Maternity Makes

Posted on December 7, 2023

These past few months have been busy with all kinds of things, but as things slowly start to slow down for me, I wanted to share a few new pieces I sewed recently. As you’d expect from a now 37 weeks pregnant mama, the pieces I will share today were made with pregnancy and postpartum in mind.

The first one is like to share is another (is it my third now?) Heyday dungarees, from Waves and Wild. I made this one out of a very stretchy purple and yellow floral print my mom-in-law graciously sent me from Peru. While I don’t know the exact composition of the fabric, it feels very soft to the touch, it is matte and very very stretchy. I made the dungarees in size medium, and omitted the pockets to give all the space to the beautiful large floral print. I used encased seams with a top stitch for the body pieces, and normal seams for the straps, loops and hems.

Because of the immense amount of stretch the fabric provides, I was actually able to size down to something that will fit me postpartum while still being able to accommodate my growing pregnant belly. And I am so happy with this piece, I cannot even begin to tell you! I will definitely get a lot of wear out of this, pregnant or not!

The second piece I wanted to show you today is this nursing friendly Lily Top from Sew Over It. With the two overlapping front pieces, it makes this top perfect for both pregnancy and postpartum, even when used with a non stretch fabric like I did here. The fabric I used is a vintage fabric from Germany I got from kleindermache through one of her fabric destash. I am not sure what the fabric composition is but it is very light and airy, which is why I thought it was perfectly suited for a sleeveless top. The pattern comes with both a cap sleeve and longer sleeve, but I opted for no sleeves at all and finished the edges with biais tape instead.

I love the colours and print of this fabric and I hope it will fit as well postpartum.