Breaking the Fast

After far too long staying away from my sewing machine and getting wrapped up in life, I got the opportunity to do a little more sewing. I made some things for my sister-in-law's baby shower for my very newest nephew Reid Micheal. I made her three sets of double sided flannel receiving blankets (my favorite for swaddling) and matching burp cloths to go with. I also made her a boppy cover and nursing cover in coordinating fabrics but only have the pic of the boppy cover. The picture in the car is of course of my adorable new nephew and his boppy cover hanging out on the boppy in the car with him.

Favorite Fabrics

I'm sure its pretty clear by my previous posts that I am a fan of Alexander Henry Fabrics. I have recently come across a new love. I first discovered her fabrics when buying a pair of booties for my brother and his wife's first baby. They just found out that its a boy and I wanted to send a little something. I am sending them these adorable little booties. I began to admire the other items in this sellers boutique and of course fell in love with all of her work. Its amazing. Her boutique is called Maya Elise Boutique. If ever you're looking for a good baby gift, this would be the place to go. From here I fell in love with Heather Ross Fabrics. I am really hoping to come up with some products soon from her line of fabrics. This burp cloth set was my inspiration!
Go check it out. I'm in love!

Finished Products

I have the finished sports (bug jar quilt) pictures here and the boppy cover I made to go with the theme in a very fun "baseball game" Alexander Henry fabric. I will be sending these off as gifts tomorrow. I found that the fabric boppy cover versus the minky or flannel ones I've made fit differently. They're much tighter given that the fabric doesn't have any stretch. I almost want to cut it slightly bigger next time so that when its washed there won't be issues with it fitting.

Bug Jar Quilt Blocks

I've made this quilt for my sister-in-law's new baby scheduled to arrive this month. His bedroom will be shared with his older brother which is red, white, and blue, sports themed. I found this fun quilt block pattern on the web called a "Bug Jar Quilt Block". As you can see the blocks are jars filled with different sports balls. I'm excited to finish it as you can see, I have only finished the top of the quilt. The colors turned out perfectly for the colors of the nursery. I'm not the biggest fan of the sports theme but enjoyed making this quilt especially because the creator of at least two of the fabrics is Henry Alexander.

Alexander Henry Print

Today's newest smock is so far one of my favorites and probably because it is made from an Alexander Henry print. He is one of my favorite fabric designers. I originally was out looking for his apples and pears fabric that is wildly popular and seen everywhere but I couldn't find it in fabric depot. Can you believe that? They had an entire wall of Alexander Henry fabric and not one bolt of any of his apples and pears fabric. But I fell in love with this one. I hadn't seen it before. Alexander Henry also has a huge line of asian fabrics that are incredible.

You can also see my posting for this new apron in my Auntie M's store on etsy.

Boppy Covers

I made my first boppy cover today. I really surprised myself because I thought it would be quite difficult having a zipper and all but I mastered it and am so proud. In fact, the zipper really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. The material I used was a little difficult because it was a minky fabric to match my sister-in-law's quilt and so I know it would look even better using a cotton blend fabric. I'm so excited that I figured out a zipper. I've always been afraid of working with zippers mostly because my mom can't master zippers and she's the one who taught me how to sew. I suppose since I find her to be a marvelous seamstress, I figured that if its something she couldn't do than neither could I. Wahoo!! I think you'll be seeing a lot more boppy covers on here now and in my shop of course!!

A new Quilt

I made a new quilt today for my sister-in-law's second baby coming. His name will be Brady. Together, her and I went out to pick out the fabric and I made it as a gift for her. She was a little worried about matching the fabrics because she just couldn't picture it. I think she'll be highly impressed and I can't wait to show her. The bottom quilt is a similar one that I made for my friend Lori. My sister in law liked some of the fabrics which helped lead her to the one that she wanted. I love the fabrics in Lori's quilt and the old fashioned children squares. The colors are incredible too. There's something so rewarding and fun to make a project with fabrics you enjoy so much.

I find it discerning that we as humans are so quickly and absentmindedly destroying our earth's resources that we neglect to realize that this practice will essentially lead to our own destruction.

I had to add my thoughts on this here as I do on my other sites. I feel that we as citizens need to be more conscious about our earth and the resources she gives us. You should never bite the hand that feeds you!!

Children's Smock Aprons

This is my newest creation and I am in love with them. They are trendy little smock aprons for girls and I suppose in the most boyish fabric might work for young boys. For now, however, they'll be for girls. I have made three in the last two days and will continue to make more. I am absolutely stoked for this new addition. I'm hoping they'll become quite popular.
You can buy these smock aprons or order a custom made one by contacting me here or at www.auntiemschildapparel.etsy.com.