Burp cloth meets fashionista

My first sewing project was burp cloths. My friend Aliya makes the most adorable burp cloths and as she helped me get going on my sewing machine (taught me how to thread my bobbin, I am so thankful) she suggested burp cloths would be an easy project.
However, I didn't have the patience to cut and sew rectangle burp cloths, so I decided to spice it up and make my own animal shapes.
The elephant turned out pretty cute, the lion was a good effort, and I even had a whale, but I sewed it inside out and decided by that time I was burnt out on burp cloths and ready for a new project.


Materials: Regular Cotton Fabric, Thread, and the back side was Chenille. Note to self, Don't use Chenille again at about 12 bux a yard for burp cloths, and on your first project where there are many mistakes! If I ever get back into the burp cloth business I will make the swap to much more practical and affordable terry cloth.

Hiding your Hooters

I loved using a nursing cover while I nursed Giselle. I decided from the get go that I refused to spend the first year of her life hiding in our car or in her nursery when she needed to be fed. So the nursing cover allowed me the discretion, and modesty I needed to be able to enjoy my life while meeting the needs of my growing baby.

(However some weirdos still seemed to be bothered by it, and is why I like the If breastfeeding offends you, put a blanket over YOUR head! group on facebook! ha! lol)

On a different note, nursing covers are really expensive, so I am excited that I have this new skill under my belt to hopefully bless some new mom's down the road with a hip cover, and maybe some fresh ones for me on round two. My friend Kelli helped me figure out that it's I think about 9 inches of fabric boning that you use at the top, d rings for the strap, and a square of terry cloth on the inside corner for the burp cloth/nursing pad cover.

Oh so snuggley, baby blankets

Melissa's was the first baby blanket that I made. I decided last minute that she needed one to go with her mobile. So I bought all of the fabric on Saturday, cut it and sewed all the top together Saturday night, and attached it to the bottom Sunday morning before the shower. I copied the pattern from the sweet baby blankets friends had made for me when Giselle was born, and I asked one of the Mom's, Mica, a few questions on how to put it together.
Surprisingly You just fold over the furry fabric a couple of times and pin it to the top and sew over it. It's really pretty easy, a perfect project for a beginner. I love making them and look forward to making more for friends, and for Giselle and Griffin. :)

Here is the second one I made for Sonia's shower. I adored the fabric on this one, and did a better job putting together a pattern. And I liked that I added a bigger side border to snuggle with.