Randy went to check on Benny when he was napping the other day and he was so cute with his bum in the air he had to take a picture.
Bennington likes to play with his tag blanket.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Cute little Bennington
Randy went to check on Benny when he was napping the other day and he was so cute with his bum in the air he had to take a picture.
Bennington likes to play with his tag blanket.
tag blanket
A tag blanket is a small piece of fabric that has ribbons sewn to the edges for your baby to play with. We recently made these at church and they are so fun, cheap, and fairly quick to make. A plain one took me about an hour and I am not even a very great sewer.
You need two pieces of fabric, identical shape and size. They should be about 1 foot by 1 foot. It doesn't have to be exact because you can make it as big or little as you want depending on what materials you have. You also need several ribbons with varying lengths, colors, and textures. I also used rick-rack and ball fringe. When you cut your ribbon, make sure it is cut to the length that you want it to be when it is folded in half.
Pin the ribbons to your first piece of fabric with the folded edge pointed inward. Lay the second piece of fabric on top facing in so it will be inside out when you sew it. Sew around the edges leaving a small space open so you can turn it right side out. After you turn it right side out, sew up the open space. I also like to sew around the edge again to make sure it is sturdy (a baby will be playing with this and you want it to be durable).
This one was made with scraps of fabric. It makes it more colorful and I got to get rid of the scraps that I had been saving.
I saw this cute peak-a-boo lion online and I loved it. It is made of felt. The lion wasn't hard to make, it just took more time.
Isn't he cute? Bennington loves playing with his new tag blanket. He likes the silky ribbon and the ball fringe best.
You need two pieces of fabric, identical shape and size. They should be about 1 foot by 1 foot. It doesn't have to be exact because you can make it as big or little as you want depending on what materials you have. You also need several ribbons with varying lengths, colors, and textures. I also used rick-rack and ball fringe. When you cut your ribbon, make sure it is cut to the length that you want it to be when it is folded in half.
Pin the ribbons to your first piece of fabric with the folded edge pointed inward. Lay the second piece of fabric on top facing in so it will be inside out when you sew it. Sew around the edges leaving a small space open so you can turn it right side out. After you turn it right side out, sew up the open space. I also like to sew around the edge again to make sure it is sturdy (a baby will be playing with this and you want it to be durable).
This one was made with scraps of fabric. It makes it more colorful and I got to get rid of the scraps that I had been saving.
I saw this cute peak-a-boo lion online and I loved it. It is made of felt. The lion wasn't hard to make, it just took more time.
Isn't he cute? Bennington loves playing with his new tag blanket. He likes the silky ribbon and the ball fringe best.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Smilebox
Smilebox is this really cool thing I found. It's like online scrapbooking and I can email my creations to other people. I am trying to post news more often and this is a great way to do it.
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