If you’ve seen or made a knit top or dress that isn’t drafted for maternity, you can easily turn it into maternity wear by adding some elastic to the side seam. The RTW dress I used here is not a maternity garment and it shows, pulling around my belly and creating excess fabric at the back. Although I can get …
Sewing Baby’s First Clothes
In the last few weeks of your pregnancy, you might not feel inclined to sew for yourself anymore. Instead, you’re getting distracted by teeny tiny baby rompers, shirts and pants, and you probably have an idea of how you want to dress your baby. Will he or she be the trendiest babe on the block or are you opting for …
How to Sew a Waistband Extender for Jeans
If you’re a jeans-all-day-every-day woman like me, the first thing that probably won’t fit you anymore after you get pregnant are your favorite jeans. With a first pregnancy you might be able to squeeze in for a good few weeks, but with following pregnancies you’ll grow out of them pretty early on. You’ve probably heard of the non-sewing method before …
Featured Designer: Candy Castle Patterns
We’re thrilled to have Rebecca of Candy Castle Patterns as our featured designer this month (September, 2018). To celebrate, their patterns are on sale all month! Use the coupon code CANDY at checkout for 15% off. Read on to get to know the designer a bit better. Hi there! I’m Rebecca of Candy Castle Patterns and I’m so glad to …
Gift Certificates on Maternity Sewing
We’re excited to announce that we now carry gift certificates on Maternity Sewing! When you purchase a gift certificate in our shop you can have it emailed to you or to a friend so it’s the perfect thing to ask for as a gift or to give to a sewist friend. Want to remind a sewist friend who’s a new …
All About Nursing Clips
Nursing clips (also known as nursing clasps or nursing bra clips) are an important little piece of hardware for sewing your own nursing wardrobe. They’re often used in nursing bras and nursing camisoles but can also be used for nursing tank-tops, nursing swimsuits, and nursing dresses. In this post we’ll explain how they work and what to look for when you …
Maternity Style: Roscoe Blouse
Specs: Pattern: Roscoe Blouse by True Bias View A, size 10 Adjustments for my length (5’10”): 1″ added to bodice and sleeves. Fabric: Polyester crepe At 22 weeks pregnant Today I’d like to show off my new Roscoe Blouse! I paired it with a polyester crepe with a beautiful water color bird print. I’ve had this fabric in my stash …
Sewing Self-Confidence After Pregnancy: Rebecca of Sew Pomona
Through pregnancy and post-partum our bodies go through massive changes in size and shape, unfamiliar redistributions of weight, and are constantly changing. These changes can be disorienting and can cause even the most self-confident of women to feel alien in her body. Today on the Maternity Sewing blog we have Rebecca from Sew Pomona to talk about how she used …
Every Mother Counts
When we were working on Maternity Sewing, we were motivated to provide a resource for pregnant women that did not yet exist. Contributing to the sewing community is one thing, but we also wanted to contribute on a larger scale. Since our focus is pregnant and nursing women, we sought out a charity with the same focus. We found the …
Featured Designer: Maven Patterns
We’re thrilled to have Sharon of Maven Patterns as our featured designer this month (August, 2018). To celebrate, their patterns are on sale all month! Use the coupon code MAVEN at checkout. Read on to get to know the designer a bit better. How long have you been sewing? Designing? I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t sewing or …