Taggie Blanket

This blanket is minky on one side and soft flannel on the other with plenty of ribbon "tags" to keep Baby busy!

Diaper Bags

Since Lil Man was born this past winter, I've slowly been working my way back into sewing.  The biggest challenge is finding the time to do it...Lil Man is sleeping in the master bedroom currently, and that's where my machines are.  We hope to get him into his own room soon!  It's also taken some getting used to caring for two kids rather than one during the day.  It doesn't leave much time for anything else!

But here are a few diaper bags I've completed over the past couple of months...

The Nursery is Complete!

...and just in time!  Lil Man was born on the 22nd.
Here are the pictures.  The only thing left to do are to fill those empty picture frames!

pillows for the futon

the valance

Nursery Valance

The valance has been hung and now all we have left to do for the window is add room-darkening floor-length curtains. 

I had picked out the valance design in my head long before I went pattern shopping.  Unfortunately, when I finally found the perfect pattern, it wasn't on sale and for some reason never could catch a sale price for it.  So I turned to a good friend who also sews and I should have known to just ask her first.  She had the exact pattern I needed and had already used it before.
The only changes I made to the pattern was that on the back, for the lining, I used ivory-colored black-out fabric in order to keep the light low.  Because I used a curtain rod that "wraps around" the window, I shortened the length of the curve of the valance and added more length to the straight sides so that it will "wrap around" the curtains once we get them hung. 
So here is the partially-finished window...note that eventually, the side edges will wrap around the curtains hung from behind the valance.  Oh, and the walls are not pink. :)

DIY Diaper Caddy

Since we didn't want to crowd Lil Man's room with a diaper changing table, we opted for a pad on the floor that can be pulled out from under the crib when needed.  However, I needed something to hold all of the diapers, wipes, creams, lotions, on and on...so I went looking for something to do the job.
I fell in love with the diaper basket-caddies that pottery barn kids and other high-end stores make.  they are perfect for diaper changes that occur in more than one location.

...but I didn't want to spend a bunch.  So I decided to make my own!
I made a square fabric "basket" with two pockets on each side and a carrying strap, all without a pattern or a clue on how the finished product would turn out.  But I am really, really happy with the end result!
Here is what it looks like:

Introducing....The Crib!

The crib finally arrived this past weekend and we put it together last night.  I woke up this morning just dying to try out all the nursery bedding I made for Lil Man.
And then.....ack!  The crib skirt did not fit right! 
Because I made continuous pleats at the corners, there was no place for the skirt to hang down because of the metal brackets that were attached to the crib.  Basically, I needed to cut the pleats at the corners right down the middle so that the crib skirt could drop.  Easy fix, right?
Not so much.
The metal braces holding the mattress support to the crib are a couple of inches wide, meaning the skirt would not fit right at the corners.  In my desperation, I pondered just stapling the crib skirt to the bottom of the frame and calling it a day, but instead I cut the pleats and it fits well enough for now.
The bumper pads fit perfectly, except that because the crib we bought has a thick wooden piece in the middle, the ties at the middle would need to be moved to either side.  I did this by removing the middle ties and adding some extra ties to each side of the middle part of the bumper pad.  No problem at all.
Here is the finished product...

Kitchen Gift Set

I made this apron and mug as a thank-you gift for someone who went way above and beyond for me recently...