Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Carseat Blanket

Carseat Blanket

This is my baby about to lose it because she woke up and realized she was in this awful contraption we all call a carseat. The kid HATES it. Not good for mama's sanity, but we make do. Anyway, I started this blanket about a week before I had Edrie. When buying the fabric I was stopped about 20 billion times at fabric depot by people wondering when I was going to pop. Then I worked on this blanket while I was in labor and couldn't sleep. I finished it with a sleeping babe on my chest! It really was there through it all!

My friend has a blanket like this that ties to the carseat handles so that the blanket doesnt fall off while you are carrying the babe in and out of places. Turns out this is completely unnecessary for me because my kid won't stay in the seat long enough to carry it anywhere. The blanket is cute anyway, right? I looked up lots of tutorials when making this and none of them were what I wanted. They were mostly like this... so I just used the size estimations and made a simple blanket with ties.

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The top side is a vinyl coated cotton so that it is a little weather resistant - I thought this important considering we live in a rainy place
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 The side that touches baby is that minky stuff. Super soft. 

Carseat Blanket

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Rest of the Pre-Baby Handmades

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I completed all of these projects before Edrie arrived, but was lazy about getting them blogged. She has herself a stocking to match the rest of the family's. I just have to embroider her name on it and decide if I want to embroider the back of ours with mom and dad...
 
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A tiny knit hat to fit a newborn. I washed it and forgot all about it in the load so it went in the dryer. I was really sad thinking it would be too small after it was accidentally felted. But it actually fit her perfectly for the first week or so.

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And a little snail onesie...the snail is from Alicia Paulson's first book. She is almost too big to wear this too =( 

Monday, September 19, 2011

Its a GIRL!

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Our GIRL arrived a week ago today!

Edrie Ruth
September 12, 2011 at 10:33pm
7lb 10oz, 18.5in
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A few more baby handmades...

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I've been wanting to make some drawstring bags ever since Jenni gifted me one over a year ago. I used it for all kinds of things, but my favorite use was as a way to corral knitting projects. Anyway, I finally got around to making some with the hope of them being useful in my new diaper bag!

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My mom bought me this beautiful messenger bag to use as a diaper bag. We found it on super sale and I LOVE IT!! Because its not meant to be a diaper bag there aren't tons of pockets on the inside. Enter aforementioned drawstring bags. I think they will work together perfectly!

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I made a total of 7 bags of varying sizes all out of fabric I had on hand! I used a combination of this tutorial, this tutorial and also this one. Love them!

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I had a shirt that seemed too nice to throw out, but that I couldn't wear anymore. I decided to make a few simple baby hats out of it. They aren't amazing or anything, but I'm hoping babe gets a bit of wear out of them!

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Crafty To Do List for Baby (UPDATED!)

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Here is the updated list... making good progress!!

embroider
alphabet mini quilt
onesies (elephant) (elephants DONE!) (snail DONE!)

knit
blankets
bulky baby blanket
kicking bag DONE!
clothes
newborn snug jacket IN PROGRESS
newborn romper
baby legs DONE!
latte baby sweater
baby sophisticate DONE! by Holly!
baby hoodie
hats
big wool little hat DONE!
aviatrix hat
umbi hat DONE!
pumpkin hat
cabled baby bib DONE! by Holly!
booties
uggs
stay-on baby booties DONE! by Holly!
toys
lamb
elephant

sew
stocking IN PROGRESS
wipes gonna use washcloths for now
quilt DONE!
kimono baby shoes
infant swaddler have plenty of store bought ones for now
big butt baby pants DONE! by Jenni!
rockin' baby gown have plenty of store bought gowns
nursing cover DONE! by Jenni!
diaper clutch (do these work for cloth dipes?) made some drawstring bags instead...
pilot cap bought a few...
burp cloths DONE!
moby wrap DONE! got a brand new black one at goodwill for $20
nursing pads DONE! for now...made 4 pairs, but probably will make more
baby legs DONE!
fabric bunting DONE!
family tree wall hanging from stitched in time (put in large embroidery hoop in nursery)
lots of other stuff from this and this

glue
baby book/pregnancy journal IN PROGRESS


paint
freezer paper onesies DONE!

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bookshelf bought one...

Monday, August 15, 2011

Nursery!

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I posted pictures of our nursery and finished baby quilt on my other blog! Go check it out!