Sunday, July 29, 2012

Sewing Time

     Well My mojo for card making is  running low, so I thought I wiuld try  to get a couple of summer~ light weight ~ blankets made for my  youngest grand daughter . And while I was at it I did my first attempt  at making a small" taggie blanket ".  It is about 12 x 12,  I am hoping  this is big enough for her to hold and be content with  when she is tired, and then not need a big  blanket. She has a habit  of liking to cover her head with her blankets ...
      Of course my sewing machine decided it did not want to play nicely today, so it took a lot of extra time and attention.  But my oldest grandson  was helping and we were able to get these done.  And I am happy to say  I even  took time to  put my sewing notions  in my new sewing basket that  one of my grand daughters  gave me at Christmas.  So it was a day with  progress being made  in marking things off of my "TO DO" list  YIPPEE

   Faith wears a lot of  bright colors  or purple , she just does not wear little girl  pastels... So I thought these  crinkle materials  would be perfect for her in the  hot weather .

Thanks for stopping by,  maybe this will jump start my card making  mojo again...I sure hope so .

Have a blessed day, and I hope to see you here again real soon...Bye now  

19 comments:

  1. What fun colors! Your little grandchildren are so blessed. i love that tag blankie. Was it difficult to do? I have one on my to-do list for a friend, but haven't had the time yet.

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    1. even with only use in one arm, I did it : ) I am not a line it up, and pin it kind of sewer ... my grandma taught me how she thought things would be easier for me ~ but I did use pins to hold ribbon in place... I was not totally square but it worked : ) NO it was not hard... I put print face down, turned back seam , added folded ribbon, pinned each ribbon, added top piece after folding seam under and stitched on top all of the way around ...pretty easy actually

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  2. Such cute taggies. Love the bright colors. :) I'm glad she enjoys taggie blankets. :)

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    1. well she loves your big one, so I am hoping she will like this one too : )

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  3. Cute, cute, cute! She will love them. I like the bright colors too!

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  4. Your little taggie blankets adorable and I love the brightly colored wrinkled fabrics, will make darling summer dresses!

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    1. Yes I was thinking of making my MOLLY doll by American Girl, a summer dress out of the orange one...she has long dark brown pig tails and glasses I thought it would be cute

      thank you

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  5. So nice that you can sew also. The blankets are darling. Wonder if she will cover her head in her adult life when she sleeps. Funny because I do and so does my daughter. LOL A habit I think we started way early on.

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    1. My mom always did... I like to snuggle under covers but not my head ... lol

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  6. Its funny you mention covering her head when she sleeps , my husband and his sister have done so since they were young children. I had never seen a tag blanket before this. it is so cute. you are so lucky to have the talent in sewing to make such pretty things.

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    1. Oh my sewing is not very good I can rarely sew a straight seam... but I have made baby blankets for all of my grand children and many many other babies... I love to give gifts of love ... thank you

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  7. Stopping by to say hi:-) Will write you a note over on SCS. Take care.

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  8. These are so lovely. I know that Faith will just love having them from her Grandmom.

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    1. And she loves her little taggie blanket... makes me feel so good to see her reach for it and play with all the ribbons... Thanks Maggie

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  9. What fun projects you are working on. Your grand-daughter will love her blanket! Such pretty colors of fabric too. Enjoy your precious time with your little ones!

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  10. Soni- I am stopping by to say hello. Hope you are well. Enjoy your weekend!

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  12. I love this sweet fabric and all those cute tabs!! I know your granddaughter will love this tiny blankie!

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