Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how to add an exposed zipper to the front of a dress.  It’s a cute detail, but it also has a very practical purpose.  It turns a regular dress into a nursing dress!  She came … Read More...

Rae from Made by Rae shows how you can make a cover for a nursing pillow.  You can make it to fit any nursing pillow, as you’ll trace around your pillow to get the pattern.  It has a zipper on … Read More...

Ashley from Vauvasaurus didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a nursing pillow.  After all, she says, they’re basically just big curvy pillows.  Instead of buying one, she made one herself.  She shares the pattern she made and … Read More...

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shares a free pattern for a nursing cover.  I’m sure you’ve seen these in the nursery boutique-y stores.  It’s a lightweight cotton cover that ties around your neck, with boning at the top so you can … Read More...

This dress by Charity from Say Grr Sewing is so pretty!  It has a long full skirt and a ruffled surplice (crossover) neck.  It also happens to be a nursing dress.  The surplice neck easily moves out of the way, … Read More...

Tricia from Leafy Treetop Spot shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her knit wrap dress for nursing mamas.  This is such a cute dress!  No one would ever guess it’s a nursing dress but when it’s time … Read More...

Cass from Cass the Coolest shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a cute breastfeeding top out of a tube top.  It has a edgier, cooler look than many of the breastfeeding tops you can buy at … Read More...

Jodi from Sew Fearless shows how to alter the pattern for an empire waist top or dress to add an opening for nursing.  The elastic opening just under the bust allows for quick -and discrete- nursing.  Brilliant!!  Get the tute… Read More...

Kristine from Liberated Mind created a new cover for her nursing pillow, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it.   Buying these from the store can be really expensive, and the selection tends to be limited.  Making one yourself … Read More...

Polly from Helping Little Hands shows how to make this reversible nursing cover.  This would make an awesome present for a new mother! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Helping Little Hands]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, nursing, baby, cover, reversible[/tags]