the travel blankie ..

Still in the 99.9 %ile. . .of thinking about baby Kanneloni Macaroni. . .

I felt it only makes sense. . .

that I blog. . .

what I think about these days.

It was quite fun. . .getting ready behind the scenes. . .

it felt like a great secret that I continually patted myself on the back . . .

for keeping it so close to my heart.

The week before she was born. .

I quickly made a blanket for her car seat.

I'd like to take credit for picking the fun and lively pattern. .

but her mommy knew her better than I. .

and I left her to that task.

It took but a few hours to sew up. .

Wash and dry the cotton.

Cut out a rectangular. . the size appropriate for a infant carrier.

Cut out four lengths of binding. . . two lengthwise .. and two width wise. .

Sew the soft. . .and the cotton together . . .wrong sides together.

Sew the binding on the four sides. . leaving the corners free to make double sided mitred corners. . .(that actually took me the longest to figure out)

Tie the blanket at fun little places. . .birdie feet. . .stems. . lion whiskers. .

and you are done.. .

Then you say ..

"ta dah". ...and you wait. . some more.

Ah . .but once tucked inside. .

she sleeps like a lamb.

All for now. .