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I finally made a mei tai for ME!

This is the fourth mei tai I've made from Kristen's Scandi Mei Tai tutorial.  I love every one of them!  The first three were gifts for friends and cousins having their first babies.  I finally made one for me! Here it is being tried out for the first time by hubby and Miss M. (Just imagine me trying to carry her around while 7 months pregnant...nah, I'll let hubby do the heavy work!)

(You can click on it to see it a bit bigger).

You can see how neglected Miss M is when I sew...that pathetic falling-down ponytail!  Oh well, at least she kept herself busy with stickers (you should have seen my pant legs)!

Here's some shots of the ones I gave away.  I hear they are much loved!





These two were for two of my cousins.  My other cousin picked out the fabric and I did the sewing.  Funny, I just realized that all of these were for boy babies!


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  1. Nadezhda KonovalovaSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    Your mei tais are really cute! Your cousins are really lucky to have you around!

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  2. yvy @ mistyeizNovember 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    oooo, i have been meaning to make this since b4 dd1 was born. now she is already 2+!!! LOL but dd2 is abt 7mths so there is hope to churn one of these out. lol how old is ur dd?

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  3. In a Bethlehem stable « Sprouting FlowersDecember 1, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    [...] my biceps are sore from holding the baby so many hours in a row!  I usually put him in my mei tai when I’m going to be holding him so [...]

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