Homemade Moby Wrap - MisMashedMom

Not long after we had baby #4

we wanted to take the kids to the zoo

We looked ALL over for our Snugli

and we could NOT find it anywhere

we don’t know what we did with it between kid #3 & 4

*sigh*

We needed SOMETHING

to take to the zoo

and he was too small for the strollers we had

I didn’t want to spend much money to buy something new either

I had been wanting to buy

a special wrap that I could wear in the water

so I could wrap the baby to me

and still have free hands to swim with our 2 year old

when we were at the pool everyday this summer

I just hadn’t bought one yet

I couldn’t find any in our local stores

and we were going to the zoo the next day

so not enough time to get one from amazon

Then I looked at it

I can totally make one of those!

It just looks like a long piece of fabric

Guess what?

It is!

It is just a long piece of fabric!

and $40-50 for a piece of fabric

So I headed to our local fabric store

armed with my 40% off coupon

I browsed the aisles

until I found a fabric that seemed like it would dry fast

It was stretchy and had small holes in it

It would work perfectly!

So I bought 5 yards

in hindsight,

I would have bought 6 yards
(or 5.5 yards),

because I am 5′ 9″

I needed a bit more fabric.

I can wrap it around once

and there is not quite enough to go around the second time

so I just have a long piece of fabric hanging down

so I think 6 yards,

for taller people

would be better!

I brought it home

and cut it in half

length wise

Now,

the fabric I bought,

does not fray

So I just cut it in half

and was done

If you bought one that does,

you will want to use a serger

or hem the edges

Now I had 2 Moby wraps

(cut in half lengthwise, thus giving you 2 wraps from the one piece of fabric!)

for a total of $16

when just 1 would have cost me $40-50 in the store!

Then I just went here

and learned how to wrap it

EASY

and a BIG money saver!

I am asked ALL the time about it

Just yesterday at Costco and then again at the pool

moms were asking me about it!

Needed for 2 moby wraps:

5-6 yards of fabric – 6 yards, if you are taller like me

Serger or sewing machine – depends on the fabric you buy if you’ll need this!

Directions:

Go to your local fabric store and pick out a fabric that has a slight stretch to it. I picked one that was slightly stretchy and had very small holes in it, so it would dry quickly and work well in the pool. Buy 5 yards or 6 yards if you are taller. When you get home (or if you asked at the fabric, I bet they would even do it for you there!), cut the fabric in half lengthwise. This will give you 2 long pieces of fabric needed to wrap. If your fabric is like mine, then you are done and you now have 2 wraps! Otherwise, use or borrow a serger, or use a sewing machine and hem the edges of the fabric/warp. Now your done! And you saved yourself a TON of money and got 2 wraps for LESS than the price of one!!