Finished Craft Projects

Disclaimer: The pictures in this post are really poor.  I am boycotting the digital camera because I took all of my pictures and they appear to be corrupt when I load them onto the computer.  Therefore, I've taken all of these pictures with my camera phone.  So, I apologize for the poor images.

I wanted to display my completed 'Hippo' art for Ivy's room.  I finished it yesterday but haven't put it on the wall yet.


Here are my completed burp clothes.

And some baby slippers that aren't yet finished.

I also promised my friend, Sarah, that I would help her by hemming a flannel piece of fabric for a baby blanket she is making.  She's a master knitter who also had knitted a beautiful blanket for baby Ivy.

Sarah knitted a beautiful XOXO blanket and picked out some really cute flannel with which to back the blanket.  To prepare the flannel for backing the blanket, I started by measuring the knit blanket and cutting the flannel to the proper measurement plus seaming.  Then I measured 1/2 inch along all sides and ironed it to make stitching the seam easier.  Had it been a project for myself, I'm sure I would have skipped on the meticulous measurement of the seam and ironing and approximated.  But, as this was for Sarah, I felt pressure to make it as perfect as I could.

I measured the seam and ironed it down.  I even mitered the corners properly (not like I usually do for myself).

 Then I stitched the seam down using a zigzag stitch, which I'm hoping is sufficient for Sarah.  I thought it looked a little nicer than a straight stitch, but, if Sarah wants a straight stitch, I am more than happy to restitch it to meet her needs.  (Grrr...sorry, bad picture.)

I then pinned the flannel to the knitted blanket.  Sarah didn't ask me to do that part, but I figured it would help me make sure my measurements were correct and it would save her time (hopefully) in the long run.

 

 

Sarah - you can pick up the project whenever you want to see Ivy and me again. (You can also refuse the project and send it back for fixes, if necessary.)