Latest "Simple Baby Blanket"

I love making these simple baby blankets for family and friends. It's definitely my go to gift that I really love to give out.  

Here's why

1) They're bigger then store bought ones. Don't get me wrong they're not massive but they're the perfect size for laying down for tummy time or draping over a carseat. I was sad with some of my favorite blankets for my daughters I really couldn't use a bunch because other then looking cute they didn't cover the basic needs of what I needed a baby blanket for haha.

2) Nothing is more special then home made. It says I completely thought of you when I picked out this fabric. I didn't just grab something off the shelf on the way to your baby shower or hospital room. They're is absolutely nothing wrong with store bought  but there is something undeniably special about homemade. I had a baby before I started sewing so I know :D

3) They're cute but only take about 45 min!

This one I made for one of my husbands good friend's first baby. Him and his wife are so sweet and they're little one is such a doll.

I went with Alexander Henry's Zoo Pool flannel because the new Daddy is a Native of South Africa. I wanted something that reflected his home for his son and it was this or surf boards :) 

My husband holding Collin. It was love at first sight ;)
Did I sell you on them? Okay then use this Tutorial 

  Here's another one of them I made for another special baby

I've made them out of fleece and flannel, flannel and flannel, and flannel and minky. All and any of these options work great.

Asian Shrimp Rice Noodles

Bam! 

This recipe took me around 10-15 minutes to complete. Its yummy, It's light, It's fresh,

and it's all like organic or something.

Okay well it could be if you made it that way.

I didn't.

I'm sure it's like -2 Weight Watchers points ;)

Serves: 4

Cook Time: 10-15 min

Okay anyways Heres what you need for the sauce

Ingredients:

3/4 C stir fry veggies (I used frozen)
3 C medium shrimp
1 tsp minced garlic
salt to taste

1 Package of Rice Sticks
(found in asian section of grocer, not walmart, a grocer)

3-4 Tbl Soy Sauce
3-4 Tbl Rice Vinegar
2 Tbl Sesame Seed Oil (- + to taste)
2-3 tsp ground ginger
1 Tbl Hot Garlic Sauce
1 Tbl Honey

Prepare Rice Sticks to packages instruction.

In bowl Mix together sauce ingredients, set aside.

Heat olive oil (or any other cooking oil) in medium skillet

add veggies, cook for 2 minutes, add shrimp, salt and garlic,

cook until shrimp is done (about 3 minutes)

Add the sauce you made to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes.

In a serving Dish pour the mixture over the Noodles

Eat

Maxi Skirt Tutorial

This tutorial was so awesome I really loved it. I wish it specified measurements
a little more but I was able to figure it out easy enough.

 I used  The Winthrop Chronicles 

tutorial that I found through a simple google search. 

This knit chevron is kinda what set me off in that search 

Girl Charlee Fabrics  

has the best knit choices i've ever seen and the prices are basically fab.

  The skirt was actually an upcycle. I'm sooo cheap that I did the math a 100x and realized that it was going to take quite a bit of fabric to make a maxi and I hate paying shipping. I was actually really nervous about it being my first one and screwing it up and being out ALL that fabric so off to the thrift store I went. I was basically sure I wasn't going to find anything that was long enough for me to use but I came across this super shapeless 90s knit dress. It was perfect for this, I mean I didn't even have to sew a hem! I was however short some inches on the yoga waist part but cutting the size in half (6" instead of 12") worked just fine. You cant see the waistband in the picture because my tank is pulled over it sorry.

Time:

50 minutes I would say

Here's her version. Turned out adorably! Make sure to visit her page and show some love

The Winthrop Chronicles

Happy Sewing!

Cute Baby Shoes and Other Stuff at the End

So basically seeing these from   

Homemade Toast

have sent me into a frenzy

and I see how the rest of my morning is going to go. I'm not going to be satisfied till I find every cute baby shoe idea ever haha

This is a list of supposedly the cutest baby shoes ever from

 Sewing Secrets

These ones at

Shwin&Shwin 

are adorable too

These at

Fleetingthing  

are also lovely and free!

I guess since we are on the subject of babies....heres a really cute diaper bag a user on

Craftster 

 made!

And this other free one from 

Amber Dusick

 I once printed the free PDF off for but since I was a beginner didn't understand how to put it together :) 

ps I started this post months ago and just got around to finishing it and its perfect timing because 

I'm pregnant! 

So less daydreaming and more doing (in theory)! 

Happy Sewing!