baby gifts are adorable, no? plus a mini tutorial!

August 13, 2012 By Jess 80 Comments

A good friend of mine had a darling baby girl a few months back, and totally forgot to share what made her! Just some sim"le gifts#a""li$ued onesies, a blanket, and a onesie%skirt combo& used some new dies for my 'o Baby cutter, and they were "erfect for this ty"e of "ro(ect& )asy and $uick*the bread and butter of us crafters, eh+

,he ele"hant was a little "lain so s"ruced her u" with a flo""y fabric ear and button eye!

t was so easy you could "robably do it with one hand tied behind your back*&ok alright so that wouldn-t work*ho""ing on one foot+ .hate/er "hysical obstacle you choose*it-s still easy&

1& 0irst made an ear "attern to fit my ele"hant#you could "rint one out to trace, or try drawing your own! ,hen cut two "ieces, and sew around the cur/ed edge, lea/ing the flat edge o"en& 2& Cli" cur/es if needed and turn right sides out and "ress with your iron& 3& ,urn in the flat raw edges and "ress*then sew in "lace along the flat edge& 0lo""y ele"hant ear+ Check&

,he rest were "retty sim"le, (ust added some felt "ieces and sewed them down around the edges after ironing them on&

1he also asked if would make her a blanket, and had some fabric already "icked out, isn-t it adorable+ 2o/e that floral& Just a sim"le layered flannel blanket, with two rows of "ink and green stitching around the outside*different colors (ust for fun& And cause ran out of "ink thread&

,heir family lo/es dogs so had to use this fat $uarter -d had sitting around for about a year# lo/e the "ink and a$ua with the little brown and white "u"! Add some coordinating fabric, ric rac, and eyelet trim to a onesie, and had myself an outfit didn-t want to "art with& 2uckily at the time didn-t know what gender was ha/ing, hehe!

3a/e you made any baby stuff lately+ 0or yourself or a friend%family member+