Baby Blankets and More!

Last week, I found myself at JoAnne's to get some fabric to do a "1" onesie for Rylee's upcoming first birthday. There was a flannel sale, for $2.99/yard, so inevitably I left with a couple additional yards of fabric(that I had no plans for).  I absolutely loved this print that  I found for her! I think it's called "folk heirloom" or something like that. Anyway, I made a blanket with the leftover fabric after making the onesie.

I went back for more but they were out, sad day!

I've done a couple appliqued onesies, but this was the first blanket I've attempted. I have to say that it looks cute! Here's a pretty good tutorial: Easy Double Sided Baby Blanket Tutorial. I skipped the middle batting because I thought it would be just warm enough for her with the two layers of flannel. What should have been a really easy project took me all day! But the second one I made for a friend was a lot quicker. I apparently have difficulty cutting straight lines! Arg! If you have difficulty like I did, read this tutorial on cutting fabric here and save yourself some grief.

The nursery colors for my friend's sweet baby girl are coral and aqua.

For anyone interested, here's a good Baby Onesie Applique Tutorial. I used a zig zag stitch instead of a blanket stitch around the applique. If you have boys, here's a Tie Applique Pattern. I've done a couple girl onesies based on this little shirt off Etsy. Baby Necklace Onesie.

Here's Rylee's

 A little rick rak, ribbon, and some coordinating fabric and wahla! You just save yourself $15! The only obnoxious thing is handsewing the little fabric circles(because I'm not skilled enough with my machine to do it).

That is all for my limited sewing wisdom. Maybe somebody learned something! Or was just impressed with the magic of soft, cuddly baby blankets!