Gifting

I am always excited when I have a baby shower coming up because it gives me an excuse to sew and try out some projects I've been wanting to try.  My friends baby shower was last weekend so all last week was spent making gifts for her.  I don't know how much she appreciated it but I had fun making them. 

I had a few problems, like my sewing machine stopped working and I had to pay a guy a hundred dollars to get it fixed.  Ick.  I will NEVER do that again.  Luckily he taught me how to do it myself and now I know what all the knobs on my machine are for so if the kids mess it up again (I am sure that is what happened this time)  I will be able to fix it without the cost. 

So here is what I made

A diapers and wipe case - a tutorial hereA binky clip

A wall hanging from a Martha Stwart kit - so easy!!  Just iron the animals and trees on a painted canvas.

My favorite and the one that took the longest, a teddy bear blanket

The back or underneath

The teddy bear blanket is 23x23 with satin ribbon binding and the pattern was found here on craftbits

The hardest part was sewing the bear to the blanket and making it strong.  It took me A LOT longer than 30 minutes!!  I really wanted to keep it.  Now I have to buy more fabric and make one for Abbey. 

The ones you buy in the store are tiny this is a decent sized blanket.

The binky clip is pretty easy, the hardest part is finding the clips.  I got suspender clips.  I had to ask but I found them in the button section of Joann's.  Then you just need ribbon - I handsewed a snap instead of velcro becaue I think velcro is too easy for kids to undo.  Then I put a smaller piece of ribbon down the middle. 

I need to make these things for my own baby now and for Ritz (when we find out what it is)