Polka Dots and More

I gave a friend a couple of unbleached burp cloths as a baby gift a couple of months ago and she recently requested more.

These were my boy fabrics.
These were my girl fabrics. I know they're not too girly, but that's kind of how I like it.

Flowers on Gray

Another nursing cover out the door. Sylvia sat on my lap while I sewed most of this one.

Silent Auction Donation

A friend recently asked me to make a donation to the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale for a silent auction fundraiser. Here are the burp cloths I made. Sylvia has really enjoyed "helping" me sew recently. Her job, while I worked on these, was to put the pins away when I was finished with them. She started sticking them in the ends of my spools of thread and making "balloons."

Nursing Cover Fabric

I'm ready to start doing a little sewing now that we're getting used to having two kiddos in the house. I need to get out to the fabric store sometime but for now, this is what's available.

Girl or Boy

I am currently 37 weeks pregnant and have enjoyed spending some time being creative. After a few trial attempts, I successfully made these t-shirts for Sylvia and the new baby. I used iron on backing and then drew the letters onto the fabric and sewed around them. Then I cut them out and ironed them onto the shirts. After that, I sewed around them again to firmly attach them to the shirt. I don't think I'll add this to my list of sewing projects but it was fun to make something special for my kids!

Unbleached Burp Cloths

When I couldn't find the white cloth diapers I like at Walmart or Target, I decided to order some of the unbleached diapers we use for Sylvia. They're slightly larger than the white ones and they have a more natural look to them because they are unbleached. Some of my fabrics look a lot better on the unbleached diapers as you can see from these two.

Flannel Blankets

I found some cute fabric recently and decided to make some blankets. These are two sided flannel blankets that are the perfect size for swaddling a baby...even a large baby. I already want to go back to the store and get more fabric!

If you're interested in a baby blanket, let me know. $25 a piece.