Sunday, September 5, 2010

Sew While The Baby Sleeps

If there's one bit of advice I heard over and over and over again, it's to "sleep while the baby sleeps." But what I've discovered, over the past few months, is that I'm much better at functioning on few hours of sleep than on few hours of sewing.

So, in the spirit of all things easy to make, quick to finish, here's the latest -- an 'assembly-required' IKEA table runner:


Who needs a white noise machine to help a baby sleep when you've got the sewing machine going full-belt in the next room?

5 comments:

Kathryn said...

I love that design! And, of course, I love ikea!! :)

ingrid said...

Great runner Astrid.
Where did you get that idea from!!!
Glad sewing is such fun for you.

Jadyn said...

I love this! Both the idea of doing something that inspires you rather than sleeping and the result of your nap-time sewing! Such a happy fabric!

M'Lynn said...

oh Astrid..you make me laugh!

Anonymous said...

Exactly my kind of thinking!