Monday, October 12, 2009

Belt it out

I got this fabric in Japan, the great part is the pattern is in every direction, so the belt can be made any way possible. It will never be upside down. The belt loop I got from my grandma's stash. Thank you Ying Ying!



Everyone knows Asian girls don't have booty, so of course my baby girl has no booty (even with a diaper). Joline calls it, "an extended back." So all her pants don't stay on because her butt won't hold it up. So the only solution is to make baby girl some belts. I've gone to some baby stores and of course they don't make belts for babies. They make overalls. Wow how inventive.



Ok so the belts are easy to make all you'll need are:


fabric (six inches longer then your babies waist and four inches width)
scissors
iron
needle
thread
belt loop


The project can be done by hand which is the great part. Just fold your fabric in half, width wise. Then fold in the edges toward the crease of the fold you just made and then smash it together like a sandwich. This will give your belt a good thick feel. Iron and sew along all the edges. Just remember to fold in the length ends to give it that clean look. Sew one end to the belt loop and you are DONE! How easy is that and you don't even need a sewing machine! Let me know how it goes.