pooh blanket

this is a super quick way to make a cute baby blanket. usually people use a pannel to make these, but when i saw this pooh fabric, i couldnt resist because it matches my nephews nursery perfectly, and it even looks like it has quilt squares!



you need your front fabric, like i said, usually a pannel but chose whatever
fleece for backing
and usual sewing things

first i cut the front so that the design lined up close to square, then used it as a template tot cut the fleece.



then sew the two pieces together right sides together, but leave an opening large enough to turn it right side out.
i clipped the corners, so they wouldnt be so bulky once it was turned.



using fleece, this isnt necessary, but so that the cotton doesnt fray too much, i decided to go ahead and serge the edges. this step can be completely skipped though, it really isnt necessary.



turn it right side out through the opening you left.





now you get to choose how to make the blanket unique. i chose to hand quilt around the edges, and around the little bees and honey pots and cherries to hold the two pieces together. you could stitch around just the edge, or tie it, or whatever you choose.
so, i pinned the front and back together to hold them while i stitched.



i used brown thread around the little pictures, and cream thread around the outside edge.







to give it to my sister in law, i just folded it up so that the cute little stitches showed on top. and thats it! quick, and cute.

hats, again

i finally finished the hat i hat picked out months ago. emma isnt a bit hat kind of girl, unless we are out and about and she forgets she is wearing it. but, here it is, and on her head no less!







baby knows how to model different elements of the hat too apparently. here is a peek at the inside.



it can be worn inside out too, but i think its cuter with the fleece on the outside. :)

the pink blanket

just a few pictures of the finished blanket. i decided to give it to rachel for norah after i saw her nursery photos, it just seemed to match!





i tied it up with a braid of the same yarns i used to crochet it, and delivered it to her at work. that way she wouldnt have to unwrap it to see what it was.

about a baby (and her sibling!)

today is the ultrasound, i am six and a half weeks pregnant. emma and the baby will be almost exactly a year and a half apart. you know that with emma, we tried for two years to get pregnant. because of that, we decided that at the earliest, now would be good, and if it took some time again, then at least we wouldnt have wasted time by waiting quite a while to start trying. i dont know if that is clear or not, but my point was, what a blessing to get those little blue lines the first month that we started trying.



the morning of september 30th, i saw the faintest of lines. i asked jason if there were even really two lines rather than one. today we are praying that everything is okay with the baby in my belly, and that we get a little peek at the munchkin in there.