Some Gifts for a Baby and a Tote Bag

These are a few of my most recent projects. I have taken a break from making quilts since very soon I am going to be sewing my little girls comforter for her room. Instead I have been doing a bunch of small quick projects.


The first was a little set I made for my SIL's baby boy. He is due to arrive in a few weeks and I made these using some of the leftover fabric from the baby blanket I made her already. I appliqued the onesies with squares cut out from the flannel and I made a taggy blanket to match everything. I have heard babies love these so hopefully he will too. The shoes were a pair from the remaining 3 I finished last week.


The other thing I made Thursday night was a tote bag for my friends birthday. She was the one I was knitting the mittens for but I have admitted defeat. I have one finished but am just not into knitting right now (which stinks because I have a bunch of projects I wanted to do before my little girl arrives). I think this may be a combo of the fact it takes me forever and also it is not comfortable for me to sit still for very long which is almost required for knitting (at least me). Since I don't think I can justify to my husband why I paid someone to knit my projects for me I think I may just have to deal with the fact they won't get done.

Anyway with all that being said I needed to come up with something else for her birthday and I will be seeing her on Wednesday so I wanted to have it by then. She loves bags, really what girl doesn't, so I am hoping she will get some use out of this small tote bag. It was super easy and came together pretty quick and now I am just thinking of how to fill it! I think I will be making LOTS of these especially considering how quick and easy they are to make.