Monkeys

I am headed to a baby shower tomorrow and just had to share with you the projects I have been working on.  It all started with this bin on her registry.

When I saw it I just had to design some monkey print fabric on Spoonflower to make some special baby items to go with it.

One of my favorite baby gifts to make is a square cotton swaddle blanket with flannel on the back.  I learned how to make mitred corners in the one sewing class I've ever taken, but if you need a tutorial, I just saw this one pinned - I haven't tried it exactly, but it seems pretty close to the way I make it.  I usually can't get the bigger, flannel piece to be more than 40" because I tend to get flannel that is 42" wide and I wash first & trim the selvage.  But just make sure your pieces are 4 or more inches different.  Mine were 40" and 36" which makes for a narrow border.  The greater the difference the wider the border.

Here is the bin.  I hope it's not stealing a design.  I figured it was  a little different & used in a completely different way.

I added a few burp cloths and a onesie embellished with a piece of the fabric.

Here's hoping she really liked that monkey!