Craft-A-Little

I love baby sleep sacks.  They are pretty much my favorite piece of a baby’s wardrobe. 

Here is Little Helper in my favorite one that she ever had, sleeping in our bed when she was 2 months old.

It is hard to tell in this picture, but it is white with tiny little pink polka dots on it and pink edging.  I got it on sale at Pottery Barn Kids shortly after she was born. 

For Mother’s Day, my husband and Little Helper gave me Anna Maria Horner’s latest book Handmade Beginnings and there is a pattern in it for a baby sleep sack and I NEED to make one.  But I have decided that I actually need to make 2.  I want to make one for my baby, but I am going to wait until after he/she is born so that I can make it gender specific.  And it won’t be used right away anyway- this baby is due in August! 

The second one that I need to make is for my brother and sister in law.  They are going to have a little girl shortly after my baby is born.  This is where my stumped post title comes in.  I can’t decide what fabric to use!!!  I am trying to make something girly that isn’t too pink.  And I have enough fabric that I should be able to pick something out that isn’t all the same fabric line and isn’t all pink, but is sweet and girly.  But I am stumped.  I don’t know what to use.  I don’t know for sure what sort of patchwork front I want to do.  I am stumped. 

So where does this leave me?  I will tell you.  I am going to take the process pledge.   And my first thing to post about is going to be this baby sleep sack for my brother and sister in law- well, I guess it is actually for my neice. 

The first part of my process is going to happen today.  I am going to look through the fabric that I have and I will take some pictures of some combos that I am thinking of.  I will share those with you soon!

I, Rebecca, pledge to talk more about my processes, even when I can’t quite put them in the in words or be sure I’m being totally clear.   I’m going to put my thinking and my gut feelings out there.