Jen Richards @ New Mommy Confessions
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Baby Blanket Tutorial and GIVEAWAY!
Today has been a very lazy day around here: Hubs is back at work, Little Miss is under the weather, and there is snow on the ground outside! Since I have no one to impress today both Little Miss & I are still in our pjs.
Since she is not feeling well, she slept until 2:45pm! This gave me the opportunity to work on that baby blanket for the giveaway I promised. I ordered the fabric from Amazon so it was here by Thursday and I have been so anxious to put it together.
Baby blankets are VERY SIMPLE to make. FYI: If you have a baby in the future and invite me to your baby shower, there is a strong possibility I will end up gifting you a baby blanket I made!
Here is how I made my baby blankets:
What You Need:
Sewing Machine (I <3 my Brother CS-6000i)
2 Types of Fabric,
*I prefer using flannel on one side and minky fleece on the other
Thread
Stencil
Disappearing Ink Pen
Sharp Scissors
Pins
Pinking Shears
Iron & Board
How To Sew It:
Cut your fabric. Like I said before, I prefer to use flannel on one side and minky fleece on the other. I don't like to make a huge baby blanket, hence why is it called a baby blanket. I want my final blanket to measure about 3 feet long and 2 1/2 feet wide (36" X 30") so I cut my blanket a little larger, around 38" X 32". So when I order the materials, I generally order 1 yard of each fabric. That way I have extra too!
I took a scrap piece of the flannel fabric and grabbed my stencil. This time I chose an anchor. I traced the anchor on the wrong side of the flannel, cut it out, then pin it to the right side of the minky fleece.
Next you will need to sew down the anchor. I chose a zig-zag stitch and I go around the anchor twice. Go slow. Minky fleece is very slick so the slower you go the more accurate you will be. You can choose any sort of shape to stitch down, on the last set of baby blankets I made I sewed on the new babies first initial.
Now to pin the blanket together. Place the right sides together and pin, about 2 inches apart. Then pin some more, making the space between the pins around 1 inch. The more pins the better, like I said minky fleece is slippery!
You will need to leave a gap on one side of the fabric. This will allow you to turn the blanket to right side out.
Now to sew. Slowly. Did mention how slippery minky fleece is?
In order to make sure I sew slow enough, I multitask: I remove the pins right before they would slide under the needle. This makes sure I go at least slow enough to remove the pins. Normally I wouldn't hesitate to sew over the pins but the minky fleece complicates things. Remember, DO NOT sew the opening closed!
After you sew, you will need to cut off the excess fabric. For this I use my pinking shears. Hello, my name is Shannon and I love to use pinking shears whenever I can! You can of course use normal fabric scissors but how can you resist the zig-zags of the pinking shears?!
Time for the fun part, turn your blanket right-side out through the opening you left. This is my favorite part because your blanket actually looks like a baby blanket now!
Turn on your iron to iron flat the edges all the way around the blanket. When you get to the opening you left, fold it under slightly and iron down.
Pin the opening shut.
Now top-stitch around the entire perimeter of the blanket, this will close the opening you left. I will sew as close as possible to the edge, usually its a 1/4 inch seam.
VOILA! You have just sewn a baby blanket! See how easy that was?
Now for the best part: I AM GIVING THIS BABY BLANKET AWAY!
Even if you don't plan on having any (more) babies if you are a milispouse like me, chances are you will be invited to a baby shower in the near future!
Entering to win this blanket is simple and you will have multiple chances to win:
The Baby Blanket Giveaway will run until 12am on Saturday, February 25th. On Saturday, I will tally up the entries and decide on a winner using Random.org.
Good Luck!!
Since she is not feeling well, she slept until 2:45pm! This gave me the opportunity to work on that baby blanket for the giveaway I promised. I ordered the fabric from Amazon so it was here by Thursday and I have been so anxious to put it together.
Baby blankets are VERY SIMPLE to make. FYI: If you have a baby in the future and invite me to your baby shower, there is a strong possibility I will end up gifting you a baby blanket I made!
Here is how I made my baby blankets:
What You Need:
Sewing Machine (I <3 my Brother CS-6000i)
2 Types of Fabric,
*I prefer using flannel on one side and minky fleece on the other
Thread
Stencil
Disappearing Ink Pen
Sharp Scissors
Pins
Pinking Shears
Iron & Board
How To Sew It:
Cut your fabric. Like I said before, I prefer to use flannel on one side and minky fleece on the other. I don't like to make a huge baby blanket, hence why is it called a baby blanket. I want my final blanket to measure about 3 feet long and 2 1/2 feet wide (36" X 30") so I cut my blanket a little larger, around 38" X 32". So when I order the materials, I generally order 1 yard of each fabric. That way I have extra too!
I took a scrap piece of the flannel fabric and grabbed my stencil. This time I chose an anchor. I traced the anchor on the wrong side of the flannel, cut it out, then pin it to the right side of the minky fleece. 
Next you will need to sew down the anchor. I chose a zig-zag stitch and I go around the anchor twice. Go slow. Minky fleece is very slick so the slower you go the more accurate you will be. You can choose any sort of shape to stitch down, on the last set of baby blankets I made I sewed on the new babies first initial.
Now to sew. Slowly. Did mention how slippery minky fleece is?
In order to make sure I sew slow enough, I multitask: I remove the pins right before they would slide under the needle. This makes sure I go at least slow enough to remove the pins. Normally I wouldn't hesitate to sew over the pins but the minky fleece complicates things. Remember, DO NOT sew the opening closed!
After you sew, you will need to cut off the excess fabric. For this I use my pinking shears. Hello, my name is Shannon and I love to use pinking shears whenever I can! You can of course use normal fabric scissors but how can you resist the zig-zags of the pinking shears?!Time for the fun part, turn your blanket right-side out through the opening you left. This is my favorite part because your blanket actually looks like a baby blanket now!
Turn on your iron to iron flat the edges all the way around the blanket. When you get to the opening you left, fold it under slightly and iron down.
Pin the opening shut.
Now top-stitch around the entire perimeter of the blanket, this will close the opening you left. I will sew as close as possible to the edge, usually its a 1/4 inch seam.
VOILA! You have just sewn a baby blanket! See how easy that was?
Even if you don't plan on having any (more) babies if you are a milispouse like me, chances are you will be invited to a baby shower in the near future!
Entering to win this blanket is simple and you will have multiple chances to win:
- On this blog entry, leave a comment telling me what crafty things you have been up to lately. Please leave your email address.
- Refer people to "Like" my facebook page and have them write on my wall saying that you sent them!
The Baby Blanket Giveaway will run until 12am on Saturday, February 25th. On Saturday, I will tally up the entries and decide on a winner using Random.org.
Good Luck!!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Yarn Wreath with Felt Flowers GIVEAWAY!
Remember in my post on my Patriotic Wreath how I mentioned I started working on another wreath after I ran out of felt? Well this is the wreath I made!
Supplies I Used:
See how cheap and wimpy the crappy yarn made this look? Plus it took WAY long since I used such thin thread and it kept getting knotted & tangled as I was taking it out of the ball which made me so angry I eventually just cut the knots out. I did NOT like how this looked so when I went to buy more felt for the Patriotic Wreath I picked up some Lion Brand yarn and OMGoodness what a difference it made! I made sure I bought a fatter and bulkier thread plus this stuff felt soooo soft. It was perfect.
So after re-wrapping the entire wreath, which took half the time and the Lion Brand yarn did NOT knot up or tangle once, I was ready to attach my felt flowers. Since I had leftover Navy Blue felt & ribbon from the Patriotic Wreath, I was able to use those along with some yellow felt I found in the scraps bin for cheap! There are TONS of felt flower tutorials out there, I pinned quite a few on Pinterest so check out my DIY board here to see how I made the felt flowers. I had a broken pearl necklace thanks to Little Miss, so I hot glued the pearls into the centers of my flowers. I glued all the flowers down, attached the ribbon, and TA DAH! I have my first Yarn Wreath with Felt Flowers.
I wish I had a better camera and some photography skills because these photos do not do this wreath justice. I love how simple it is and how you can use it both indoors or outside!
Well now I have an issue, I have no need for a wreath indoors and my Patriotic Wreath is hanging on my front door. So I have decided to do a GIVEAWAY for this wreath! I have quite a few more followers lately so I wanted to show my gratitude :) There are 2 options for the wreath, you can stick with the Navy Blue & Yellow flowers -OR- I can replace the Yellow flower with an identical Light Pink flower. The winner will get a choice of Navy Blue/Yellow flowers or Navy Blue/Light Pink flowers.
Simply follow the instructions below and you can enter to win! You have until 12:01 AM on FRIDAY January 20th to enter I will announce the winner shortly after:
Supplies I Used:
- Wreath Form - once again I bought a Christmas grapevine wreath and ripped off the decorations, you can't beat $3!
- Lion Brand Yarn (read the rest of the post to see why I am so specific!)
- Ribbon
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue
- Scissors
- Felt
- Circle Stencils of Varying Sizes (bowls, CD, etc.)
- Disappearing Ink Marker
See how cheap and wimpy the crappy yarn made this look? Plus it took WAY long since I used such thin thread and it kept getting knotted & tangled as I was taking it out of the ball which made me so angry I eventually just cut the knots out. I did NOT like how this looked so when I went to buy more felt for the Patriotic Wreath I picked up some Lion Brand yarn and OMGoodness what a difference it made! I made sure I bought a fatter and bulkier thread plus this stuff felt soooo soft. It was perfect.
So after re-wrapping the entire wreath, which took half the time and the Lion Brand yarn did NOT knot up or tangle once, I was ready to attach my felt flowers. Since I had leftover Navy Blue felt & ribbon from the Patriotic Wreath, I was able to use those along with some yellow felt I found in the scraps bin for cheap! There are TONS of felt flower tutorials out there, I pinned quite a few on Pinterest so check out my DIY board here to see how I made the felt flowers. I had a broken pearl necklace thanks to Little Miss, so I hot glued the pearls into the centers of my flowers. I glued all the flowers down, attached the ribbon, and TA DAH! I have my first Yarn Wreath with Felt Flowers.
I wish I had a better camera and some photography skills because these photos do not do this wreath justice. I love how simple it is and how you can use it both indoors or outside!
Well now I have an issue, I have no need for a wreath indoors and my Patriotic Wreath is hanging on my front door. So I have decided to do a GIVEAWAY for this wreath! I have quite a few more followers lately so I wanted to show my gratitude :) There are 2 options for the wreath, you can stick with the Navy Blue & Yellow flowers -OR- I can replace the Yellow flower with an identical Light Pink flower. The winner will get a choice of Navy Blue/Yellow flowers or Navy Blue/Light Pink flowers.
Simply follow the instructions below and you can enter to win! You have until 12:01 AM on FRIDAY January 20th to enter I will announce the winner shortly after:
Thursday, January 13, 2011
My First Giveaway to my Blog Followers!!
I was contacted by CSN stores before the New Year and was asked to host a giveaway! They would like to give one of my lucky followers a $20 gift certificate* to use on ANY of their products from ANY of their stores! How amazing is that?!
CSN stores have a huge variety of products, basically something for everyone! They have everything from modern furniture & home decor, cookware, and luxury shoes & purses. Here are a few things on my wish list:
This would look gorgeous in my dining room!
They have a HUGE variety of quotes that are wall stickers
Kalencom Tote Bags look like chic purses and are also fully functioning diaper bags!
The Hubs could use a new leather wallet!
The kitties would LOVE this!
So enough of what I want. Go check out their websites to find something your heart desires, then enter my giveaway for a $20 gift certificate*! They have over 200 stores so there is bound to be something you could use...or just something you want!
HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY
Entering is simple! Here is all you need to do:
- FOR 1 ENTRY: Become a follower of my blog! See those beautiful faces on the right side of my blog? See that button that says "Follow", click it! Once you are an official follower of my blog, leave a comment with your email address (so I can get in touch with you if you win!) AND tell me what you would buy from CSN stores if you won the gift certificate!
- FOR A BONUS ENTRY: Go "Like" my facebook page! Once you do that, leave another comment on this blog telling me you "Like" me on facebook.
Good luck and thanks for following my blog!
*Gift certificate does not include shipping costs. However, a lot of items in stores do offer free shipping.
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