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Where have I been?

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Ironing…..of course!

What else?

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I have found the most adorable set of Iron On Transfers EVER!

(Okay, I’ve never really gone hunting for iron on transfers, but I found a pack tucked away on a back shelf at Joann’s and I’m sure it’s got to be the best….or close to it)

Now, I’ve never really done any Ironing in my day, so this was an experiment for me all the way.

Here are some photos of how it went:

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Whoops! Kinda Blurry Right?
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I wish I was more patient but I’m wiggly and fast about my transfer ironing.

I do like the faded look though, so I’m pretty happy….we’ll see if they hold up in the wash cycle!

Now for a call out for some serious help.

Sewing help.

I bought a blanket kit for Monkey this week. Wasn’t it pretty?:

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Yeah, Wasn’t it Pretty?

…….. it no longer looks like that. Right now it’s a jumbled heap of a mess taking up way too much space on my sewing desk. The pins are sticking every which way, and I’ve all but given up. And I’m ashamed to say that I’ve thought once or twice about throwing in my “Later” bin.

(We all have “I’ll Do It Later” bins right? The ones we empty out on the 25 cent table at our yearly Garage sales…..come on…..quit kidding yourself….you’ve got one….you probably call it a “Closet”)

Anyway, the problem here is that I’ve never used Baby Blanket Binding stuff…..(whatever)…..that silky ribbon that goes along the edges.

I’ve got it all pinned, but I can’t seem to get the sewing machine to sew through both the front and the back of the binding. (devestating thought isn’t it?)

It’s the most frusterating thing in the world when you get to the very last step of your project and then break FOUR…yes FOUR needles, (completely depleting your stash of extra needles)….and can’t continue on your way to finish up the goods.

Serious….what am I doing wrong here.

Can’t they make this stuff IRON-ON?

Sheesh.
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Buggy Baby Blankie

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Try saying that 5 times fast.

Today I was SUPER-Inspired to get crafty after I read this post over at Dollar Store Crafts. In fact I’m often inspired after visiting that site, and it gives me all sorts of excuses to make another trip to the Dollar Store! I never should have subscribed to their RSS Feed, I’m getting absolutely no work done.

Well today the blog featured a Crinkly Baby Blanket, and I just couldn’t resist, I just had to make one for Monkey:

However instead of making the blanket Crinkly, I added in little bugs to the corners that are crinkly instead. I don’t know what possessed me to do it this way, but I think it turned out really cute.

In case you want to make one to, I’m sharing photos of the whole process.

Step 1: Pick Your Fabric and cut it into a square shape. You’ll need a front and a back I chose some buggy fabric that I picked up LAST Summer and some Fleece from Last Winter. Yeah, real quick turn-around at my house!

Step 2: Cut out the Shapes you’ll be using for your corner pulls. I cut out 4 bugs, one for each corner, but I only ended up using two.

Step 3: Cut out a backing for the bugs from the backing of the blanket fabric. You want to cut about 3/4 of an inch around them for your seam allowance.

Step 4: Cut up an old Baby Wipes wrapper to fit inside your shape.

Step 5: Pin a loop of ribbon to the right side of your fabric. (see photo) Place right sides of front and back of fabric together and sew around, leaving a small hole for turning.

Step 6: Turn your shape right side in, and stuff with the crinkly baby wipe wrapper.

Step 7: Sew all the way around the edge of the shape, taking care to fold the fabric around the hole so that it blends in with the rest.

Step 8: Pick out some fun ribbons that will match the theme of your blanket.

Step 9: Cut the ribbons into strips. Form them into loops and pin them to the right side of the fabric (see photo) They are facing inward now, but when you turn it right side it, they will face out.

Step 10: Pin your shapes in the corner just like the ribbons. I folded the dragonfly and pinned him because I didn’t want to accidentally sew him up when I go around the edges!

Step 11: Place your fabrics with right sides together and sew all the way around the edges, leaving a small hole for turning.

Step 12: When you turn your blanket right side out, the shapes will now hang from the corners.

Step 13: Sew around the edges of the blanket, taking care to sew up the hole by folding the fabric inward to blend in.

Step 14: Wave Blanket in front of baby till he’s good and scared of the big red beetles then swoop in with a big smile and a sweet voice and rescue him from dose’ mean scare-wee bugs’