Lady-Like In Labor

As of this past week I've been doing some “research” online about maternity hospital gowns.  I was all ready and excited to go and buy these pretty hospital gowns I saw on all these different websites, then I saws the price!  Please excuse me while I gouge my eyes out!  $50-$60 per gown, and that’s not including shipping!!  NO THANK YOU MA’AM!  So I decided…..I’ll make my own.  Well, let me re-phrase that, I’ll have Kenny help me make my own.  I am not one with my sewing machine, and Kenny Crocker, my dear husband is quite the sewing machine coinsure.  So I found one website so far with a free pattern, and one lady actually made two gowns with two different materials and showed her mistakes along the way, and how she corrected herself. 

I’m gonna do some more research this week to see if I can find any other info on DIY maternity hospital gowns.  I am 6ft, so I want the gown to be at least mid-calf on me (just my personal preference) and I want to be able to find a pattern that allows you to either lengthen or shorten the gown.  I can’t see any patterns not allowing that because we are aren’t the same size, but I’m not Martha Stewart, so I’m not assuming anything when it comes to sewing.  So, I’m off to find the pattern that suites my needs and my likings.  I think I might even have it monogramed!  J  Now I’m getting real fancy people!  I’ll be sure to post later this week what I find and put the links to the sites I’ll use, etc.  Stay tuned!

Brightest Blessings,
Valerie