The Imaginative Seamstress

I cried my eyes out after a very long day! I should have known not to spend more time in town with 2 very tired little children after swimming lessons. But I extended the trip to include dinner with extended family. I ran errands before dinner to fill in the time ((I didn't know dinner was going to happen today, it was a last minute thing. I decided that I could squeeze it in. Even though I'd not planned, wouldn't get a shower, and didn't even have a hair brush after swimming lessons!)) I showed up to see everyone else had time to make themselves pretty. My kids were exhausted and fussy. The food took forever to get there. I didn't eat much and what I did eat was cold. I was too busy caring for my baby who was not herself after such a long day . Being a mom is hard sometimes. In all we spent 9 hrs away from home today. So hard doing errands when your baby just needs a nap! Thankfully my 3 year old was adamant that she push the baby stroller, and she did a...

I've posted about this Foldover Band before, but the pictures I had were not very good at all! This is another option for a waist band which doesn't use elastic, just the stretchy swimwear fabric doubled over into a 3" waist band. This option is very comfortable, and its really great if you've just had a baby, or if you have a bit of a 'fluffy' middle. This won't cut into the waistline like an elastic band would. Even though I use 3/4" elastic which is a nice thickness, this is even more gentle with the waistline. Shown here with the nursing top the bottoms were ordered with.