I’ve been in a really big crafting kick lately. Not sure why, but my mood to make things doesn’t seem likely to go away anytime soon. I have been jumping from project to project and making some pretty cool things. Several months ago, I had a double baby shower to attend for a couple of friends I’ve known for years. If you know me, I’m a huge baby product nut. Ask me about just about any baby related item and I can probably give you a huge list of recommendations. So whenever a baby shower comes along, I always want to make sure I’m giving the mom-to-be something that is actually functional, useful, and of course cute. I try to aim for things that they won’t be getting from others or something that they may have never heard of that might actually become their best friend. In the past, I’ve always bought off a registry and then added that extra gift, but this time I decided not to go off the registry at all which is a huge turn around for me. For sentimental and economical sake, I decided to make something. Originally I had wanted to just make a small handmade item to add to my store bought gift, but that changed pretty quickly.

The one thing item that I always want to give to anyone expecting is a stretchy wrap. I loved my Moby wrap so much and it was a lifesaver for the first several months when my baby would not nap without being held. The problem with the Moby is that I can’t afford to buy everyone one. I’ve always heard it was easy peasy to make so I decided this was the perfect time to figure it out. I found myself some jersey knit fabric at the local Hobby Lobby, used my 40% off coupon, and I was off. I was only going to do the wrap part, but then I found THIS TUTORIAL so of course I had to add the fabric on top to make it even more special for each person.

Stretchy baby wrap tutorial

A quick test run with my preschooler