Weaves Baby Blanket

I recently finished this crochet baby blanket.  I had bought the pattern and wanted to give it a try so this is what I came up with. I am really digging the gray and yellow color scheme. 

Just for you Lark!

As you have noticed, I'm not one for blogging lately.  A good friend recently called me out on this - it's just I have other growing things on my mind right now so I don't take the time to post the cute things I have been making as of late.  Well, Lark, this post is for you.  Here are a few of my favorite creations from the past couple months.  Enjoy!

This one wasn't made by me - my sweet husband made me this little keepsake box for my Birthday!

Baby Gifts!

For my soon to arrive nephew - Daxen:

I also made a little owl earflap hat but I forgot to take a pic of it before I sent it :(

 For the 4th Cowboy Brother:

I also made a sweet little rose and cream colored baby blanket for a friend of mine's baby - but I forgot to take a pic of it before I gave it to her :(

Baby gift

A friend of mine recently had a sweet baby boy.  I gave him this little puff quilt:

and this diaper changing pad:

 PS I was recently asked if I had a tutorial for the puff quilts that I make.  Sorry, but as of now, I don't.  Next time I find myself making one though, I will put a tutorial together for those who were interested.

The cutest one I've ever made!

SERIOUSLY!! 

I made this puff quilt for a good friend of mine who just had a sweet baby girl.  I really didn't want to give it away and was trying to think of a reason to keep it but no go.  What am I going to do with this ultra girly quilt when I am surrounded by boys?!  Anyway, it definitely will get used by Teralee and her sweet new baby so I take solace in that.

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Waterproof changing pad

I made this for a friend of mine who just had the tiniest, sweetest baby girl.  It was my first time making one of these (I stole the idea from my SIL).  I didn't fancy it up like she does but it definitely will get the job done.

Bumper Pad

A friend of mine that I went to high school with recently asked me if I could sew a bumper pad for her soon to come baby boy!  She brought me the fabric and all the trim and I sewed it up for her.  It turned out way cute and she was really happy with it.  It was also an easy to do project and instead of charging her we struck a trade.  She's a great hair stylist, you see, and I was in desperate need of a trim.

Flannel Strip Baby Blanket Tutorial

I decided to make a tutorial of this in case any one was interested.  I saw one at church and figured out how to make it so here goes:

Supplies needed:
3 yards of flannel (I get 1 yard of 3 different coordinating colors)
matching thread

sewing machine

scissors

rotary cutter and mat

The first thing you do is cut your flannel into strips.  Cut one yard into 6 - 6 in. strips; one yard into 8 - 4.5 in. strips; and one yard into 4 - 9 in. strips.

6 in. strip

Match your strips wrong side to wrong side and sew a 1/2 in. seam around all 4 sides.  Once you have done that you should have 3 - 6 in. strips; 4 - 4.5 in. strips; 2 - 9 in. strips.

Sewing strips wrong sides together

Now you are going to sew the stips together in the following pattern: 6 in., 4.5  in., 9 in., 4.5 in., 6 in., 4.5 in., 9 in., 4.5 in., 6 in.  When you are done if you have uneven seams - trim them evenly.

Sewing 6 in. strip to 4.5 in. strip

Back side after all strips have been sewn together

Now take your scissors and clip all the seams from the edge to the thread.

Clipping seams

Clipped edges

Front side after seams have all been clipped

It takes about an hour to sew the blanket together and clip the seams.  So it is a really quick, easy blanket.   Once you are done clipping the seams, wash and dry the blanket and this will be the final product:

Flannel Baby Blanket

I saw a blanket similar to this in church on Sunday and it was so adorable I just had to find a reason to make one. Kaden has pretty much outgrown this type of blanket so when I found out yesterday that a dear friend of mine had a baby on Saturday . . . . . this is what I came up with. I usually make her a puff quilt when she has a baby but with three little ones of my own, it is hard to find the time to do that anymore. This blanket sewed together so fast and is so cute! (I have to do a special thanks to my SIL Andrea for having the scraps of flannel that I used) It's coming your way Sadie - I hope Maverik gets a lot of use out of it.

Benjamin wanted to pose by the construction material

Up close view

So cute!