Since I haven't done a sewing post in months, I'm using this (long!) one to catch up. Most of these projects were from the fall, before Owen was born. In fact, since our cuddle bear arrived, I have made exactly two things, neither of which I have photographed yet.
During both of my pregnancies, I had grand plans of decorating beautiful nurseries for my little ones - choosing the perfect colors, finding the perfect artwork, striking that perfect balance between vintage whimsy and cheerful modern. I browsed hundreds of photos of beautifully coordinated rooms, everything in its place, everything carefully chosen. However, each time, nine months flew by in an instant. I framed a few things, I moved some furniture, I tidied. So the perfect nursery never materialized. Which is just as well, because, neither of my kids spent much time in the nurseries. The baby sleeps with us and spends his day in our family spaces. The nursery is essentially a room to store his stuff. I did, however, managed to craft a
few things for Owen's crib, which we use as a changing table.
The owl mobile was made using this "tutowlrial" from Moonstitches. Those poofy little guys were fun to make. And easy.
I also made a couple of crib sheets using this tutorial from Jaime over at Prudent Baby. These are ridiculously easy to make. If my baby actually slept in his crib, I probably would have made tons of these by now. This fabric is from Moda's Odyssea by Momo collection. I also made the blanket/playpad from the same fabric collection, using this tutorial from the Moda Bake Shop. It has several layers of batting, so it is nice and soft and perfect for tummy times. Owen loves to lie on his tummy and stare at the bright patterns. This was also my first and quite possibly last attempt at hand quilting.
I loved that playpad pattern so much, I made a second one using a variety of gray and white fabrics, including the two adorable woodland prints in the Circa 50 by monaluna collection for Birch fabrics. This time I just hand-stitched the edge and then tied all the corners. (For those of you who are just here to see pictures of the kiddos, these are from early December).
Speaking of old photos, here are a few glimpses of the stroller blanket I made for Owen to match his carseat (these are from Owen's first week home). This was essentially a shrunken down version of Juni's Folksy Flannels blanket. The top is a variety of coordinating fabrics based around that Alexander Henry Zoo print and the back is a soft, warm fleece.
This is another Ice Cream Dress (pattern by Oliver + S) that I made over the summer with some Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Cherry fabric and lightweight denim and never got around to posting. I'm hoping, possibly in vain, that it still fits come springtime. This photo is from September and my baby girl has grown so much since then. *Sniff*.
This is an Oliver + S Tea Party sundress that I made from a heavier weight cotton canvas for winter. I don't remember the name of the fabric, but it's a cute Japanese import with little deer and cherries on it. Juni picked out the red apple buttons (she is mesmerized by the button section in the fabric store).
This past Halloween I took the easy way out and bought Juniper's owl costume from a big box retail store, since I was nine months pregnant and did not feel like devoting hours to something that she would wear for one day. I did, however, whip up a little outfit for my baby boy. He is salmon nigiri! I die from the cuteness!
This baby sushi costume was just improvised from fabrics I found at my local store. The pickled ginger and dab of wasabi were pinned to a hat he already had (since the hat I made him using a newborn-sized pattern didn't actually fit his newborn head). The salmon was made from a velour-type fabric that I just cut freehand and stuffed with a layer of cotton batting. I glued strips of the cotton batting onto the front for the stripes of fat and tied the whole thing to the baby with a strip of black fleece.