Stenciled Baby Onesies

Like I said earlier, I have three wonderful pregnant ladies in my life so I've been down right consumed with making baby things. Here I used some stencils from Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing for Baby. I LOVE how these turned out. Aren't they adorable?

Stumbled Upon Favorites

Here are a couple of my favorite things I've stumbled upon recently:

Beautiful...Data in Data Out

A good motivator to keep on creating....For Everyone in Doubt

This Olympic Badminton Rant is too funny.

What an interesting commentary and piece of artwork...House of Worship

I wish I was in Michigan right now so I could go check out these Island Ice Caves.

I watched this Dillo Jean video probably 35 times...it is just too funny.

I can't wait to read this book...Show Your Work.

Tag Blanket for Baby

I whipped up two tag blankets for some baby presents.

Here is a good tutorial to make your own!

Easy Baby Quilt

I made this adorable little baby quilt for my soon to be here niece! My pregnant sister-in-law lives many many miles away so I packed up a box of homemade baby goodies and sent them off...and this little blanket was inside. I think it is so precious and can just imagine her little baby girl wrapped up in it!

How I made it: I pinned two yards of fabric (one side is a grid of six different fabric patterns that I sewed together) right sides together then sewed around the edges. I left about six inches open and flipped the quilt inside out. I then stitched the hole shut and sewed all the way around the edges again about 1/4 inch away from the edge. I then did freestyle top stitching along the top.

Enjoy!

Cookies n' Cream Oreo Cheesecake Bars

Like I said earlier, I made a bunch of goodies for my hubby for Valentine's Day...and this was one of them! Head over here for a variation of the recipe!

Hawaiian Print Stegosaurus

Steggie the Hawaiian Dino

Steggie in Action!

 As you've been seeing in my recent posts, I have three pregnant ladies in my life all due this spring/summer.  I've been having a blast picking out various projects to make for each of these special babies. I saw this pattern in One-Yard Wonders and wanted to make one for my brother and sister-in-law's baby. I picked out a lively Hawaiian print and got to it. It was a little tricky at times (mostly around the legs) but I'm happy with how it turned out!

Chocolate Dipped Wafer Cookies

For Valentine's Day, I decided to make a bunch of goodies for my hubby.  I saw these here and thought they were too adorable to not make. I had some leftover dipping chocolate from a batch of chocolate covered strawberries and decided to give it a try. I couldn't find any heart sprinkles in the store, but I think they still turned out pretty adorable!

An Icy Day in Eugene

Felt Baby Shoes

I've seen this tutorial around for a while and wanted to give it a try. They turned out a little bigger than I wanted but I think they are still pretty adorable!

Easy Chicken Tikka Masala

My husband whipped up this recipe for us a few weeks back! Delicious!

Stuffed Birds (For Future Baby Mobile)

A while back my sister in law asked me if I thought I could make this bird mobile for their soon to be born baby. I wholeheartedly signed up for the project. So the other day I sat down and whipped out eleven of these little birds. I absolutely love seeing them all lined up. Aren't they adorable?

A Snowy Day at Lake Michigan

One of my favorite things to do in the winter is going to Lake Michigan. (Ok, ok...one of my favorite things to do ever is to go to Lake Michigan...) I just love how still it is and how crazy the ice formations get along the lighthouse. When I was home in January, my parents and I went to the lighthouse at South Haven and it was so great!

Easy Fleece Hat and Cowl

I made one of these cowls for my mom several years ago and she asked me to make her another one because she likes it so much! I made her new one a few weeks backs when the Midwest had a crazy snow storm so I whipped her up a hat, too, just to make sure she stayed warm!

 Here is the tutorial that I followed to make the fleece cowl.

 Here is the video tutorial that I followed to make the fleece hat.

Easy Baby Quilt with Yarn Ties

 

The back!

The front!

 
I have three wonderful pregnant ladies in my life so I've been busy making baby things! I made this blanket in one evening and am pleased with how it turned out. I think it is so adorable.

How I did it: I pinned two yards of fabric (one side is a grid of four different fabrics that I sewed together) right sides together then sewed around the edges. I left about six inches open and flipped the quilt inside out. I then stitched the hole shut and sewed all the way around the edges again about 1/4 inch away from the edge. I then tied it off with yarn.

A Snowy Day in Kalamazoo

I had the pleasure of going home for a visit at the end of January. True to its winter this year, there was a lot of snow. And icicles. And ice in general. And then more snow!