Nursing Cover

I'm T minus one week to my due date - the nesting instinct has fully kicked in and I'm coming up with a handful of little projects. I don't want to start anything too big because I know having a half finished project when I go into labor would make me crazy.

Today's little project was a nursing cover. I found a few patterns online but none seemed to be exactly what I wanted. I was given a used "hooter hider" and decided I could just use that to make my own.

(In the picture bellow the red and brown one I used as the pattern.) It is a really simple project. I added a full pocket, made form a wash cloth to the bottom left corner. I also added some length and width which will help if I use it with my breast pump. I also lined mine which made a few of the steps easier and gives it a really pretty finished look. I need to take better close up photos but these will have to do for now.

I have a few quilts that I am finishing up - read hand binding very slowly - so hopefully pictures of those will come soon.

Auction Quilt

As promised here is a lovely picture of the finished quilt from the EOSC Auction.

First comes Marriage..

Way back in June my best friend, K, from college got married in Detroit. I promised her a quilt for her wedding, but I let her pick out the fabric (we have totally different tastes.) Well, the fabric K picked was delayed and then we were traveling and then I was pregnant...this quilt just has been trouble from the start! I'm pleased to announce it is finally done. I just pulled the quilt out of the dryer! It is certainly different from my typical bright and modern quilts, but I think she will really love it.

The quilt is finished just in time because K will be welcoming a little boy in August! I wanted to throw a few little things in the box for the baby (my soon to be Godson!) so I threw together a stuffed whale and tagged blanket for her little one. I may make a baby quilt for her baby shower..we will have to see how much time I have once our baby arrives.

Oh - my husband asked for a cover for his Kindle to protect it when he throws it in his bag. I threw together this little quilted case from some scraps. Unfortunately, I don't have very many manly scraps so it is a bit girly. It will just have to do for now.

Auction Items

The EOSC auction is fast approaching. A few of the girls from base decided we would put together a quilt for the auction. Everyone made USA Flag blocks and then we put them all together. We had two left over blocks so I threw together some throw pillows to go with the quilt. The auction is Friday and the quilt is not yet complete (don't worry it will be) buy here is a little taste!

A Mobile Adventure

Those that read this blog and have come over to the house will know that my little mobile has been done and displayed in various stages for a while now.

The clouds are made of felt and were a great easy project for a movie night. (I have a hard time sitting still on the couch while we watch a movie.) The whole stringing them up as a mobile thing was a bit of a disaster.

I may be the crafter in the house but I am not the engineer. Last night I finally convinced my husband to redo the construction of the mobile. I left him with my box of crafting supplies while I took a bath. As I expected he nailed the construction - making sure it finally hung evenly over the changing table.

Just one more project - replacing the picture of Washington, DC with something more baby appropriate - and the nursery will be complete. Ok well we also need to get the crib from our friends..but one thing at a time.

Bassinet Revisited

I've been having so much fun hanging out with the squadron ladies this week that I've neglected updating the blog. It's fitting though since my recent big project has been updating the bassinet cover. The bassinet is a hand me down from one of my favorite families in the squadron who got it as a hand me down from another former 461st family. We couldn't be more thrilled to be part of such a wonderful family.

Anyway, the bassinet came with a pattern for a short cover but while browsing the Internet I found a pattern on Etsy for a longer cover that I thought I would try.

It turned out quite well. I did ditch the hood because it got quite complicated. The pattern was designed for a hood with one support and this bassinet has two supports. We are intending to use the bassinet in our bedroom do a hood is not a necessity.

I'm glad to have it knocked off my to do list - although I intend to use the leftover fabric to make the missing bassinet sheet.

Just a few more little projects and I think I'll be done with the nursery!

Baby Shower, Nursery Decorating & Diaper Stacker

I had my baby shower this past weekend - it was just perfect everything was all yellow and grey. It was so nice to have my family here from Atlanta to celebrate with my Edwards family. I'm going to miss these ladies so much when we move this summer. Thanks to the wonderful hostesses Jen and Bethany for the best baby shower a girl could ask for.

I was able to take home some of the decorations for the shower to decorate the nursery. We will only be in this house for a few months with the baby, so I wasn't planning on doing much decorating - however once I saw the adorable lanterns and pennant it didn't take much convincing. Plus with family and friends in town I didn't have to do much of the work. We still have lots of preparations to get done but the room is finally coming together.

As if all of that wasn't enough, I'm still working through my list of projects for the baby. I found a pattern for this Diaper Stacker. The directions were not as clear as I would have liked them to be (or perhaps its pregnancy brain) but I muddled through and turned out this adorable gem that will hang in the nursery. I don't have any diapers to put in it yet... that is an errand for another day.