Baby Change Mat Cover

As mentioned a few days ago, I said I would post photos of the change mat cover I made.

I find this fabric at a craft store that was closing down, so it was half price. It is a Michael Miller fabric but I don't know which designer. I had to have it, even though it leans more towards a boy I just love the insects in a jar.

The change mat we brought and it was just a white plastic foamed no allergenic, no mould type mat. I forgot to take photo.

So what I did was measured all the pieces and angles and added a 1 cm  seam allowance.

I lined the front mat pieces with terry towelling as I thought it felt cold without it.

I found the corners hard to figure out. But it turned out well.

The back I just made an envelope style opening so I can take it off to wash.

Last Minute Baby Sewing.

100% pure merino, I just love this fabric. I also like to wear merino myself, so it is only natural that baby's wardrobe and accessories also have merino featured in it too.

Like the previous wrap I used a bias binding in silk this time. It was a little harder as the silk was slippery and the merino is so soft.

 I cut this wrap a little smaller so it is 80cm x 80cm square, it is a good size.

Almost a little Christmasy, don't you think?

It was hard for me to choose colours when you don't know the sex, but I really love the bright colours of the green and red.

The only thing I didn't have were light weight beanies, so I brought the cream one and made two more out of the left over wrap fabric.

I think they turned out quite well. The red beanie is a bit too thick as it is a double knit cotton, it was my first attempt.

So I had a big sewing afternoon yesterday, which also included the cover I made for the change mat. I will post that in a few days.

It's a Wrap.

I have decided that I can make my own wraps and not pay twice the price. I am so glad for fabric outlet stores and when they have a sale I am going back for more.

This fabric is a double layer cotton and it has holes in shapes of double hearts, I got a stripe binding from spotlight and just edged it. 

I love how it turned out, the red with the stripes looks very striking.

I also picked up a green 100% merino fabric, which I will be binding with a simple colour.

I am going to wait and see what sex baby is before I buy some more.

 I cut the fabric to 100 cm by 80 cm as that is the size I found in most of the stores, also some merino wraps were 80 cm by 80 cm. The leftover that I trimmed I am planning on making a simple pant.

Ginger Crunch

It is no surprise to people that know me, that I love to bake. I don't eat a-lot of it and sometimes I only have a tiny crumb to see if it tastes okay to give away. 

But not ginger crunch, it is one of my favourites, I have only made it about 3 times.  I was on a roll this week, I made two and one chocolate caramel slice (which I didn't take a photo of) and I also made a lemon and coconut brownie (which had no chocolate) 

I love using a round tin for this recipe because the layers are pretty even and I like the shape of the topping.

 Enjoy the rest of your weekend, I have to start my working week. 4 weeks to go.

Baby Shower Cake

A baby shower cake. Not for me but a friend's sister, she is due very soon.  It was based on a Debbie Brown cake from the baby cakes book.

I made the stork and the baby.

I liked how the legs were wrinkly. 

Just after this photo the poor feet broke right in the middle, I couldn't believe it.

I still think it was cute.

I made the first babies head twice as big.

I was a bit worried about painting the blue on as I had never done it before. I wasn't sure if fondant had to be dry or not. I went with not, worked out fine.

Oh, look at the baby.

I had worked all day on  this cake, so by the time I got to the clouds and they weren't turning out as I wanted them to, I gave in to my has to be perfect self and did my best.

Over-all I thought that it turned out well and the mother to be came in to say thanks, so mission accomplished. 

Nesting On

Now that kiddo is only 7 weeks away, I have started the last finishing things. So finally the ends have been woven in, and not by me but a lovely friend of mine did as we were having a cuppa.

I have decided to keep it after I thought that I might sell it.

It gives the room a bit more colour and is a nice weight.

I was thinking another car seat blanket with thin chevron would be pretty cool, I might wait for baby to arrive so it doesn't have to be uni-sexed.

Car Seat Blanket

When my second niece was born I made her a blanket to fit in her car seat. It ended up being such a practical size for my sister in law, I thought if I ever have another baby I would make one for my bubs.

I used a 4 ply baby merino from dream time. I knitted on 3.25mm needles.

I did a twisted rib pattern and made it almost square.

I wanted to also do a mitre corner. But my lack in patience how to be shown, I just pick up all the edges and ribbed it. I still love it, as the corners curl under so bubs feet should stay nice and covered.