Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Baby Blocks!






I spent Saturday/Sunday in Santa Barbara for my friend Marina's "baby warming" - she is about 4 months along, and as this kid should grow up calling me Aunt Roya...I wanted to make sure I made a near-to-my-heart sort of present.

I agonized a little bit, actually - no idea what to make. I wanted to make sure I made something gender neutral (for practical and philosophical reasons), and I didn't want to make anything other people would make either...

So I started by finding my favorite book covers from when I was little - and I printed them on iron-on-transfer paper. My idea was to make a quilt using these book covers and yellow fuzzy fleece backing! Well...I accidentally ironed on a book cover that while it LOOKED like a Dr. Suess book, it was actually a spoof and not exactly baby-blanket appropriate.

So I decided to make "baby blocks" instead. They are each hand-sewn, with the book covers cut up into 3 inch squares, and that yellow fleece as the supplemental material. I stuffed them with hypo-allergenic batting, and put a bell in each one so it would make baby-attracting noise!

I also made a box for them to go in, using more book covers!

This was a super fun project, and I can think of about 8000 variations I'd like to make. Can't wait to do more :)

6 comments:

cristie said...

Oh my, these are ADORABLE!!

Wisalya said...

Lovely!!! You're super talented Roya!

Deborah in IL said...

That's absolutely one of the bestest baby gifts I've ever seen. I loved reading how you adjusted your plan after "messing up". And it was fun that I recognized almost all the covers, too! :) (What's the one below Curious George on the box?)

Adorable. I'm sure mama and baby both will love them.

Roya said...

Thank you all! The cover below curious george is the lion the witch and the wardrobe :)

Trez said...

ohmygosh! I can't believe you made these...they're fantastic. Your kids are going to have such awesome stuff. And such awesome birthday parties, as evidenced by the success of nerd birthday party. =)

Jenaneter said...

Is it weird to say I want a set of these? Not for a baby -- for me...

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