The Perfect Piece of Fabric

Have you ever been in this story before?

"Once upon a time, a crafty momma was wandering through the forest (er...hobby store, or on Etsy, or at a yard sale) when, suddenly, something stood out to her. It was like a glowing light all around one piece of fabric. The perfect piece of fabric. She bought it and began to dream about which perfect project was worthy of the perfect fabric. There was only enough for ONE project, so it had to be perfectly perfect, and she couldn't mess it up."

That sounds a little like the story that Beco Mom McKinley found herself in. 

See what she writes:

I did quite a bit of research on which type of carrier is the best for baby and, after all that, like countless other savvy moms, have decided yours is definitely the greatest!! However, now that I am in love with it and HAVE to have it, I can't find the ones I like for sale anywhere! I see that there are many limited edition and custom styles so it makes sense that I've had a hard time tracking them down. 

So, I've had the most fantastic idea and I am so excited! I have this very special, very unique swatch of fabric I've been saving until I could find the right project for it and I think I just found it: I'm going to sew it to the front of one of your metro black carriers and it's going to be super fab! 

Let me know what you think,

thanks again for all your help!!

This is fabric she had saved: 

A month or so later, I received this email from McKinley:

Jack LOVE love LOVES his new carrier [and, so do I!!], thanks again for everything, couldn't have done it without you!

and the sweetest picture!

Yay for fairy tales that come true! 

Wearer of the Week, Andy

Another babywearing daddy! Read what Andy's wife, Nichole, says about their Beco Butterfly. 

These are a few pictures of my son, Anderson, hitching a ride with daddy, Andy, at the beach.  In these pictures, he was very close to walking, but not just yet.  He also was ready for a nap, so we strapped him in.  He enjoyed the ride, never fussed, and eventually fell asleep.  I melts my heart to see my husband carrying his little boy.  I got a nice break since I am pregnant with our daughter, Annabelle, due in late September.  These pictures are from Melbourne Beach, FL in mid April.  Enjoy!

We also would like to mention that the cover did great on keeping out blond haired boy from getting a burn!  :o)  Thank you for including that feature!

We love hearing from you...

Dear Beco,

I just purchased a beco baby carrier and wanted to let you know what a beautiful and functional product you have made. My husband is an artist (www.benhatke.com) and we live on very little, so it was a big purchase. However it has been money so well spent as I once again have my time back to spend with my other two daughters hands free.

Nursing, carrying, sleeping, everything is so much easier with this carrier and the prints are so beautiful!

I don't usually ever review a product but I wanted to let you know how important it was to me when I purchased it that it was fair trade.

Thank youfor providing mothers with this beautiful carrier that allows us to stay closeto our babies!

Keep up the good work!!

Peace and Good,

Anna

the Beco Band

Just wanted to let you know how much I love my Beco Butterfly carrier. I am a bass player in an old-time string band, and I often played with my son in a backpack (he's 4 now). When my daughter was born last summer, I bought the Beco Butterfly because the infant insert would let me carry her on my back sooner for gigs. She made her stage debut when she was about 4 weeks old! The fiddle player has a 1-year-old who rides in her Beco Butterfly for gigs, too. The babies steal the show! We're so happy with our carriers - they let us play comfortably and be close to our children.

Thanks for the great design.

Virginia Musser

The Prairie Acre

http://www.theprairieacre.com/

Feedback

Name: Tika in Florida

Message: I was one of the customers that had issues with the previous Butterfly design. I sent mine back to the retailer rather than dealing with the retrofit. Well, I just got a new Butterfly with the improved clips and I am loving it. It feels so much more secure and sturdy and the overall comfort is wonderful. My child likes it better as well. I'm still getting acquainted with it, but I am really excited about getting a lot of use out of it. Thank you for addressing the concerns and improving the product. I am once again a loyal Beco customer.