A productive weekend

You can tell it's almost Spring when there are plenty of baby showers to go to. Heather and I spent the weekend making gifts for all the cute little babies our friends and family members will be having soon. Our new favorite thing to make were these cute baby slings, but as you can see, I also had to do a blanket. I think my favorite thing about the slings is that they are more like an accessory for the mom, so you can use more adult fabric. We also put a handy pocket on the front of them and a little ring for a toy or keys. It's too bad I probably won't be able have another sewing day for a while, but it was a nice break from all the errands I usually run on the weekends. Garrett also enjoyed my sewing day because he spent it playing with his Playstation and taking a wonderful nap. There is just something so exciting about choosing fabric. You get inspired by every pattern you see, and then sometimes you get so excited that you buy more than you need or could ever get around to using. I'm trying to avoid building up the huge fabric collection that my mother and grandmother have, but some pieces are just so tempting. Anyway, Fred and I had a great time and got our projects done...for now, at least.