on a frugal choice for a nursing bra, and I have previously written about Five Money-Saving Alternatives to Traditional Nursing Clothing, and I have several tutorials on how to make your own Hooter Hider-Type Nursing Cover, Knitted Nursing Tank Top, Pullover Crew Neck Baby Bib, Baby Bib with Neck Ties, Ring Sling, Nursing Necklace, Nursing Pads, Baby Booties, Cloth Diapers, Nursing Pillow, Nursing Shirt, Nursing Bra and Pumping Bra, Cloth Diapers, and More. [...]
1257 days ago
[...] For the ultimate in cheap nursing bras, you could try sewing/converting your own. You can find instructions [...]
1472 days ago
[...] Bib with Neck Ties ~ Ring Sling ~ Nursing Necklace ~ Nursing Pads ~ Baby Booties ~ Cloth Diapers ~ Nursing Pillow, Nursing Shirt, Nursing Bra and Pumping Bra, Cloth Diapers, and More Tags: baby bib, baby craft, bib, bib pattern, breastfeeding, craft, free, free-pattern, lactation, [...]
Thanks Shari! Come back and let us know how it goes if you sew something!
I love these suggestions!
1740 days ago
[...] One other option is to sew your own nursing clothing. [...]
1850 days ago
[...] if you’re shopping for a nursing pillow! Surprisingly, no one reported that they’d sewed their own nursing pillow. Here are the final [...]
1892 days ago
[...] How to Make and Sew Your Own Baby and Breastfeeding Products: Baby Bibs (Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Baby Booties (Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Cloth Diapers: How to Buy Used or Sew Your Own Cloth Diapers (Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Nursing Necklace (Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Nursing Pillow, Clothes, Bras and Cloth Diapers (Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Ring Sling (Breastfeeding 1-2-3) [...]
Small world!! Thanks so much for passing on the link. I’m glad you find the information helpful.
Oh my gosh – I am just getting to this entry into the Festival of Family Flair! How funny, as I just submitted my own entry into your carnival. ;)
Anyway, I am sending this link to a couple of my online lists right now! I know so many of the members there will appreciate this compilation. Personally, I can’t sew, but I’ve purchased these things from WAHMs who do. Although I *have* always wanted to make a no-sew wrap… no more kids for us, though, so maybe it’ll be a gift. :D
1938 days ago
[...] Those costumes look very well put together, a poetry play sounds a lot of fun and educational too. (Thanks, Allison) Angela at Breastfeeding 1-2-3 presents “How to sew your own nursing pillow, shirt, bra & pumping bra, cloth diapers & more“ [...]
Glad you liked it Shelly! Let us know if you end up sewing anything–I’d love to hear your review.
Great links, thanks!