The last few days I have been finishing off these roller derby baby gifts for a friend, you may remember a few days ago I was having a breakdown on figuring out how to make some small skate wheels.... well I ended up buying some buttons and sewing them on. Not what I wanted but better than losing more hair over it 😁
Below are more images and details of what I made.
Left is the final result of the roller derby skate booties
My sister said they look like mini Bont skate boots, I was pretty happy with that compliment 😃 as they must look like skates, not little cars like I thought lol
I added elastic in the back of the baby bootie and they can be untied all the way down the front to get the babies foot in easy. I made these out of black vinyl, blue cotton fabric for lining, foam board insole and buttons for the wheels.
I decided to do 2 sets of bibs with matching nappy/diaper cover shorts, one with the jammer theme and one for the blockers.
I could not find any good short quotes for derby babies so I made up these
- "BORN TO DERBY"
- "LETS JAM"
- "BLOCK THIS"
- "JAM ON"
The bibs are made from plain blue & leopard cotton with the back of a soft black jersey. I hand-printed the words using screen printing ink and a handmade stencil.
I also made some last-minute knee pads to complete the look. Seriously how cute are they? I think every crawling baby needs some kneepads to protect their clothing and save us mums, from scrubbing dirty knees 😁
I wish I had time to figure out a pattern for a helmet bonnet but I just didn't so that's on my to-do list to try next time.
I have to say I enjoyed doing this sewing project, even after all the stress of creating the roller skates pattern and finding real-looking wheels. I am sure the mum-to-be will be happy with her little gift.
Tomorrow morning I will make a little nappy card and sew on the velcro for the bibs before the baby shower.
hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, enjoy it & craft on!
KEEP ON SKATING ON 💗
Do you know a Mum who would love these?
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