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09.06

maternity bow belt

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I get bored with clothes really quickly, so 9 months of rotating a limited collection of maternity clothes doesn’t work for me! Instead, I like to incorporate lots of flowy non-maternity blouses in to give me more options. Usually I would belt them at the waist, but belts are so uncomfortable on my growing belly! But I still want some kind of definition and shape to my outfit. So I made a special belt with super stretchy elastic and a cute little bow. This will totally work if you’re belly isn’t growing, too! Just measure at the waist instead of under the bust.

Materials:
*Fabric: Any fabric will do, but a heavier weight such as home decor weight fabric will look great! If you have a lighter weight fabric use an interfacing to give the bow some stiffness.
*Stretchy elastic: Make sure you find something very stretchy so it isn’t uncomfortable. I’m using ruffle elastic.


 Pin two pieces together, right sides together and sew them up, leaving a 3″ space in the middle to turn. Repeat for the other pair.

Sew it up at 1/4″. Before you turn, clip the corners.
Then turn right sides out and pin the opening closed.
Topstitch the opening closed and backstitch at each end.

 Then measure out a piece of elastic to go above your belly. (Or if you’re not expecting, measure it for your waist or hip). Sew the two ends together.

 Tie the first bow piece around the elastic.

 Then tie the second one around both the elastic and the first bow.

And you’re done!

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11 Comments

  1. saskiiaa

    09/06 at 3:03 PM

    That’s adorable! :D what a great idea~

  2. Shauna@shwinandshwin

    09/06 at 3:20 PM

    So cute! You and I are sharing brain waves this pregnancy, I made almost an identical bow belt only my bow was made from floppy lace, I love the stiff bow! I also put mine on regular elastic, ruffled elastic adds that special something, I absolutely love this!

  3. Brittany

    09/06 at 3:33 PM

    How cute is this?! I swear, following your blog is dangerous, because you make one heck of a cute preggers. Almost makes me wanna get knocked up. Husband would kill me if he knew my thoughts right now ;)

  4. calinai

    09/06 at 4:07 PM

    cute…its so typical and nice to see you in purple :)

  5. Jacklyn Byers

    09/06 at 6:17 PM

    You are too cute!! You look great in purple. This is one of my favorite photos of you!

  6. Cherished Bliss

    09/06 at 8:39 PM

    You are one of the cutest pregnant ladies ever! : ) Love the bow!

  7. Jess@craftiness is not optional

    09/06 at 9:57 PM

    so adorable! Your bump, and the cute belt!

  8. Amanda @ The Little Giggler

    09/07 at 5:12 PM

    Such a cute belt! Love the bump!

  9. jackie

    09/07 at 6:12 PM

    So creative and fun.

  10. Anna

    09/07 at 8:35 PM

    so cute! I think it would be cute for even not prego people too. :)

  11. K from WA

    11/01 at 6:37 PM

    Love it, long time ago that I was prego.

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