Sling pictures!

T was kind enough to send me a picture of her with her sweet little guy nestled into his ring-sling. Isn't he just adorable?? He's the very picture of a contented little baby - it must be the cozy sling! ;-)

Fun with tie-dyeing!

I found a woman online who does custom fabric dyeing, and I loved her work, so I contacted her to have her dye 4 yards of fabric for me to make a sling for an upcoming baby shower. These pictures barely do the fabric justice - the colors are SO vivid and gorgeous!
Here is the sling all folded with the rings firmly sewn in place.
And a shot of the "tail" with the dyed fabric making a nice border for the lining fabric. I made this sling reversible, so Momma-to-be can pick which side she wants on the outside, the dyed or the simple pale green with some dyed accents.

And the Momma-to-be opening her gift at the baby shower. I can't wait for baby to arrive so I can get an action shot! :)

Baby shower today!

I went to a baby shower today and brought a few homemade gifts with me:

First, a warm and fuzzy quilt for baby to snuggle in:

And a sturdy ring-sling to carry baby around in:

And as modeled by my dear, sweet, patient husband to show it being used as a breastfeeding cover-up:
And with the "Oops I made one too many blocks" quilt block, I used a soft fuzzy backing and made a little ribbon-loop security blanket:

I've been busy!

Just a quick update: I'm working on adding more items to my Etsy store, I'm also in the middle of a huge baby blanket rush, so bear with me as II'm not posting much these days.

Some recently made ribbon-loop blankies:


I've also been busy making lots of these, as they are fun to make and go together quickly.