Getting back to it

I mentioned in my last post that Amelia was going to my Mom's for the weekend and I was hoping to get in some major sewing time.  Pedal to the metal and I got things done!

Three more personalized pillows.

Lilly

Sophie

Anthony

I fell in love with this doggie fabric and knew I wanted it for Anthony's pillow but I didn't know how to use it without losing the overall look of it.  So I used it on the back of his pillow instead of the plain white like the girls.

And a wipe holder.  My cousin has been asking for on for herself for a couple of years and I held back since, at the time, her oldest was out of diapers.  Now she has a new baby boy (my Godson this coming Sunday!) so I thought it was time to make her one.

I love this "classified ads" fabric!  Riley Blake - Peak Hour

I think she will be happy with me finally.  LOL!

I would have gotten a bit more done but those pillows take a few hours each.  I'm just happy to have them done since I have to give them to their respective owners this weekend.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Baby Gifts - Round 1

I have 17 more days before the new baby of the family will be making his birthday debut.  I have been scrambling to get baby things made for my cousin to use with him.  My problem is this: I keep ADDING to my list!

I need to stay off Pinterest. 

Seriously.

It is toooo addicting.  Too much eye candy.  Too much of "ooooo!  I can make THAT!"

Instead of waiting for everything to be finished, here's what I've completed so far.

Bibs.  I found a very simple tutorial for the bib and I have 2 more in the works.  One patchworked and another with the waterproof PUL baby fabrics.  I should have modeled them on one of Punkie's dolls.

love the woodland animals



soft flannel for the back

 Next... burp cloths.  I think these are going to be the death of me.  I was a bit zealous and bought the 10 pack of cloth diapers instead of the 6 pack.

my favorite flannel in the bunch so far

And lastly, some flannel blankets.  Bigger than receiving blankets.  I have one more of them to finish.

On my Baby Gifts - Round 2 list are: last 2 bibs, finish up the burp cloths, 1 more blanket, a wipe holder and diaper clutch with changing mat and a soft fabric basket to hold some of this stuff.  Do you think I can do it in 17 days??  My cousin told me not to sweat it.  I asked her to hold him in a bit longer but she's really uncomforable (I remember that) and her c-section is all scheduled so I have no choice but to finish what I can and give the rest when Baby Boy #2 is here... the parents are still deciding on a name.  I gave them MY pick of names but they aren't biting.  Texas Ranger* (T.R. for short) was one of my picks.  *If you have seen the Will Ferrell movie "Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby", you will understand my "Texas Ranger" name reference.* 

Sadly, I have been calling the baby "T.R." since she found out she was having another boy.  I hope my bad habit will go away once he's actually HERE! 

Enjoy your day!
Jen  :)

In Baby Mode

Nooooo.  Not me.  My cousin, who is also a very close friend.  You could actually call her my best family friend.  Growing up, if there were family functions that we were attending, the question was always "Is Denise going?" "Is Jen going?".  We had a great time together growing up and now as adults, watching our kids grow up together.

Denise is expecting her 2nd baby - a boy - at the end of November.  Now that my sewing mojo has found its way home, my mind has been on overdrive, trying to figure out what to gift to this newest bundle of sweetness.

I found some fun tutorials online for bibs and dressing up those cloth diapers to use as burp cloths.  I bought some flannel and hoping to go to town on some baby sewing soon.  I'm going to make some whole cloth blankets.  I'm a slow piecer/sewer so making a quilt isn't in the cards.  I want cute, homemade but QUICK! 

Stay tuned.  I hope to have a little something to show you soon.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

More Baby Gifts

I made a couple more sets of the wipes and pacifier holders for gifts.  The dino set I'm selling to Chris' cousin.  She spotted the set within my pictures on Facebook and asked if she can purchase a set for a baby shower she's attending next weekend.  Since I was going to bust everything out for the baby shower I'm going to in a couple of weeks, it wasn't a bit deal to make 2 sets at once.

Since you can't really see the super cute monkey fabric, here's the back.

One more sleep and my Punkie comes home!  I'm missing her a LOT.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Baby Gifts

Once again I've been playing with my embroidery arm of my sewing machine.  This time I made a couple of baby shower gifts.  One of my many cousins is expecting her first and her shower is at the end of the month.  I wanted to make her a little something.  I found these great gift ideas on DigiStitches.

Baby Wipes holder and Paci Pod

The baby wipe holder holds one of those 40 count "travel" packages of baby wipes.  The Paci Pod seems to hold 2-3 extra pacifiers and can be clipped to the diaper bag or purse for easy access to the extras.

See the travel pack in there?

I only found one lone pacifier in the house from Amelia's baby days but you get the picture.

I hope the Mom to Be will like my gifts.  I bought her a few other little things to add to my gift.  With me not working right now, money is a bit tight.  She better appreciate my thoughtfulness.  LOL!

The projects are REALLY easy to do and the sewing machine does all the work for you.  Even the stippling!  I wish I could just throw a quilt on my machine and have it do all the stippling for me.  Like magic!  So if you have an embroidery arm attachment for your sewing machine and need some quick baby gifts, I highly recommend these.

Sorry my blog has been so quiet the last week or so.  Amelia hasn't been giving me much free time to sew.  We are also gearing up for her birthday party next month and have been gathering supplies to make a favor for all her little guests.  I'll show you what we (I) came up with once we get things together.  I've also been working on getting my Postage Stamp blocks together.  It's high time that came off my list.  I have 10 more to go.  I'm planning on finishing those today.

It's a hot one out there today.  Stay cool wherever you are!
Enjoy your day!
Jen