We be Parents

Yenari’s been on a sewing rampage recently – she found a good deal on some flannel fabric with an elephant print from Jo-Ann Fabrics so she bought the whole roll of fabric – about seven and a half yards.  So far, she’s made pajamas for herself for later in pregnancy (super elastic wide waist pajamas), 4 receiving blankets (sized 36 by 36 inches), and a little stuffed elephant toy that is well past being ridiculously cute.  Here’s the beast, roaming on a field of receiving blankets:

The elephant roaming next to a pile of receiving blankets

The elephant napping on the receiving blankets

A closeup of the little guy sleeping

The whole set, minus the PJs

For the sewing junkies out there, Yenari has some notes for those looking to make their own receiving blankets.  She used one layer of flannel and did a hemming stitch around the blanket and folded over the corners to make mitered corners, as shown in the second picture.  For the elephant, Yenari got inspiration from a pattern she found online (but can’t seem to find now) – the floppy ears have pink fabric on the inside  (visible in the first photo), the eyes are hand-stitched with black thread, and the little guy is filled with cotton.  Now only one question remains…what sewing project will Yenari pick up next…