Baby Booties!!!

I just made my baby his first pair of mama-made booties!! Aren't these adorable!!??

I used a pattern and tutorial by Michele Q. 's blog, "On Pins & Needles." The link can be found at:


http://family-centered.com/needleworks/soft-baby-shoes/

The tutorial was great! ... she had pictures for every single step and the pattern only has 3 pieces! If you are a beginner/intermediate sewer these are definitely easy for you to do!

I used cream-colored felt for the sole of the shoe cut you can use leather, or just cotton fabric or anything else you'd like, really.

The only other thing you need is elastic! I am so impressed by this pattern and tutorial I plan to make my baby so many more pairs of these!

Baby's first wetbag!!!

Here is a little wetbag I made today for the baby my DH and I are expecting in a few months!

I quilted the entire bag using 100% cotton batting in between the cotton fabric layers and included a clear vinyl layer on the inside for the waterproof part of the wetbag!

Since I plan to use cloth diapers I wanted to make a wetbag for days out on the town so that we can throw the soiled cloth diapers, cloth wipes, etc.

I'm excited! I love this fabric and I think it came out super cute!

I even filled the clear vinyl lining with 4 cups of water to see how much moisture would leak out if any... and it only dripped a very tiny bit through the bottom two corners!... which was surprising given that I had sewn down the sides of the vinyl and I expected the needle holes to leak a lot more... especially since I had basically filled half the bag with water!!! I am very proud of this wetbag and very pleased with how functional it is!

The closure I used is Touchtape which is a stringer version of regular Velcro which I also use on the cloth diapers I have made for the baby.

Wristlet purses and makeup bags!

So, my latest obsession is making wristlet purses and makeup bags! I"m glad my friends seem to love them too! Everyone has been buying them for themselves and as gifts.... Here are just a few of the ones I have sold so far. You can check out my website frequently for new additions that are up for sale!

www.craftygemini.com

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Baby Quilts!!

Here are 2 of the quilts I have been recently commissioned to make. I have blurred out the babies' names for privacy purposes...

I created an alligator applique by hand and used a Florida Gator fabric border for this baby boy quilt since the gift was for Gator Alumni that were having a baby boy... GO GATORS!!
















For the other baby boy quilt I combined aqua, browns, and creams for the quilt top and a wave-like aqua fabric for the backing. I created a teddy bear applique from scratch and included it in the center with the boy's name on the top/bottom of the quilt top.

Slip Cover, etc!

So, one of my sorority sisters asked me if I could and would be willing to make a slip cover for her baby girl's favorite chair... mind you, I have NEVER made anything that even resembled a slip cover... but I was up for the challenge!

So, I grabbed some muslin and started draping away! LOL. Surprisingly enough I was able to pull it off! :o)

I am very proud of myself! I even had so much left over fabric that I made the little girl a fleece blanket and a fleece backpack!

My Grab-N-Go Quilted Pot Holders!!

I got tired of having to fold a flat pot holder in half to grab a cookie sheet out of the oven after it slipped a few times and I managed to burn myself so, I came up with a pattern for these handy little quilted pot holders! Your hand slips right in and you don't have to worry about it slipping off!

We love these at our house and you will too! I have them up for sale on my website: www.craftygemini.com

The cost of a matching PAIR of pot holders is $12... and it includes FREE SHIPPING!! I will ship the pot holders to you or a loved one anywhere in the United States for FREE!! I also accept custom orders so if you want them made in a puppy dog fabric, or in black and white, or any theme or color combination that you can think of, shoot me an email and I will make it happen (as long as I can find the fabric you want). :o)

All pot holders are made with 100% cotton fabrics and Insul-Brite (thermal batting) inside. The Insul-Brite helps redistribute the heat of whatever you are grabbing back to the source so it keeps your hands feeling cool.

I will be adding more of these to my website in the upcoming days with different color combinations... I hope you like them! :o)

Embroidered Burping Cloths for our 1st Baby!

FOR OUR FIRST BABY!

So, my DH and I are having our first baby this year and since I love to sew and quilt I have been working on several projects for baby's arrival!
My sewing machine is a Husqvarna Viking Scandinavia 400 and it does small scale embroidery so, I decided to put it to work and make some burping cloths out of some snuggle flannel I bought at Joann's and some embroidery cartridges I have with baby designs.

Here are 3 of burping cloths with baby embroidery designs. Some of the designs call for a bunch of different thread colors but since we are having a boy and I wanted to keep it simple I just did the entire design in the same baby blue rayon embroidery thread. I think they came out super cute! :o)


My DH says the baby lion design is his favorite and since our little boy's middle name will be "Rey" (meaning King in Spanish), I thought it would be very appropriate to embroider a "king of the jungle" on one of his burping cloths!

Also, I used my serger to do a rolled hem all around the burping cloths.