The Preg Veg: Mobile Madness
10/30/09
I’ll admit that I’ve spent a good amount of time (OK, way too much time) looking around for the perfect mobile to hang over my peanut’s crib. I mean after all it’s got to entertain and delight day after day and night after night on a mere second’s notice. So it better be good, right? Well, the early mobiles that contain only red, white, and black weren’t doing it for me, and although I did find some good colored ones, they wouldn’t work for the first six months.
I ended up finding the solution at
Spool Sewing’s blog, which features an adorable bird mobile pattern. All you really need is a needle, one spool of thread, a handful of small fabric squares (8 in. x 5 in.), and something soft to stuff them with (cut up old clothes will work fine). I’m starting out with five red, white, and black birds on two branches, and plan to add on more colored ones when my peanut’s vision develops enough to see the full range of colors.
—Gabrielle Harradine, Market Editor
Gabrielle Harradine is VT's Market Editor and, more recently, The Preg Veg. She's navigating the joys and challenges of her very first pregnancy, and she's blogging here about her efforts to keep it healthy, green, and vegetarian.
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That is pretty cool. A thought for you, when you have to take the mobile down from the crib when babe starts sitting on own, you can move it over the change table to try and convince them to stay still for diaper changes (they get pretty squirmy at about 8 months). Good Luck!
Veg mom to a veg 12 month old baby girl!
I am thinking about using that exact same pattern! I love the birds and was thinking about using a forest/woods theme for the baby's room :)