Projects for baby

One fun thing about having a girl is that I've found I actually WANT to sew again.  I've done Halloween costumes for the boys in the past, but it's just not as rewarding as sewing a cute little dress.  Here are the first two projects I did for baby.


This quilt/blanket has a soft minky dot backing.  For those who haven't sewn with minky before, it is a PAIN to work with.  It's recommended to use a walking foot on your machine, but I don't have one, so I ended up cutting off a ton of minky in the end.  I'm still happy with the way it turned out, though, even if one corner is a little curly.

I decided that rather than spending $40+ on a blessing dress, I would make one.  I contemplated learning to crochet because I REALLY wanted one like this.  http://www.etsy.com/listing/76958739/the-ella-crochet-baby-dress-christening? (Beautiful, isn't it!?)  But I just don't have the budget to be spending $100+ on a dress that baby will wear once, and I don't have the patience to learn to crochet.  I'm sure it would have been one of those why-did-I-even-start-this-project moments (like when I tried to sand and re-stain my old crib and changing table--BIG mistake).  Anyway, eyelet is the next best thing, in my opinion.  I found this adorable white eyelet fabric on ebay for $12, and I used this tutorial to make a dress.  http://www.sew-much-ado.com/2012/01/infant-peasant-dress-free-pattern-and.html  I lengthened it a little since the blogger said it's meant to hit right below the knee and I wanted it longer.  Here is the finished product.  Again, I'm really happy with it and had a lot of fun making the dress.  The pattern was so simple and easy too!

I know the lighting is terrible.  Sorry!

My next project for baby is a crib skirt.  I haven't decided if I'm going to make a bumper for the crib.  I might get to that project if I'm feeling ambitious or get the nesting bug.  This is the fabric I'm going to use--Garden Rocket in Turquoise.  I am in love with floral prints right now.  I'm going to use a coral pink print as an accent color.  I'm in the process of ordering swatches of different prints now, and then I'll make the final decisions.  I really like aqua with pink right now, but I just don't want to overdo it with the pink.

I'm also thinking about sewing another dress with that same peasant pattern.  I got a turquoise eyelet fabric, but it's kind of stiff and scratchy, so I may save it for something less delicate than my baby's skin.