With our fifth baby boy making an appearance soon, I have been pretty busy with making baby stuff. When I had my fourth boy I did not plan on having any more kids, so I gave pretty much everything away. This resulted in the necessity of making new baby stuff for this little guy. I have had a lot of fun with these cute little things though. The picture above is of a little quilt I pieced a long time ago. I finally decided to finish it up to use as a play mat for the baby. My husband thinks it is a pretty crazy quilt, and I guess I agree, but I still like it.
Since this baby is coming in the summer, I decided that I didn't want double sided flannel receiving blankets. I feel they are just too heavy in the heat of the summer, but I still like to cover my baby up with something when he is napping. I made these single sided receiving blankets and just bound them with binding that I made from fabric I had on hand.
This blanket is a little larger. It is flannel on one side and soft minky on the other. I think it will be perfect when the weather starts to cool down.
This cute little crunchy tag toy was made from scraps I had on hand. I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs, A Feathered Nest. You can find her tutorial
here. I made a few changes to fit my preferences, but the method is the same.
The back of the tag toy. Some soft flannel and minky, to keep the textures interesting.
I thought this diaper holder and changing pad was one of the best ideas I have seen in a long time and I had to have one for this baby. I found the idea and tutorial at another one of my favorite blogs, Cluck, Cluck, Sew. You can find it
here.
Such a great idea. How many times have I wished for something like this when changing my baby someplace other than home. Love it!!
I ran onto a bunch of old white onesies that I had used for my other boys. Luckily, I had not trashed these yet, but they were looking a little worse for wear. Since all of my other tiny baby clothes had been relegated to the trash or other homes, I decided to dye these old stained onesies and give them simple appliques. Now these old onesies have a new life and my new baby will have a few things to wear.
More recycled onesies.
I am so excited for this new little one to come and start using all of these cute things - but he can't come yet. I still have plenty of other things I still need to make for him, and I have some definite cleaning and rearranging to do in my house before he comes. So for now. I will just enjoy looking at them and keep plugging away at my "to do" list.
