Another Baby Shower -- Boy

A lot has been happening!  This post is about another baby shower that I had 2 week notice on making stuff for her baby boy too.  Good news is that JoAnn's was having an awesome sale on flannel of $2/yd. and I happened to be in Idaho and visited the Hobby Lobby for more variety on the owl theme.

1. Baby Blanket
6" patchwork squares one side using terry, cuddle, flannel, and cotton, with cuddle fabric on back, with owl and red ribbon trimmings.


2. Burp cloths
Flannel or Cotton that is backed with bright green terry cloth, rounded corners, measuring approximately 12"x24".


3. Taggie item


4. Receiving Blanket
40"x24", cotton & flannel, trimmed with rickrack of different colors.


5. Pillowcase
All cotton and trimmed with rickrack.



A look at all the items together for T.

Baby Shower Gifts -- Boy

I have another friend who is expecting a baby boy.  I am super excited to try to make some more cute items, this time, I am using trim!  I found brown and red rickrack, two types of owl ribbons, and a variety of smaller ribbons for the taggie items.

1. Baby blanket

Finished size: 24" x 27"

I could not find the patchwork flannel/cuddle fabric at JoAnns this time, so I had to make my own.  I cut 4" squares from flannel and cuddle fabric, randomly put together to make my own patchwork.  I used one strip of aqua, tan harlequin, grey cuddle, beige cuddle, red cuddle, brown flannel, and dot flannel.  I wanted an owl theme so I cut 2 strips of the owl flannel.  The entire blanket is backed with the grey cuddle fabric.

Finish work: owl ribbon on one side, red rickrack, and I used an owl patch from JoAnns to make it extra cute.

2. Taggie Burp Cloth

Finished size: 10" x 14"

I did some research on ideas of different things to make and stumbled across "taggie" items, ranging with toys, blankets, clothes, etc.  I realized that this is a grand idea since kids like to chew on everything, touch everything, and loops could help to keep track of variety of toys with rings.  The dual use is backing the patchwork with terry cloth, can be used as a burp cloth and/or teething item (soak it in water and freeze it).

3. Patchwork Cloth

Finished size: 14" x 17"

Multi-purpose ways to use this item since it's just 2 layers of flannel in a manageable size.









4. Swaddle/Receiving Blankets

Finished size: 17" x 41"

Finished size: 18" x 25"

This is a new item for me to make, but super easy.  Essentially a large piece of flannel backed with beige knit, trimmed with owl ribbon or the rickrack.  During my research, apparently swaddle blankets tend to be too small, so I thought these should be big enough to use as a blanket in the summer time later on.



5. 2 Large Burp Cloth

Finished size: 13" x 25"

Finished size: 13" x 24"

These I got a little fancy!  I used two different flannel prints, used ribbon trim and rickrack to make it cute.  One has a "hoot" patch at JoAnns that is perfect for this item to match the aqua flannel while the other is trimmed in ribbon and rickrack.  Both are backed with a beige towel.  I haven't seen chenille so terry cloth works just as well.








6. Kidney-shaped Large Burp Cloth

Finished size: 14" x 24"

This is also a large burp cloth with the sides rounded to accommodate the neck area.  It is trimmed in ribbon and rickrack, backed with terry cloth.

7. Owl Cloth Toy

I saw a really cute picture on etsy of this item, I changed the shape but same idea.  It is flannel front and back with cuddle "wings", taggies around the owl's head.  A cute and simple toy type of item.  Goes with the theme, why not.

Finished Pile 'O Stuff!

Baby Shower Goodies

A co-worker of mine had a baby shower on Sunday.  I contemplated of what to make or cheat and go buy stuff.  I opted to make some items instead.

Baby Blanket, backside

First thing was the baby blanket measuring 36" x 44" approximately.  I purchased a pre-sewn patchwork flannel & minkee at JoAnns on sale.  Since this bundle of joy is a boy, I went gender neutral with the colors, just in case the next child is a girl.  :-)  The owls are adorable.  The minkee side had a green stripe, dark brown, beige, and leftover patchwork.  There is no batting so no need to quilt more than in the ditch.

Nursing cloth for privacy

Next is the nursing privacy cloth.  I used the left over green minkee stripe on one side, polka dot flannel on the other, measuring approximately 22" x 18".  Match right sides, sew around the edge with the tie ends on one side (I used the flannel), leaving a hole to turn right side out.  Stitch around the item to secure the ties again, and the material.  I quilted one long row down the middle, and two the other direction to secure the fabric and prevent form sliding around too much.  There is no batting.  Since the baby is due Dec. 20th, I figured the minkee would be a good warm place for the baby, plus, can double as a portable change pad if needed.

3 burp cloths & 1 spit-up cloth

Next, burp cloths!  I used leftover polka dot flannel for one side, approximately 8" x 16", with a towel on the other side.  I bought two towels in two different colors: white & beige.  I figured I can use leftovers to make more for other people's baby showers.  Place right sides together, sew around the edges, leave a hole to turn right side out, and stitch all the way around to secure.


I also used the last of the patchwork fabric to make a spit-up cloth, towel on the other side.  I was about the size of a washcloth but used the bath towel leftovers instead.

Finished basket!