Baby Projects!

Wow, it has been pretty much 3 months since I last updated my blog!!! Here is some of what I've been up to lately.

We are planning to cloth diaper, so I made a wet bag for the dirty diapers. This was my first time sewing with PUL fabric (a lined, waterproof fabric) and also first time sewing on a zipper. I think it was a success! Now, I just need to trial it to make sure it won't leak! :-) Here is the tutorial I used to make this wetbag: http://dilleydally.blogspot.com/2009/03/wetbag-tutorial.html

This project I'm still working on...the crib quilt. I am using a patten called Diamonds Royale from the book Keepsake Baby Quilts from Scraps by Julie Higgins

Here's a pic before I cut and squared the quilt top:

When it was squared

Now! I have the border done, it was tricky to miter the four corners with 3 fabrics that had to be matched up...don't look too closely or you will see that it is truly homemade and not perfect. :-) I'm sure my little baby won't care. I really love how it's turning out. Right now, it's taped to the nursery floor being pinned to the batting and backing. My goal for the next few days is to figure out what quilting pattern I'm going to do, so I can quilt and bind it. Then this project will be behind me!!

 Here's the baby's crib! Mark and I put it up about two weeks ago. It's pretty cute with the pale green walls. I had to pull out one of my favorite crib sheets that I made and put it on the mattress right away! It fit great! I also had to pull out the lamb mobile and put it together. I love it!

 Here's a close up of the crib sheet. It's a flannel sheet with nursery rhymes on it.

Here is a crib sheet tutorial, super easy! http://everythingyourmamamade.com/2008/02/06/crib-toddler-bed-sheet-tutorial/

Here are a few burp cloths I have made...I've already made and given away a lot of them to my friends who are expecting or just had their babies in the past two months. They are so soft and the perfect size. Here is the tutorial I used for them. http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2008/01/burp-cloth-tutorial.html

Not sure why I can't rotate this one!