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Sewing stuff for babies 


i had a weird urge to sew a baby blanket... It is the perfect excuse to try out some embroidery. 

If you read my blog and know me, and are going to have a baby, don't spoil the surprise and tell the baby about this. I took some cute cotton fabric and backed it with flannel to make a baby blanket and a burp cloth. Then I added a decorative zigzag topstitch. i amazed even myself by washing (and preshrinking) the fabric first. I also tried my hand with a little embroidered accent on each one.
 

the blanket has a little owl (pattern free from Needlecrafter under designs-> library)
 

The burp cloth is a little raggedy and uneven, but hey! it is for baby vomit!
 
 
I am sorry that it turned out this way, but I think that the monkey (pattern purchased from Sublime Stitching) on the burp cloth looks a little maniacal. I think he is mad because his digits are too big. If it is not allowed to go anywhere near the baby to prevent a monkey-phobia, i understand. 
 
So if you are Chandra and you notice this post, send me your address.

Okay knitters, time for a sit down. Know that baby gift that you have been working on forever? Maybe it is a little sweater or a blanket or something.... this entire endeavor, including embroidery, took about 2 hours. Okay, plus the laundering but I am sure that you wash clothes anyway. I will never come up with some cockamamy plan to knit an entire freaking blanket. Insanity is what that is. 

Posted: Mon - November 21, 2005 at 02:49 PM           |

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