My first sewn toy was from Heather Bailey's Effie and Ollie Elephant pattern. I love love love this pattern. This was my first, and I have made a few since then (my new ones actually look a lot better). They can be made with less than a fat quarter, probably you could actually get two out of one fat quarter, although I have not tried. There is minimal notions, just some safety eyes (or black thread), a little interfacing and of course poly fill. The pattern is beautifully clear, and once you get going with these they come out pretty quickly. I plan on making a heard of them for our future kids.
So it's probably becoming noticeable that I make a lot of baby things for someone that is "subfertile" as the Reproductive Endocrinologist puts it. I have days where I wonder if this is wise for my own sanity. So far though, it feels right. I love to knit and sew and I want my baby to be surrounded my handmade things. I really don't think I will have enough time in my pregnancy to get everything made that I want to (especially since we plan on doing cloth diapers, and I want to sew all of them).
When I make baby things it doesn't make me feel sad that we don't have one. It just makes me feel warm and happy thinking about one being in our house. I know that one way or another we will have a family, and I can just save things in the meantime for when that happens.
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