Sunday, November 6, 2011

More coziness

Since I really don't need many baby supplies for this second little girl, I decided to splurge when it came to making her some special keepsakes.

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Right now I'm in baby blanket production mode since all of Phoebe's baby blankets have been claimed by, well, Phoebe of course.

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I have been madly in love with fabric designer nani IRO for a looooong long time.  Not only are her prints incredibly gorgeous, but some of them are printed on the softest, most lovely double cotton gauze - of which I have been completely smitten ever since Heather Ross' Far Far Away collection came out.

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So why isn't my entire house swathed in this fabric?  Well, at about $22/yard, it's definitely a splurge for our current budget.  But after a couple of good Etsy sales, I went ahead and order a yard of this print...

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.....and a yard of this one - both from Superbuzzy.

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All of these blankets are pretty simple with just one piece of fabric for the top, and one for the backing.  I sewed them right sides together, turned them out, then used a decorative topstitch around the edges. 

I paired each of them a little differently - this one has the double gauze top with a voile pastry line backing....

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.....and I pieced a backing for this one out of all of my leftover Far Far Away double cotton gauze.

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Finally, this one has a Little Folks voile top with a Folksy Flannel backing - both purchased from Pink Castle Fabrics.

Each one is softer and more luxurious than the next, and I think that both baby and momma are going to love cuddling together with these.

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And Polly too, of course.

7 comments:

  1. I love these. Simple and easy...but they look and feel so much nicer than "store bought" blankets. She will love them!

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  2. So soft and pretty - I bet you can't wait to wrap that sweet baby in them :)

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  3. ooo, they do look so soft and cuddly. :) pretty!

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  4. Lucky baby girl! Those blankets are beautiful, Em.

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  5. Such beautiful fabrics - that's one lucky baby girl coming into the world :0)

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  6. beautiful!!! do you have a pattern or tutorial for the blankets!?
    thanks!

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