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???

G is for Giraffe

I made this pillowcase dress for my friend's daughter whose name is Grace.  I am a bit wary about monogramming children's clothes because it doesn't allow for the parent to use the outfit for other children.  Monogramming is fine for really special outfits but it is not practical for general dresses.  

This dress worked out perfectly because my friend got a membership to our area's zoo a lot this year where they have giraffes.  I monogrammed the "G" but also appliqued giraffes so she can wear the dress to the zoo.  So, the "G" works for Grace and for giraffes!  Hopefully, this will let my friend pass this dress on to other friends or to any other children she may have.

Burp cloth mania - part 2

Burp cloth mania!

I have been putting out a lot of sewn baby gifts lately and am having so much fun! My best friend is having a baby in June and I am trying not to go too sewing crazy for baby Eliana but it is very hard to control myself!!! My favorite baby gift is a monogrammed burp cloth.
I love giving these because every baby needs a burp cloth and it is so handy to have a burp cloth with your baby's name or initials on it to send with your baby to church nursery, daycare, or wherever there are a lot of other babies. They are also very easy and fast to make. All you do is find fun ribbon and use the baby's initials and you have a great gift that is completely functional! Write the baby's initials on the burp cloth with a washable fabric marker and sew over it with a zigzag stitch. The marker will come out with some water.
If you do not know the baby's initials (and please don't give the mom a hard time if she does not share it!), just monogram the last name like here

or the first initial of the last name like this one for my friend whose last name is Gainor.
This double-sided burp cloth is a little bit more challenging because the ribbon wraps completely around the burp cloth so you need to make sure your stitching on one side of the ribbon lines up just right with the other side of the ribbon (aka you need to make sure your straight stitch on one side catches the other side).

Another fun idea is to make a burp cloth that matches a pair of baby shoes and a romper like these here. Check out how to do it!