Growing up, my grandmother was a true homemaker, while my mom was
the professional woman-a registered nurse. My grandmother was many thing but
one thing she excelled at was been a true homemaker. She was a stay at home
mother of 6 kids, an expert on sewing, rug making, weaving, knitting, cooking
etc, I mostly enjoyed cooking so I learned from her at a very young age how to
cook. We used to laugh at her when she would insist on her granddaughters
learning craftier homemaking skills. According to her, a females work is best
exemplified by been home with the kids, and having the necessary skills
required to be a homemaker. Well that didn't sit well with any of us girls
since we all wanted to be like our mom. However, lately I have been
having more of a crafty creative itch. I call it an itch because I am not sure
if this mood would last. I hope it last because I am having a midlife crisis
trying to find hobbies I enjoy outside work. I am also starting to second guess
my chosen profession and confuse about my next path in life. Until I can figure
out what I would like to be when I grow up, I am deciding to take on little projects
around the house.
My son goes to daycare five days a week because my husband and I
work fulltime outside the home. Every week, I would take him to daycare with a
fitted sheet and blanket. I hate this part because on busy days I will always
almost forget collecting everything. I have always wanted a nap mat but didn't
want to pay too much for it. So today I picked up few items to make my own nap
mat. I had an old nursery curtain in dots so I decided to use this curtain as
my bottom fabric. I used two different bloggers DIY nap mat tutorial (sew4home and sewlikemymom)since this is
the first time ever I will be attempting to sew. I watched a lot of youtube
videos about how to use a sewing machine. I had to learn it all. Mind you this is
not the best however, I have very proud of myself for trying
Supply list can be found on either of those blogger site. When I sew
another one for a friend, I will post my tutorial.
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| Used an old nursery curtain for bottom fabric (dots fabrics) |
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| Sewing the attached pillow |
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| The End product. Hope My baby boy enjoys sleeping of a soft cuddly mat on top of his cot |
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