Monsterz

I made another baby gift for a friend today, this time using Cloud 9's "Monsterz" collection in orange.  If you look closely, you can see my favorite part of this cute print, which is a little blue monster saying "Growl".  Again, I thought this was a fun print to use for a boy that's a little different than the standard baby blue type stuff.

Patchwork Burp Cloth!

I typically make burp cloths with just one fabric on the front, but today I felt like doing something a little different so I made a patchwork burp cloth featuring four different fabrics.  The fabrics are all from Monaluna's Monaco collection.  This burp cloth is part of a set of three that I just listed in my Etsy shop.  I like this concept and will definitely have to play around with some different patchwork designs to see what I like.

Gettin Squiggy with It

This morning I actually managed to get a little sewing done with my 15 month old son in my lap!  He was fascinated by the sewing machine and it went pretty well.  Only one time did I have to tell him not to touch the machine.  Here's what we made!  It's a set of 4 burp cloths in a fabric called "Figure 8 Summer Grey" from the Free to Grow collection by Nancy Sims for Mod Green Pod.  It's 100% organic cotton.  I backed the burp cloths with 100% cotton terry cloth for great absorbancy.  I just love how the vibrant colors bounce off the grey background.

They're baaack!

I've been super excited about sewing this week and today I finally made my way back to one of my favorite fabrics as of late, Monaluna's Bah Bah Black Sheep from the Taali collection.  I sold the last burp cloth set that I made from this fabric back in February, so it's fun to have it back in the shop again.

New Organic Burp Cloths

We are finally experiencing a break in projects on the house, so after giving the sewing cave a good cleaning, I got down to some sewing on Friday.  My newest burp cloth set is made from all organic fabrics.  The front fabric is Cloud 9's Astors in Sky and the backing is organic fleece.  I love how the dragonflies pop off of the blue flowers in the background.  I'm looking forward to re-stocking my shop this week, so keep an eye out for new items!

More Scooters!

I LOVE the Monaco collection from Monaluna.  It's another of the wonderful organic cotton fabric collections that I have used before and I am excited that I have finally gotten around to making another burp cloth set from it.  For some reason I think that the Vespa-like scooters are just too cute and I love the color scheme of this collection.  And now that I have a baby niece, I may just have to snap up some of the pink version of this collection to make something for her.

Happy Valentines Day!

Well, we are having a low key Valentine's Day around here, as my husband surprised me on Friday morning with a box of chocolates and a card containing two tickets to go see the movie "The Vow" on Saturday night.  He had arranged a babysitter and everything all without me knowing.  We had a great night out on Saturday, shopping, dinner, and a movie.  

But back to Friday!  In the afternoon, a bouquet of red roses and tulips arrived.  Then, after dinner we got the call that my niece had been born!  So exciting.  We did not know until then whether we were going to have a niece or a nephew, and she came a week and a half before her due date, so it was a fun surprise all around.  We got to go to see her on Saturday afternoon, after a morning of shopping for baby girl clothes, of course.  Having a boy, I relished the opportunity to buy a pink hair bow.  

After our relaxing and exciting weekend, today is just sort of a normal day.  My son and I have hung out at home, reading stories, playing with trucks, and playing on his toy xylophone.  He's in love with the xylophone at the moment.  During his naps I showered, picked up toys, did laundry, and sewed a set of burp cloths.

 And so today, I am enjoying the simple things of normal, everyday life.  If there is one thing that watching "The Vow" on Saturday, and "One Day", a movie we rented on Sunday, have reminded me that life is short and I need to just enjoy the simple moments of having my husband and son with me.  

And so tonight there will be no Valentine's fanfare, just a simple dinner at home with my boys.  And maybe a little xylophone concert.

Busy City

I am currently in love with Monaluna's "Busy City" print from the "Taali" Collection.  I was in love with the "Bah Bah Black Sheep" print, but now I just can't get over the cheery red accents and super cute design.  This print has everything: puppies, birds, bikes, and scooters!  The colors are vibrant and neutral.  Overall, it's just fantastic.  I paired busy city with the "Chevron" and "Posies" prints, also from the "Taali" collection for this burp cloth set.  I haven't made anything for baby bear in a while.  I was thinking I might make him a stroller blanket out of some of these prints.  He could use a new, fresh blanket for when spring comes and we begin to take walks outside again.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention.  This set of burp cloths is backed with an organic fleece from Green Textiles.  This is the first time I have worked with this fleece and I have to say, "Oh my!".  It's so soft.  It has this great nappy, almost curly texture to it.  The more I washed it, the softer it got.  That's part of the reason I want to make bear a blanket.  This would make a most awesome backing for a blanket.

Bah Bah Black Sheep

I finally got the chance to make something out of Monaluna's "Bah Bah Black Sheep" print from the Taali collection.  I was so excited about this print because it's clean and modern and totally gender neutral.  Often it's difficult to find something gender neutral.  Many fabrics are clearly intended for a boy or clearly intended for a girl.  Even when I can find something in gender neutral colors (orange, green, yellow) there's often something about the motif of the print that seems too girly like flowers and as a mom of a little boy, I just can't see something with flowers being gender neutral, even if it's in neutral colors.  Sheep, on the other hand, are completely gender neutral.  And completely adorable.