Sew Tara » taggie blankie

Another feature! Another giveaway!

SewTara — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:23:03 +0000

Wheeee! My first feature, check it out over here at One Artsy Mama. There’s also a giveaway, go enter! You could win one of my lovely baby taggie blankies!

Happy May 24 to all my fellow Canadians!!! Enjoy your extra day off.

Taggie madness!

SewTara — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:05:30 +0000

I’ve been working on taggie blankies the last few days. For a change of scenery last night I made some crayon cosies instead, THEN I cut fabric for more taggie blankies. Hoping tomorrow to get the ribbons pinned on, possibly on my lunch hour at work, so I can sew them together tomorrow night.

I really like the brown one, it’s a Heidi Grace fabric from Joann’s. The white cuddly stuff on the back is soooo soft. I might have to make myself a king sized taggie blankie for our bed!

Happy mail package #1, Dainty Squid and ribbon fun!

SewTara — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:20:04 +0000

It’s been a great week for mail here, and it’s only Wednesday!! This came yesterday, my order from Dainty Squid.

Then this came today, my first package of Happy Mail. I gotta say I was pretty impressed with my fun stuff form Elisa. I was really surprised when I took my package for her to the post office and found out it was going to be $13 to send a package across our wonderful home and native land! But with all the cool stuff she sent, and the smile my gifts will put on her face it’s all worth it!

Theeeeennnn I went to see my photographer friend, Joanna today, and she brought us back some ribbon from her trip to the states. I was all hyped to order this stuff when I found out about it, $2.95 a bag?! tons of colours and fun selections?! $19.99 to ship to Canada?!!?! nevermind. Since she was heading to the states to visit we sent 4 bags to her Mom’s which she then was kind enough to squeeze into her luggage for the trip home.

I dumped it all out and divided it into wide and thin ribbons and cut TONS of pieces to make taggie blankets. A lot of it is polka dot and so fun and nice vibrant colours.

Ok I am going to attempt to go to bed, this will be the earliest in I don’t know how long. I’ve been creating into the wee hours, or my brain keeps me up with thoughts connected to creating! My friend and I are making a run for the border tomorrow for some shopping, for all that stuff no one will ship to us poor Canadians, so I need my rest!

My productive day with taggies and steggie!

SewTara — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:19:53 +0000

Well I managed to get some time to myself today and was a mad sewing . . . machine? I made 3 taggie blankies, and I must say working with that soft wonderful minky stuff is a bit of a pain. Then I made my son a shirt. I’ve had the plain white one sitting there for ages and ages. Since I was in a taggie sort of mood I whipped up a taggie steggie!

This was the last taggie blankie I made and words cannot describe how totally soft and wonderful the white fuzzy side feels! Plus the fun bright retro fabric is pretty cool too.

Got a few things lined up to work on while watching a movie. Let the productivity continue!

Another project from the other night.

SewTara — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:31:59 +0000

The night I managed to get 4 projects done this was the second one, a baby lap taggie blanket. I made these for my son about 4 years ago before he was born and I’ve been making them since to give as baby gifts. They’re the perfect size for in the stroller or car seat. Something to keep their legs a little bit warm, or out of the sun, and it has fun tags to play with.

I really like the cute little marbel print on this one. In the past I’ve used fleece for the inside, this was the first time I tried that super soft minky stuff. It was a bit of a pain to work with but it is waaay nicer to touch.

I was at a baby shower yesterday and along with the adorably cute baby girl clothes I shopped for I added in a pink taggie blankie I had made. I was flattered when it was the only gift passed around the room and everyone ‘ooohhh’ed and ‘ahhhh’ed over it.