For Rebekah

I have a friend named Autumn who has been a dear friend for many years.  We are raising our young kids at the same time and her friendship has been such a blessing to me.  Autumn has two boys and just recently had a baby girl named Rebekah.  I made these gifts for her and I think they came out really well.

 

I am all for making burp cloths with the baby's initial on it so that you can them to places like church nursery or daycare and not have them mixed up with other children's burp cloths.  Childcare workers have such a hard job taking care of all those babies and trying to keep track of whose baby paraphernalia goes with which baby.  Why not make it easier for them by having your stuff monogrammed?

 

Want to see some other baby gift ideas???

Strawberry picking

I saw this dress recently online while I was searching for strawberry appliqued dress ideas.

I instantly fell in love with it and vowed to make it for cheaper than $37!  I realize that the $37 is for materials and profit.  I made two of these dresses and the materials for both dresses cost $18.  This is my version... I only put one picture up because the girls' dresses are identical.

What do you think?  I think the girls look precious!!!

 A few thoughts on pillowcase dresses:

• pillowcase dresses are EASY to make.  These are great dresses to sew for beginners.  There are a bunch of dress tutorials online - both videos and written ones.
• pillowcase dresses start off very plain since you are using one fabric so try fun accents and embellishments such as: use a contrasting band of fabric on the bottom, rickrack along the hemline or neckline, use contrasting fabric for the bias binding on the armpits and neckline, applique a shape or your child's initial, find a fun contrasting or accent ribbon, etc.  The possibilities are endless!!
• when you wash these dresses, make sure you tie the ribbons to each other or you risk the ribbons pulling out of the casings.