Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Megan Nielson Perfect Nursing & Maternity top

Whhhaaaaaatttttt??? Pregnant!!???

No my friends. I am not in that kind of way, but my sister is and I've been putting my sewing powers to good use and making for the lady with the baby.

My sister arrived in Australia from Canada in December with Megan Nielson's Perfect Nursing and Maternity top pattern and a piece of really nice Liberty knit fabric - Oh my the fabric! She came requesting 'help' to make one. "Yeah, yeah" I say. "Give it here".
The finished top is quite nice. It fits well and Sarah says it's comfortable. I toiled the pattern using some basic grey t-shirt fabric from my stash as I couldn't bring myself to cut into the Liberty without testing first. The fit was spot on. There is a little more room for her to grow and the top has that funny under thing for breast feeding. I didn't know these tops existed when feeding my little ones, but they sure look handy for keeping things discreet.
The pattern came together easily with no dramas. Most of the top was constructed on my overlocker, except for the hems. For any machine sewing I used a zig zag stitch, set to .5mm wide.

My sister and her family are back home now and enjoying some cool freezing Toronto weather, just as we are preparing for a scorcher with temps over 40!

We actually discussed our bushfire safety plan last night. I'm sure you've noticed the trees over my back fence in my photos. There are many and they are close and they connect to a national park, so we are somewhat at risk. My husband wanted to show me how to use the fire hoses, but my plan, with three kids, is to leave early and stay at mum's. She has a pool and good AC :)

Stay cool and stay safe friends.
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7 comments:

  1. You make sure that all of you are well out of danger today. It is going to be a shocker down your way. Fire plan should be to get out early and stay out!
    Maternity top looks great - that fabric is just beautiful!

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  2. Ohh very pretty fabric. Keep cool and safe!

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  3. Does your sister sew? I'm helping organise a little sewing/blogger get-together in Toronto in a month or so! :)

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  4. That looks like an intriguing top - I don't recall seeing this sort of thing when I was pregnant or breastfeeding!

    I think we need a bushfire plan too... we have remnant blue gum forest one house behind us, a tail of parkland that stretches out from one of the big national parks. We've only discussed vague fire plans but watching the blue gums sway in the hot wind - and having 2 other kids over to look after for the day - I am feeling a bit edgy!

    Thanks for your comment on my blog - I really want to come along to the meetup this time, can't wait to meet some fellow sewists IRL!

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  5. The top looks great! I'm actually making one at the moment and wondering, how did you find the waistband after sewing? Did the weight of the rest of the top stretch it down or was it holding it's shape properly? Can't decide whether I need to interface that piece or not (the midriff piece). Thanks :)

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  6. It looks really good! Not that it's worth going through all the work of being pregnant again to wear one :)

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  7. This is the wearer - Christy's sister- here to answer Yana's Q. I wouldn't interface the waistband because I think you still really need the stretch in that department (especially if wearing while pregnant when "waist" is a ridiculous idea). The stretch made for the final garment here is pretty sturdy so I'm not seeing it lose shape - yet - it's just resting on the bump a bit. I hope it will still be OK when it's been worn in the post-baby-phase.

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