I love Ikea
I bought these stripes and triangles fabric from ikea this week. the stripey fabric is meant to be made into curtains for the boys' room although now i think it might clash with everything else in it - so might have to reconsider. And the triangles material designed by Anna Svanfeldt will also be made into curtains for our bedroom's alcove. Now i need to find the time to actually do it.
the house is starting to look like an Ikea showroom for their fabric range. After the curtains in our living room, the pillows in the dining room, we also have the baby pouch for Lucien. I made the sling weeks ago when i was still expecting but didn't have a baby to model it.. i used this pattern , lined the sling with some plain linen fabric so it is reversible. Using fleece for the lining would have been nice too.
the only thing is Lucien doesn't seem to be enjoying it that much!
Hi, Fanja! I discovered your blog a few months ago, but I guess I should finally write you something. Lucien is such a beautiful edition to your beautiful family and beautiful home. How exciting! I have to let you know I absolutely love your baby carrier! I hope you can find a way for Lucien to enjoy it as well since his opinion of it is probably the most important part in its effectiveness. I hope his health continues to improve, too. Happy day!
-Nastia
Posted by:Nastia | January 17, 2008 at 05:11 PM
J'achète aussi leurs magnifiques tissus mais je ne suis malheureusement pas aussi doué que toi en couture et très souvent je n'ose y touché de peur de les gachés :-/ Le porte bébé est superbe mais pas autant que Lucien, qu'il est beau ton fils !
Posted by:chacha papiers | January 17, 2008 at 06:43 PM
I love the baby sling. The fabric is very cute and the baby is very, very cute!
And I will have to go to my IKEA this weekend to see if I can score some of that triangle fabric. Very cool.
Thanks for the link to the pattern as well.
Posted by:Jen | January 17, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Hi! i love your baby carrier, its really nice!
Posted by:la casita de wendy | January 17, 2008 at 07:46 PM
ohh i miss ikea...that fabric on the baby sling is really wonderful.
Posted by:carrie | January 17, 2008 at 09:16 PM
woo. love the sling! and the cutest baby in it. :)
i'm totally inspired to make a sling for my baby girl that's coming to the world soon.
Posted by:unha | January 18, 2008 at 12:19 AM
great baby carrier, its really nice.
Posted by:ice | January 18, 2008 at 01:45 PM
oh you never stoo being fabulous!!!! ;) lucien is ridiculously cute! (ooo i see him in stripes!)
xxdelphine
Posted by:delphine | January 19, 2008 at 09:58 AM
I love Ikea too. I need to spend more time in the fabric section than I usually do. This is the second time I'm seeing this sling pattern put to use and I think its my turn to give it a go. Of course granted I can find some time.
Posted by:grace | January 19, 2008 at 04:50 PM
oh, petit bout tout doux ... lové contre sa maman ... ce cliché est ... (re) tout doux ! je passe avec toujours autant de plaisir ... merci et à bientôt !
Posted by:elodie | January 20, 2008 at 09:23 AM
oh, petit bout tout doux ... lové contre sa maman ... ce cliché est ... (re) tout doux ! je passe avec toujours autant de plaisir ... merci et à bientôt !
Posted by:elodie | January 20, 2008 at 09:24 AM
Hi, yesterday, I've used the very same ikea fabric as your baby-carrier for a big project. But I can't post any pics, because it is a surprise for my niece.
oh I would love to make such a sling too, but I don't have a baby anymore to put in there ;)
Posted by:tantehilde | January 22, 2008 at 09:02 AM
les tissus d'Ikea sont fabuleux ; j'aodre particulièrement celui dont tu t'es servie pour les coussins et le porte-bébé. Malheureusement, les deux seuls Ikea où je peux aller sont les deux seuls (français !) à ne pas avoir de rayon tissus... :-(
Ton bébé est ravissant.
Posted by:Diacritique | January 22, 2008 at 04:18 PM
What a fabulous sling!
Posted by:Melissa | January 23, 2008 at 03:09 PM
love the sling!
Posted by:tracy | January 23, 2008 at 06:49 PM
That baby sling is so very, very lovely... and what a fetching pair you two make!
take care, g xo
Posted by:gracia | January 24, 2008 at 07:24 AM
look how sweet the two of you look. i'm sure once lucien gets used to it he will feel like the coziest little bug.
Posted by:lynne | January 25, 2008 at 02:17 AM
so cute.
Posted by:rence | January 25, 2008 at 05:23 PM
wow you look great! even from this angle, cute baby and love your little librarian, hoping to buy one soon!
:)
Posted by:leslie | January 29, 2008 at 02:49 AM
fanja! we just gave you a little "award" over on our blog...
Posted by:lynne | January 31, 2008 at 08:16 PM
Your sling is lovely. Is the little guy getting more used to it? I found when my boy was a newborn he didn't like the sling at all, just the Moby wrap. Later, when he could sit up, he liked the sling in the hip carry position (and still does, at 15 months). Good luck!
Posted by:Mary Beth | February 11, 2008 at 04:22 PM
I love that fabric you used for the sling. When you first posted I'd come back just to long for it (I finally got some). Also wanted to tell you I love the name Lucien, he's a beautiful baby.
Posted by:when skies are grey | February 21, 2008 at 12:08 AM
gorgeous fabrics - must get myself along to ikea veeeery soon. sweet baby sling.
Posted by:kirsten | February 21, 2008 at 01:38 AM