Cullen's Quilt

Since it was made for a McCabe we knew traditional

baby colors wouldn't work...

Mom and I co-quilted again...

We made this for Cullen and, apparently,

Kathy has started a timeliness standard so

we got it to to him before he was a month old!

Baby Toys

I made some baby toys, and took pictures of them in November. But I'm posting them anyway, because my baby is cute.

This is a blanket with tabs, made what I believe is a reasonable size, and with non-cutesy fabric. Fleece on the back.

I also made a flannel square with a cracker bag inside, so it makes that crinkley noise. I sewed a wooden quarter in the corner to teethe on. When I type it out, it sounds a bit odd, but she likes it just fine.

This is also a demonstration of how inappropriately for weather my big kids dress.

New Precedent: Timeliness

I'm pretty much bragging here about how my mother completed a craft AND mailed it to me BEFORE the occassion itself. Since I haven't been crafty with things other than data and statistical software lately, this will have to suffice.

I was so happy to open my mail to find two of these!



I was pretty impressed with the presentation
Here's the whole thing: one of two matching Valentine's pillowcases (sorry about the shadows).

They're really quite lovely, but not nearly as lovely as the idea of Mother's timeliness. I'm so proud of you, Marms. Look out world, Kath may have set a new precedent.

Another Runner

This table runner was my first attempt at applique...
Triangles are new for me.
I didn't to too badly!

This was a kit I got for Christmas.

Stroller Bags

So I made these last year, but enough snow has finally melted that they're useful again. I can actually get the double stroller over a curb, without climbing Mt. Crap-People-Are-Too-Lazy-To-Shovel. They're like sleeping bags for the stroller, made of fleece and flannel, or cotton. Once again, from the stash, which I'm pretty pleased with. (Someday, I'll actually close my "overflow" rubbermaid.)

They're a weird shape, because I wanted them to be tuckable under and over the lap belt, but open wide enough to get snow boots into easily. The bottom layer has no flaps, and comes up far enough to go a tiny bit up the back of the seat. They work quite well. Double fleece probably would have been warmer, but my fleece selection isn't the most attractive.

A lunch set

So I've kind of been on a mission to find fabric that's a bit more "water" proof to use for snack bags. This may be it. I used PUL, which is normally used for diapers. I can't find it around here, so I ordered both a knit and a woven piece.

I made a snack bag and a sandwich wrap with the knit piece, and I'm happy with how both of them turned out. All of the directions I find specify woven PUL, so I'm thinking that may turn out even better. And I'm loving how the sandwich wrap is also kind of a placemat.

I still can't find that PUL is truly food safe, but I've justified it in my head that it's kinder than vinyl. Plus, these are for Sarah, so she can decide.

Weighted Blanket

I made Brinda a weighted blanket, hoping that it would help her calm down a bit. I've worked with kids who use them, to kind of organize their senses, and I've always wanted one myself. But because they're "theraputic", they're wicked expensive. Luckily, the magical web knows all, and I found some directions for making them myself.

I let Brinda pick out the fabric, and bound it with blanket binding. Blanket binding can bite me. It seems so simple, and looks so lovely on the baby blankets Kathy made for us. But we're not friends. The weight is from plastic pellets for weighting doll butts and such. It's not as heavy as a dentist's bib, which is what I'd like, but it's about 5 pounds, which is right for Brinda's weight.

For the record, it doesn't seem to work. Maybe I can use it...