I wanted to put everything I made for Baby Boston in one blog post (I've posted all of this on my other blog) so that I could remember it. I also will provide the links to any tutorials I used where applicable.
The first project (and the one that took the longest to complete) was this wonderful quilt
I found this tutorial on the Moda Bake Shop and I just knew that it was the quilt I wanted to make. I decided to make it out of flannel because I wanted it to be extra snuggly. I have never quilted anything in my life before, but after watching this video I felt like I could do a stipple pattern using my machine.
Once I got all the right tools on my machine, the quilting went very quickly. I got stuck when my thread would continually break, and I was a little afraid that I wouldn't be able to get it finished before this little man made his appearance. However, with a new needle, some lubrication and a lot more patience, I was able to finish the quilt and I think it is just beautiful. I can't wait to wrap our baby in it!
When I finished this quilt, I pretty much swore off quilting...but now that it has been a few weeks, I find that I want to try quilting again...We'll see :)
The next project is some artwork for the walls in Boston's nursery. I created these animals based on a blanket that I purchased several years ago while I worked at Kohl's. I bought it knowing that I wanted to use it for my future children, and I love that I was able to use the cute animals as inspiration.
Each animal is made of fabric with stitching added using embroidery floss. I bought the frames from IKEA, and made each animal to fit. I used Wonder Under to attach each animal to the fabric backing, and then decorated them accordingly.
All three pictures lined up, waiting to be hung.
The next project is one of my favorite gifts to make for friends who are having babies.
Hooray for burp cloths! I know, it is kind of a boring craft, but I can't tell you how excited I was to make them for myself. When I first started making these I used this tutorial to learn how, but have since made my own adjustments that work for me.
This next project was inspired by this tutorial, I just wanted to make it a boy specific theme. I also wanted something that we would be able to hang on our door to announce to the world (OK, maybe just our apartment building - in case the screaming child wasn't a clue enough...) that we had welcomed our baby boy into the world.
It was super fun and easy to make - even though I had to cut out all the stars by hand. It really did not take long to make, and I love the final look.
This final project is something for which I did not use a tutorial. I decided that I wanted to make a mobile using the same animals I used for the art in Boston's room, as well as a few others from the blanket.
(I haven't officially set the animals, so the ribbon is kind of sitting funny - but I was just so excited to get them in the hoops)
Each animal is made of just the cheap-o felt you can buy at JoAnn's or Michael's. I used my sewing machine to stitch them up leaving a hole to add the stuffing and ribbon. Once they were stuffed, I finished the stitching with the machine, adding the ribbon from which they are hanging.
Here is a close-up of each animal.
(I think he is my favorite)
I found the ribbon at Michael's in the dollar bin that sits outside their front door. It could not have been more perfect! In case you can't tell, it is felt ribbon with white stitching on either side of it. I think it gives the mobile a perfect look.
That is just about everything I have made for his nursery. I have embellished a few onesies for him to wear, but didn't feel like posting pictures of each of those. In any case, I was able to get everything made that I wanted to, now we are just waiting on this baby!
