When we began registering for baby items, I was thinking that the swaddle/receiving blankets at the stores weren't too impressive...in both design options and material used. I read a post on the rookiemoms.com blog about how to make easy receiving blankets and knew that even I could handle this!
I bought flannel fabric right away...and the months passed. All of a sudden it was June! This project became a priority. Once I got started, I couldn't believe how easy these are to make. The hardest part was getting the sewing machine out of the storage closet, setting it up, re-learning how to thread the machine and wind a bobbin. I wish I had paid more attention to my mom when she was sewing and through various projects with Girl Scouts, but that's what owner's manuals are for! But, finally, I am happy to say, we now have homemade swaddle blankets and burp cloths for Baby Girl! Plus, making these cost a fraction of what we would've paid had we bought all these blankets and burp cloths.
I'm so happy with how they turned out and can't wait to start using them :)
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| Burp Cloths |
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| Swaddle Blankets (which I'm still unsure how much they will be used in south TX but everyone tells me its nice to keep a blanket over the baby while inside with the air conditioning). |
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| Green Bay Packers blanket for Baby Girl to use this fall when she cheers on the Pack! |
Pregnancy update: The swollen ankles are no longer only at night :( By noon, I have sock line indents and missing ankle bones. Waking up with swollen feet has become the norm this week. The other night I told Ryan it looked like there was a golf ball sticking out from my ankle...his response? 'Are you sure its just 1? Don't you mean 4?' Working on the blankets in the evenings hasn't helped but completing this project was worth the pitting edema! I haven't been sleeping too much at night this week, I guess I'm nesting because I lay in bed and think about all the stuff I hope to finish before Baby Girl arrives. Lots of thoughts about work and my patients but fortunately, I have found 2 assistants who are able to help cover my patients while on maternity leave. Now that I am completed with the blankets and burp cloths, hopefully that is one less thing to think about at night.
Good for you!! I have got to get over the fear of gettig the sewing machine out. And winding the bobbin, that's always the hardest part!
ReplyDeleteI have Nolan home with me today and we're staying in all day with the air on - he's in a long sleeved shirt and pants with a big blanket covering him. I think you'll use those blankets, maybe not outside but inside.
Getting so excited to see the news that Baby Girl is here!!