Braided Belt (Pinterest Inspired)

I have two sick little boys at my house. Poor kids.

My sweet baby had his first ear infection last week. Plus, he got a tooth, so he has just been a mess. Now the older one is sick with a cold.

Due to these events, I didn’t sew at all last week.

By Saturday, I was really wanting to create something.

I had pinned this tutorial from Delia Creates for making braided jersey belts. It seemed simple and something I could complete with materials I already had and in a short amount of time.

It was the perfect project to make after a week full of sick kids.

I put it on and my two-year-old told me, “Mommy, that looks cool.”

(He’s two. Where did he learn to talk like that? From me? I didn't think anyone said 'cool' anymore.)

My belt secured his stamp of approval.

I made a few changes to the tutorial.

1) I used five strips of knit fabric instead of four.

2) I used scraps of interlock knit, not a t-shirt. I had to sew pieces together to have long enough strips to make a belt. I was able to hide the seams in the five strand braid.

3) I strongly suggest using a heavy duty needle.

It was hard to sew through the layers to attach the D-rings to the belt, but the heavy duty needle didn’t break.

I made a bracelet, too. Love these colors. It makes a great wearable teething toy for my little 7-month old.

Anyway, my poor boys are still sick, but I know they'll be better soon.

It'll be nice to not live in quarantine.