Baby Gifts

Mini owl and Duck - my first paid gig!

I know my lack of blogging may seem like I have not been up to much lately but really that isn't the case! the truth is I have spent a bit of time sewing a couple of gifts for some special bubbas, including my first paid order!

The above is a couple of toys I made for someone from a forum I vist, her friend is having a bubs soon and she wanted them after seeing some photos i posted - very sweet1 Sewing for someone else was a big job though, I was even more of a perfectionist than usual which is saying something! I turned the little owl into a rattle as well by sewing a jingle bell Christmas ornament inside it - very cute.

I have also finally got around to making a reversible personalised baby blanket. I had plans of making these for a number of babies that have popped in the last couple of months, but hadn't had a chance to get around to it until now. My gorgeous cousin has just had her first little one - a boy called Nate so I decided to give it a go. I am pretty pleased with the outcome actually and even managed a half decent job on the binding!

I also haven't had a chance to do much more sewing as I am slap bang in the middle of my photography course which is taking up lots of time, but will post some evidence of that latest hobby soon :)

And I am pleased to report that school holidays are only two weeks away, and my course will be done then so I am planning on getting lots of sewing done! The sweatshirt dress and an apron for me are high on my priority list at the moment.

Productive few days

To say I have found my sewing groove would be a little bit of a understatement at the moment. I feel so inspired and have a million projects spinning in my head and already way to many fabrics washed and ready to go.

A couple of days ago I made my first modern cloth nappy and I am hooked! It was really fun and very easy to do, and it was great to be able to select the fabrics myself. I would love to go and make a heap more right now, but realistically the Monkey still has a heap of medium MCNs that fit her, and I am not sure if she will be toilet trained before we may need any large ones, so I am going to see how we go.

*cough* I am also hoping I might finally get pregnant again and be able to sew a heap of tiny baby ones. Silly and self destructive thought, I know :( But anyway. *cough*

I also wanted to make a bag to put all of the Monkey's handwashing in, as I have spent quite a bit of money on really nice pieces for her for winter. And so I found a use for the super cute hedgehog fabric I bought a while ago. This is really simple in it's construction, just a drawstring bag really but I was happy because I did it all on my own without any instructions or patterns.

And finally, here is my last own for a while as I feel a bit owled-out! He is going to be a present for Ti, a little boy undergoing cranio-facial surgery that my parents are helping to support.

The Monkey has child care tomorrow so I will see what else I can come up with then! I am dying to start on some baby gifts for the ten million bubs I know that are due in the enxt few months. I also really want to have a go at a set of pyjamas for the Monkey.

Oliver and Olivia have been naughty

And here is the offspring to prove it! This is Olivia the second. My best friend loved the original Olivia so much she wanted a little one to put on her desk at work and I figured I would give it a go.

I wasn't as quite as pleased with her as I was with Olivia, making a mini softie like this was much more difficult, and any little mistakes seemed more obvious. But I guess not bad for a first go at a mini-me.

Oh how I love my owls!

I had a good feeling about this project before I started and just hoped I could pull it off with my limited sewing skills. There were parts of making my first owl that were really fiddly and quite difficult but generally it wasn't too hard and was lots of fun!

It took a lot to get to this point, and the eyes were really fiddly, but he was taking shape.

This is my first little owl all finished! I didn't take too many pics during making him as I was too busy with what I was doing and forgot. He is far from perfect but I though it wasn't a bad first effort. His name is Ollie and I put him on The Monkey's couch for her to find in the morning.

She loves him! It was so cute, she saw him he second she got up this morning and did her whole excited dance and he has been her friend all day awww.

After finishing Ollie last night I decided to get working on another one for my gorgeous best friend. This is Ollie watching me cut out his soon to be girlfriend.

Pieces cut out, ready to go.

And finished. (Yes, I again had my obsessive craft brain on and forgot to take more pics sorry). She is called Olivia, and there were a few things I did differently with her and was much more happy with the finished project. As soon as Monkey saw her she tried to adopt her as well, so I am actually considering making her at least another one if not a whole Owly Family.

My little Owly Babies!! I think they are super cute, they are such a cute pattern and I can't wait to start making some more.