A Stocking of Her Own

In the midst of feeding and diaper changes, I used some of the fabric for Ella's nursery to sew a Christmas stocking for her. I made my own template by tracing one of our stockings onto some cardboard. The tricky part was the cuff. Thanks to some guidance from my mom (who is staying with us to help with Ella), we got it figured out. I loved how it turned out.

Miss Ella Rose

It is our absolute joy to announce the birth our baby girl. She was born this past Saturday morning and we are in love. She is an absolute delight and in perfect health. We are truly blessed.

Baaaallerina

This sweet little lamb, along with her sisters, will soon be hanging over Baby Girl's changing table or crib. Isn't she sweet?

Pretty in Pink and Red

We've decided to do Baby Girl's nursery in pink and red. First, my husband painted the crib that we picked up from a garage sale for a mere $30. We picked a very pale pink white paint. Didn't he do a great job?? I love how it turned out. I picked up some red storage baskets for Baby Girl's stuffed animals and toys. Next, a changing pad cover in a very pale pink. Then, the rich red rag rug from Pier One. Now, fabric to tie it all together. After much shopping online and at my favorite fabric store, Valli and Kim's, I chose Michael Miller's Twirling Tendrils and Gypsy Bandana for a crib skirt and valance, and of course coordinating fabrics for a pink and red ladybug quilt. The crib skirt took quite some time as I basically made my own pattern after reviewing a few tutorials online. It was a time-consuming project but oh so worth it! I love it!

Bib-a-licious

After finishing a few burp cloths, I decided to try my hand at "bibs". I reviewed several tutorials and patterns online. I took a bit here and there and came up with my own. I began by cutting out a pattern of the bib style that I liked and tracing it with a fabric marker on a piece of a fabric (wrong side). I then pinned the fabric with the outline of the bib to a piece of a white flannel that was also in my stash (right sides together). TIP: DON'T CUT OUT THE BIB PATTERN from THE FABRIC. I left the fabric uncut so that I could sew the two pieces of fabric using my walking foot to guide me around the pattern. I left about a 2-inch gap on one side of the bib unseen so I could turn the bib inside out once I cut out the bib. I then cut out the bib and cut triangular notches around the curves so that they wouldn't bunch up when turning inside out. I turned the bib inside out and machine stitched the entire bib with a zig zag stitch with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. By the time, I made my second bib, I got the hang of it.

Even Princesses have to burp now and then

So why not burp or spit up in style? After checking out burp cloths online and at stores, I noticed "patterns" for them so I thought hmmm. I have a lot of fabric maybe I should give it a go. I began searching for free ones and hit the jackpot of patterns for burp cloths, bibs, blankets, quilts and more. The pattern I chose was surprisingly simple. All you need is prefold cloth diapers that can be found at Walmart or anywhere where baby stuff is sold. The fabrics and flannel came from my ever growing stash. So easy, so cute! Next, Bibs!

A Quilt for Sweet Baby Girl

We're in the process of decorating our nursery and have been struggling on colors, a theme, etc. I'm really not into matchy matchy themes so the nursery is coming together in an eclectic mix of new and old. I instantly fell in love with Aneela Hoey's Little Apples collection and I had to make something for Sweet Baby Girl so I designed this little baby quilt that include a couple of fabrics from the Little Apples collection (center panel, binding). Size: 32 x 34 1/2 Fabric: Little Apples, Polka Dot, Grey Leaves Binding: Little Apples Blue with red apples Pattern: Center panel, two borders Quilting: Machine Quilting - Diagonal