Pillows!

Here are some decorative pillows I've made recently. The yellow one is made from a section of my baby quilt that my Mom made for me when I was a baby. The appliqués are a little worn, understandably, so I had to repair/restitch some of them down again. good as new :)

Baby Toys

Here are some soft baby toys I've made recently. I designed the patterns myself and I added a jingle bell inside each toy to create a rattle (the plush stuffing muffles the harsh sound of the jingle bell into a more soft rattle sound).

This cute little cloud guy is "raining" little sensory tags and can be tied to a crib or stroller etc.

Here's another bunny rattle I made for a friend of mine who is expecting a little boy :)

And here's the whole gang :) you may recognize the jackalope from this post. I decided to give him nose and mouth.

Baby Quilt

It's finally finished! My very first quilt! (small baby-sized quilt that is). I'm pretty happy with how it turned out :) it has its imperfections here and there, but I'm okay with that. Gives it character, right?

and of course, my cat couldn't stay off of it...

I also really like the fact that many of the blocks have special meaning or memories:

1) a fabric that I've had since I was a child and had just started sewing (around 7 years old)

2) a piece of yellow flannel taken from MY baby quilt that my Mom made for me when I was a baby! many eons ago...

3 & 12) floral print fabric I got while on a trip to Mexico

4 & 6) quilt blocks made by my aunt for a different project that she didn't end up finishing so she gave them to me :)

5) a piece of flannel with little animals on it from MY baby blanket

7) a couple fabric scraps that my sister gave me that belonged to her boyfriend's grandma

8) a few different fabrics I got while thrift shopping with my sister

9 &11) pieces of a bunting that my Mom made for my wedding

10) a piece of fabric from a dress that I bought while garage sale-ing with my sister

and this piece was also taken from the baby quilt that my Mom made for me when I was a baby. I then added the embroidered "Love Mommy". <3

Sneak Peeks!

Here's a few sneak peeks at what I'm working on next :) A simple crochet blanket...

....And my very first quilt! 

Lots of work ahead of me!

More Baby Crochet Projects!

These cute little Baby projects are super fun and really quick to make! Both these hats were made using this tutorial.

Do you recognise this pretty purple yarn? It's the hand spun yarn I posted about here :) I got the lovely fibre from Expertly Dyed Art by Science.

And this adorable little cardigan was made using this pattern.

Pink Baby Hat

Remember that yarn I spun up from a few posts ago? Time to make something with it! I find baby projects ideal for these small skeins of yarn because they're so tiny :)

I spun this lovely fibre (which I got from Winding the Skein) and plied it on itself.

This pattern is SUPER simple (which I found here) and works up really fast!

Necklace Hanger

I finally got around to making this MUCH needed necklace hanger, as all my necklaces were constantly getting all tangled up with each other in my bathroom drawer for ages! I made this with a bunch of materials that I scrounged up from around the house (yes, that's a real branch from outside, wrapped with yarn, a few S hooks and a ribbon).

I like how it turned out :) functional and cute.

Felting!

So here's the product of the sneak peek from a few posts ago....felt! I carded some alpaca fleece of varying colours that I had lying around which was too coarse for spinning. Once the colours were all blended they turned into this nice warm grey :)

After layering the fibres in opposite directions for strength, I added hot soapy water, rolled it all up in a bamboo matt for added texture, and rolled it for several minutes. Opening the roll and turning the sheet every few times to get even pressure. As you can see from the pictures, the final product shrank in thickness and dimensions quite a bit!

 And voila! a sturdy sheet of felt fabric to use!....not sure what I'll make with it yet though....