My handmade maternity style

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Happy Monday everyone! Today I thought I'd show you how the ol' handmade wardrobe is translating into maternity clothing. I'm now about 5 months along, so the baby bump is definitely starting to cramp my style, wardrobe-wise. Some of my tops and pants are starting to go into storage because they're too short or too tight. But I've found a few things that are working!!

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I was a bit surprised to find that the two shorter skirts I made with elastic waists this year (this one and this one) still fit pretty nicely, mostly because they have elastic in the back half of the waistband so I can push them down to my hips. Normally I wear them at the waist, but I think they look cute this way too! The green maxi skirt, not so much. Oh well.

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Ruby is working so far; I like to belt it up high and wear it with leggings and a sweater.

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My aqua double-gauze Trillium is comfortable and cute yet too!

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The striped maxi dress I made this summer is great with a sweater and boots too. Hope I don't stretch it out too much. Yikes!

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And I think Josephine is actually really cute. I love this one so much! The rayon fabric is so comfortable. The belt clearly has to go way up above my waist, but that's OK.

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I haven't added the usual bit of length to the front of anything yet; I think that I may eventually have to add the extra 1"-1.5" length in front if I make any dedicated maternity clothing (I haven't really yet). But if I do, I'll be sure to let you know how it works out. I also want to try some of the maternity patterns that are out there -- I know Megan Nielson has a bunch and Sew Liberated has a nice looking pair of skinny jeans that you can add a maternity panel to. Do you guys have any maternity pattern favorites to recommend?