Sewing for a New Niece

My little sister had her first baby this week, a teensy little girl who makes Creamie look like she’s five.  Little A was just barely over 6 pounds when she was born, but that is big enough to deserve some sewing of her own.   So this week all my sewing was for Liesl and her new little one.  (It was supposed to be done last week, before she was born but those life events got in the way.)  But after a few late nights (and a self imposed facebook and google reader ban)  it was all ready when little A came home from the hospital.  And I got to surprise her parents, which was also awesome.

First up I made a car seat cover.  This isn’t just any car seat cover, this one is dual purpose!  I made a removable strap so it can also be used as a reversible nursing cover.  Brilliant, no?  I really wish I had made myself one of these.  It was so easy and it would have been so handy.  There are plenty of tutorials out there to make one, but I didn’t really follow anything.  I just told myself “it’s a square, how hard could it be?”  Answer?  not hard.  An hour max. My sister bought the same carseat that Creamie had, so I asked Scott to go dig it out of the storage unit so I could get a perfect fit.  If I was making this for myself I would have added some ric rac trim and some big flowers or buttons up there on top, but Liesl didn’t want anything like that.  I do love the green that she picked out though.

Next up was a bedding set.  Liesl is pretty particular about what she likes (as am I) and she just couldn’t like anything in the “affordable” range.  So we went shopping to pick out something I could make.  You can’t really tell from the pictures, but the fitted sheet is a teeny little pink and white stripe.  I love how this turned out, sweet and girly but not too frilly.  I didn’t use a pattern for this one either, just my measuring tape and a ruler (again, it’s just a bunch of squares).  It is pretty much the same as Creamie’s nursery, and the second time around it was MUCH easier and a lot faster.  I didn’t get a picture of the bedskirt, but it’s a sassy pleated little number in the baby pink stripe with that geometric flowery/polka dotty border.  I managed to sneak in their house and get it all set up while they were still at the hospital so they were surprised when they came home.  I love a good surprise!  I’ve got a few scraps left that I’m going to try and do something with.  I don’t think I have enough to make a quilt/blanket… but maybe.

Here is Creamie and her new little cousin.  She didn’t quite know what to think, but she really wanted to hold her and point out her hair and ears and little nose.  So sweet.  Welcome to the world Baby A!  Now just get a little bigger so Creamie can play with you.

I’m adding these projects to Sew+Tell at Amy’s.  It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had something finished.  Next week I am going to be hosting Sew+Tell for Amy.  She has a beensy little baby herself and is moving.  I’ll be posting the tutorial for this skirt and maybe a few more goodies as well.  Happy Long Weekend!