Nursing Tops

Well, the baby isn't here yet....  Due 5 days ago....

Thoughts of privacy have invaded the new moms mind... so....

I am making nursing tops she can just put over her head or strap over the baby out of

cotton gauze....

Straight from G Street fabrics.     Cotton Gauze prints and a solid   SIMPLICITY PATTERN 2165

The lightweigth gauze is perfect for breathability for the baby and there is a pocket in the corner, for

nursing pads, kleenex, binkies?.... whatever...

It has straps with D rings.. and a small piece of boning from strap to strap in the center so mom can look down and see the baby.

The first one is done... 4 more gauze on the cutting board ready to sew... and an additional eyelet one.

2-15-2017  BABY is HERE.... waiting all night....

Finished eyelet lined with pink gauze nursing cover and reversible minky bunting, and a dinosaur receiving blanket....

Hopefully they will call soon to say I can come to the hospital for a peak....  Otherwise I will finish the other two nursing covers while I wait..... Maybe a hat to go with the bunting...

Reversible Bunting... Minky and cotton gauze trim

 

Baby and Mom going home

Made two more nursing coverups for new mom out of cotton gauze

 

 Two coverups folded and stacked

 Plastic Boning is lightweight and is a way for mom to adjust viewing baby with privacy opening or she can lift up the side of the big square

Gauze is very lightweight and baby can breathe through it.

Pocket to put binky? nursing pads, kleenexes, ointment or whatever small things she needs handy while nursing...

Neck strap has D rings for adjusting for personal needs

Pocket can be put on either side or 2 if needed.

It would have been nice for me to make these for myself 43 years ago...Ha Ha..

Hope my daughter can use them or maybe someone else if they don't work for her.....

Glass Fusing Pins and such....

I have a quikfire 6 kiln I have not used.... in a downsize move it went to one of my daughters garages and the bottom was misplaced... never to be found again... I ordered a replacement this morning..

This is a dragonfly pin done in the microwave I got on Craigslist.

This glittery pin was done in the microwave with a mixture of frit and 

dichroic glass.

 Heart Pin done in Microwave with dichroic glass and frit combo

This is sideways but you get the gist.  A combo of everything in heart shaped pin.

This was also done in the microwave.

This was just a hummingbird shape cut from glass and fused in the microwave, but the fusing gave the tail a nice coloring just like a real hummingbird.. also pointed the beak and wings... so I can't wait for the quikfire base so I can have more fun with pins.

Actually this is a trivet of fused glass

Jungle toys

Jungle Toys Bag and Stuffed Animals

 

 Made from upholstery Flat Folds @ G Street Fabrics

hooves are leftover minky from another project

Mane and Tail are cut from the selvage of the spotted material

There is a piece of bendable wire inside the tail that makes it stand up

 

Legs are made separately and sewn on with Button and Carpet thread through the body after the body is made.

They move back and forth freely without any buttons or plastic or metal parts.

OMG.... I forgot his ears and Horns...

Will post his picture again after I finish the bag and put his horn and ears on.......  Then I need to find some gray and do an elephant friend with bendable trunk... hahaha

 

 Can you see... the Giraffe now has black minky lined ears and horns...  I looked at the pic of giraffes on the internet and I think this is pretty good.  There are no loose parts just thread attaches the moving legs... the horns and earns are hand sewn on.

I already gave her the monkeys (sock monkey mom and baby) see baby shower bag posts.

The Jungle Fabric was found on the Decorator Flat Folds

I continued the Giraffe theme with the strapping made of the same fabric... still in progress.. pictures to follow as I finish

The plan is cloth books, Noahs Ark, and Old McDonalds Farm, plus Giraffe and Elephant in the bag

Now I will finish the bag and put that on there... and then fill it.. 

 So, Here you see I had to piece the strapping because I am using the same fabric as the lining and the giraffe, so because it is so thick at the top where I am applying the handles, I picked up this cool soft vinyl off the flat folds.  I am hand sewing the strapping on with button and carpet thread and then applying this little tab at each connection (4) so it has a little extra character.  Yeh! G street flat folds.... I love this bag!  I think my new little grand daughter and daughter will grow to love it too.

I will take finished shots after I finish it TODAY!

They are not perfect, but I think they add a special touch with the soft vinyl!

 and also I am cutting out the elephant mommy and the baby elephant and the hippo, to put in the bag.... pictures as I make progress... Quarter of a yard of each of the fabrics should be enough to do more than one of each so one for them and one for my little shop in my mind......  

Each book will have a music box inside... under Old MacDonald, and under Noahs hand.... Etc.

 Working on Momma Elephant..... Now

 

One bag of stuffing is plenty to do these 4 animals and some left over.  Remember she already has a mommy sock monkey and baby sock monkey, so I don't need monkeys....

 Monkeys she got at the shower....

 So, I got microfiber lite gray for the baby elephant, and pleather light gray for the  mommie and then I got a darker color microfiber for the Hippo....  pics of finished later.

 OOPS!  I forgot, I found some lovely zebra flannel, too....

I doubt I will get the zebra done today, I don't have a pattern for that one... and I guess it will work for a horse out of a brown-somebody stop me!..

 There was cool snake fabric, but that might be too scary for mom hahaha.

Hoping to also cut out the bunting... baby due the 7th of February.  I need to finish the bunting-** priority!!  So, I said it, now I have to do it!!!!!

Baby hasn't come yet, but the jungle animals are here waiting for her!

 

So, I still need to give the Hippo, eyes teeth and a pink inner mouth... othere than that the crew of the Jungle bag is done... moveable legs and all....  Momma elephant and zebra have eyelashes with their embroidered eyes...

 

Animals ready for the Jungle...LOL

Lap quilt with Birds/Double sided White Minkie

Simple Warm and Beautiful

Cotton Print Pre-washed and outline quilted through Minkie

Side shows Outlined Birds on White

Just outlined the Birds

Baggy Pants with Pockets- Cotton Knit

These have narrow elastic 2 rows loose and Tie with Pockets.... Comfy

Cotton Knit from the Treasure Hunt Room at G Street Fabrics

 

SOCK MONKEY QUILT

Well, I finished the Sock Monkey Quilt

and tonight....
Monkey booties
Monkey Bib
Monkey Diaper Cover.......  Yeah!  Tune back in tomorrow

 

Cuddle Cloth Minky.....

 

More Monkeys on the other side.....

and I just have to finish these...

 I think I will change the ties to Red and white Polka Dots 

and do the same iwth the bib, plus change the face on the booties to more like Sock Monkeys

I decided the monkey face on the booties was okay....changed the ribbon to red and white polka dot

forgot to cut out the diaper cover.....

Now I just have to do the Totes.....

So I decided to make one Princess' Toys,  one is Little Diva (hairbands and Booties, Little Black dress)  and one that is BOOKS.... One for Sock Monkey things..... and One for MAMMA

The Bigger Sock Monkey is wearing the booties and the Bib with the Monkeys on it! 

DONE!

Trying to do all my Grandchildren UFOs and Gifts at Once!!!

Soooo,

I have not be able to sit down and sew in over three months...  I am making up for lost time.  I stopped in at work three times now.   First in my walker on the way home from the 1st doctor recheck.... Then I went by again.... and I stopped yesterday on a busy busy Sat. and I walked around the store without my walker or a cane.... I even tried working for about 15 minutes or a half hour, but I felt it right away..

No BLT.... Bending Lifting or Twisting.   Well, that didn't work.  Five minutes on the button wall, and that was all they wanted.... Bend in the glass cabinet to look at some trim..... Lift the boxes out of the wall or twist around and get that special button... HEY I know when to cut my losses.... So I left.

Now I really wanted to go today, but... I decided to wash all the baby materials and makes some things...

I already made a billow for one of the grand daughters....

Instructions on Billows... <---      

I have done three, but I did an all nighter the other night when I was so excited about sitting down.

 

Soooooo   I finished that and it is soooooooo soft...

So I prepared last night to lay out some of the baby things to have for next weeks baby shower....
Yep, I am so excited... another baby grand daughter.....   PINK PINK PINK

so...

 

So... At least one pink gingham check with pink flannel back - Burp Drook and Tinkle
Of course, it will have a Kitty face embroidered on it with burp drool and tinkle on each piece of the set.   I will have to finish this tonight...

                                             
 I didn't take the last set of pictures.... but the changing pad had a large crown machine embroidered in the center, and the big I put a piece of elastic to hold it on accross the top, lace on the bottom and
hand cross-stitched princess accross the bottom.

I thought it was useful and cute enough.

I made a red minky changing pad or floor throw, and a little dollie for babys first doll that had a hand embroidered face and hair with a smile and sleeping eyes, for babys sleeping dolly.

I had a pair of Mary Jane Shoes on the list.....  This picture is not very good... I finished one and now I am going to finish the other... I think they are darling... The fabric is a kind of faux pleather... shiny platinum almost gold looking and I added black ties and lots of lace!....

 So the shoes I am doing right now are the middle ones with the lace, only the ties are black.
This is Simplicity Pattern 1710.

I am currently hand lining these with some soft black single sided minky.

I am going to do the Kitty ones to go with the Burp Drool and tinkle set and a Diaper cover with
a kitty accross the back end....

I added opalescent sequens on the the edge of the top of the bootie.  I made sure all was soft to the feel.  I am going to line the inside with some white flannel.

I am just going wild...  I have a sock monkey quilt partly sewn...

 Just the corner has a banana on it....  Okay, it is a little puckery... but I am a little handicapped and the shower is Saturday..... Sooooo.... The baby will like it!... It is super soft!...

 The quilt backing is super soft tooo and more Sock Monkeys... plus a Sock Monkeys Have Issues book and a baby and full size Sock Monkey...................     Okay, I thought I was gonna die!  Pardon ME...

 and  I made some monkey booties, If I can just find where I put one of them.....YIKES...  Okay, I am a mess...

 I have so many things on my list of todos...

I washed the pink minky to make a pink boppy with blue pedals on  it.......

and and and...   I have to make some little snap onsies..... and some baby wraps..... on and on....