Butterfly Doll Blanket

measures 22 x 22 and comes with a coordinating doll burp cloth

Blue Butterfly Doll Blanket

measures 22 x 22 and comes with a coordinating doll burp cloth

Cuddlebug Doll Blanket

measures 22 x 22 and comes with a coordinating doll burp cloth

Butterfly Doll Blanket (on the left)

Doll blankets measure 22 x 22 and come with a coordinating doll burp cloth ($9 each)

Strawberry Doll Blanket

Pink and brown doll blanket

measures 22 x 22 and comes with a coordinating doll burp cloth

More Handmade Gifts

I love to sew (did I really say that mom?) and I love to hemstitch.  I decided to give my almost 1 year old niece a toddler bib and a snap bib.  I already had these 2 bibs hemstitched and so I sat and crocheted around them last night and this morning.  It probably took about 4 hours for both bibs.  I do not crochet as fast as my mother.  We once had a competition and she crocheted an entire blanket for the time it took me to crochet around a doll burp cloth.  Pathetic!

I tried to get the model to cooperate, but I wasn't expecting the sassy hands on the hips.

The toddler bib covers not only the front, but the shoulders as well.  Great for the head to toe eater!

And the back.

And.....more doll bibs.  I have been saving scraps from my hemstitching projects because I just can't throw them away!  

I think I'm addicted to doll bibs.  I cut out some more last night and whipped them up. I know I sound a little crazy, but they are just so cute!



Handmade Christmas Gifts

In my husband's family all the cousins give to each other.  Little K gives to her cousin who is the same age as she is.   Instead of buying toys, we decided to give the gift of handmade.  We made her 3 adorable skirts adapted from Little Sassy Skirts by Cindy Taylor Oates.  I just love her books.  They are so easy to follow and for me the patterns sizes are true and fit nicely. 

I love how they turned out! 

I used chunky chenille rick rack around the bottom of this skirt.  I love it so much I'm going to have to make one for Little K.  She wouldn't take this one off while I was fitting it.

And of course we had to make doll accessories.  A sweet little flannel doll blanket about 22" x 22".  And you have to have a little pillow to match!  I used the measurements from From An Igloo's doll pillow tutorial.    Sometimes I think it's easier to use a pattern than to have to make one up.  Plus it's a great way to use up all those scraps of fabric that I just can't throw away.  I think they turned out nicely. 

And then we had to make a couple of doll bibs too.  They measure about 8" x 6 1/2".  They certainly will protect dolly from all those messy meals.  I don't know about yours, but mine tries to feed her dolly real food.

I don't think she's going to give these up willingly.  She put one on her doll and then proceeded to put one on herself and wore it around all day!  Tell me why I can't get her to wear one when she's eating! 

We had fun and we hope little cousin enjoys them.

What do you do when you can't sleep?

Ok, sometimes when I can't sleep (which seems to be every night), I blog hop.  I have come across some amazing sites.  One of my favorites is From an Igloo.  Christine always has fun and exciting projects that anyone can do.  Check out this doll bed she made for $5.94!  She also made sheets, pillows and pillowcases, and a bedspread. 

She got the plans from Ana White.  This is another great site.  Ana specializes in making furniture that looks great and is affordable.  I can't wait to try one of her projects.  You can find the farmhouse bed tutorial here.

I am going to make one for one lucky little girl that lives in our house.  I'll post pictures when it's done.

Doll Bib

My niece requested two doll bibs for her birthday.  So I sat down and drew a pattern.  You could put right sides together, sew, turn and topstitch this or hemstitch it.   I put it next to a regular baby bib so you could see how small it is.  So cute! 

I can't decide if I want to put a snap on it or velcro.  Velcro would definitely be easier for a little girl to open, but a snap is smaller.  I'll try one with both and then decide.