Adjusting maternity pants

I have 2 pairs of maternity jeans and I had issues with both pairs. My first pair shrunk in the wash and became floods with my first pregnancy. The second pair were saggy butt jeans that I bought during my second pregnancy. I just lived with it during my second pregnancy and rarely wore the flood jeans. Most of my shirts covered the sag anyway.

Well, here we are with the third pregnancy and I want to wear my jeans and I want to look decent in them. I knew I had to make some adjustments so here is what I did:

1) With my first pair of jeans, I unpicked the hem, decided how long I wanted my jeans to be and re-hemmed my jeans. They are the perfect length now! The only problem is that now the bottom of my pants are darker than the rest of my pants and there's a white line due to wear at the bottom of my pants. I used a blue crayon to color in the white and then I ironed the crayon on to see if it would help. It did a little bit, but I'm not ashamed to have the darker bottoms and white lines. It's better than having floods! (Article: How to Remove Hem Marks)

2) With my saggy butt jeans, I used this video tutorial from Cotton and Curls to take in the seam. I still have to cut the seam out and iron it flat and then possibly do a top-stitch on them. I haven't decided if I'm going to do it, but I probably should so it looks better.

I didn't take any pictures yet, but maybe I'll get around to it soon.

Large T to Fitted T

I had a blue t-shirt that was kind of big on me - big enough that it stretched well and I wore it while 9 months pregnant with my second son. I decided I needed to try and fit it to me so I went after it with some scissors, pinned it and sewed it up. I think it turned out great. Tutorial here from This Mama Makes Stuff.

Boy's tie

D needs a bit of excitement added to his church wardrobe so I thought ties would do the trick. However, after looking around, I am not interested in paying $12 for a tie or about the same for a tie and a new shirt. We have enough shirts. Enter the iCandy faux tie tutorial. I made D a tie and it's not my favorite, but it was simple to make and it looks okay with the shirt he has on. I may make a velcro tie next.

"Flirty Apron"

Christmas gifts! I gave my mom this apron for Christmas and she loved it. It just might be my favorite. When I saw the tutorial for this "flirty apron" I knew I had to make one for me. Once it was made, I knew I had to give these aprons as Christmas gifts. I got the tutorial here. I hope you try to make one too. It really is simple and fun to make as well!

Lovey Blanket

I made a lovey blanket for someone special. The idea behind lovey blankets is that Mom sleeps with the blanket for a few nights and then puts it in the crib/bassinet with Baby so that he or she feels that Mom is close. Not to mention that the blanket is very soft and cuddly. I found the tutorial here.

Brimmed Beanie

I made this for my little guy, but it ended up being way too big and it fit me instead. It's a very easy project and can be made in less than an hour. Tutorial found here.

Another receiving blanket

I love these and they are so easy. Here is another blanket I made in preparation for my little guy to come.