Bibs and Blankets

I've been busy busy in between the soap making getting some burp cloths, bibs, and a quilt completed! My cousin just had a baby girl and over the weekend I attended a baby shower for my college roommate!



































I embellished a few burp cloths...





































































You know how I love flowers and free motion stitching!





































































I also love birds! I used a mom bird and a baby bird!



































The bibs turned out lovely! I used the Slobber Monkey Pattern from Heather Bailey! Great pattern!



































Very girly!

 




































































And, I completed my second quilt ever!



I think it turned out pretty good!



































Just don't look too closely!



































I wanted both my cousin and my friend to have something special and handmade!The bib and burp cloth matched the quilt!

Lastly, Dynamo helped me to whip up a diaper cake for my friend! Here's the result!

Diaper Cake Success!

You all remember the towel cake for the bridal shower right? Well, on Sunday I attended a baby shower for one of my high school friends and decided to make a diaper cake! So, here's the result!



































It turned out really good if I do say so myself! Dynamo was so kind to help me tie all of the diapers together with string and assemble it. This kind of project does take multiple hands!



































In the center were rolled up receiving blankets to make a strong core. Around that were almost 36 newborn diapers in two rows. Then, I tied it all together with ribbon around the base. I rolled up 3 burp cloths to add to the middle and Mortimer the Moose adorned the top! (Charlie thought Mortimer was for him since it crinkled and squeaked!) The "cake" was set on a cardboard cake plate and some tulle was wrapped around to hold it together. Not difficult, but it did take a little time to pull it all together.



The mom-to-be loved it and it was a great way to turn some useful items into something decorative and pretty! The baby boy is due in June!

baby afghan for a friend

One of my friends (we went to school together from middle school through high school) is having a baby soon! Momma and I got invited to her baby shower that was last Saturday.



I wanted to make her something very special. Something handmade from the heart. So, over the Christmas holiday I crocheted my fingers off to make this very soft green baby afghan! It turned out just beautiful in my opinion.
And, I was lucky enough to have consultation from my sister-in-law, Amy, on the edging. We discussed and tried a few different styles only to decide on this lovely border!


My friend was so pleased when she opened her present. She really appreciated the handmade special gift. I'm so glad I was able to make her something from the heart!

Fabric Collage for Baby

I attended a baby shower on Sunday and wanted to bring a handmade gift that would be unique and special. So, I decided that every baby girl needs a little blanket...

Here's a closeup...

When I was little I had a little blanket that was soft, but had a silky part too! So, on this blanket I added a strip of satin ribbon. The backing is a very soft minkie type material. The collage on the front creates texture for the baby's little fingers to rub as well.

It was a tiny blanket. Little ones just need something to hold onto, suck on, or tote around everywhere. So, it just needs to be soft and lovable. The Amy Butler base fabric was so soft! I just love her stuff! And, the baby's room is going to be green and pink, so I tried to stick with the theme!

And, every mom needs a few burp cloths to match of course...

And, the gift bag tag matched too...

Mom seemed pleased with the gift. This will be her 3rd baby, but first little girl!!

Order up

I recently was asked to make some cards for a friend of my mom's. She really liked the card I made for Lindsey's bridal shower, so she wanted one for a wedding (blues with no shells and same paper), one general occasion blank yellow card, and one in pinks so that she could attach a lock of her grand-daughter's hair (instead of a hanky). She wanted to put her own hankies in the cards, so you will see they are without! I did cut the slots for them to slide through.

Here's the yellow...

This pink one is simple, yet pretty. For a little girl's lock of hair, it need not be overbearing.

The final package...