tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70231820607241111032024-03-13T21:54:34.365-07:00Easy Sewing ProjectsSpence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-60401646106909349592012-05-24T18:52:00.001-07:002012-05-24T18:52:48.358-07:00Baby Mayana: Brazilian Pride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been awhile since I worked on a sewing project. Stephen has employees at work that are a couple and they are expecting a baby girl. So Stephen asked if I would sew them a gift. The mother is from Brazil, so he wanted me to do something with Brazil colors. I told him a green/yellow/blue baby blanket or burp cloths aren't that girly. So I came up with the idea to sew a Brazilian pride onesie displaying the country's flag. </div>
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Walmart sells small swatches of fabric so I bought the fabric in the flag's 3 colors. Cut the 3 colors out to make a "flag" that resembles Brazil's flag. I figure I would just give it thick stitching and let the edges of the fabric fray.</div>
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I thought it turned out pretty cute. :) And I got a matching floral headband (also in the fabric section of Walmart, you can mix and match these Simplicity head band and floral accessories).</div>
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I couldn't resist picking up a girly outfit to also go with the head band. </div>
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I hope they like it!</div>
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<br />Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-82557048809235972452011-11-27T12:54:00.000-08:002011-11-27T12:54:22.035-08:00Infinity Scarf: part II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4DpbMYKv2TLukNudWnhyphenhyphenjk80HBrXCLpNYzQI4bAEj5KfDLY6S0fQG7tTOTE12ks5CfD8gw-O5oV3UsDvu1YKt42yG2_Z9iaa10WT4GiPNY-afLb68JFOvJJXq8skEygerca8znfdiS6h/s1600/infinity+scarf02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4DpbMYKv2TLukNudWnhyphenhyphenjk80HBrXCLpNYzQI4bAEj5KfDLY6S0fQG7tTOTE12ks5CfD8gw-O5oV3UsDvu1YKt42yG2_Z9iaa10WT4GiPNY-afLb68JFOvJJXq8skEygerca8znfdiS6h/s640/infinity+scarf02.jpg" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I finished sewing Madeline's infinity scarf (see previous post for the idea I got from Pinterest). This one went easier the second time around.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKXW0v0JTTdr7TLLlnXTVKFj4TK2eV6ektIIUGK-y34Nr9gIG8xXcA2TCtqXo2eW_LLKhSCAHmNo0_aO_94LOhC8fOn8rObT9rpk09B8FgIjygs2l8BYBaGpPyT4sdGKcHpraD9ywLI2T/s1600/infinity+scarf03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKXW0v0JTTdr7TLLlnXTVKFj4TK2eV6ektIIUGK-y34Nr9gIG8xXcA2TCtqXo2eW_LLKhSCAHmNo0_aO_94LOhC8fOn8rObT9rpk09B8FgIjygs2l8BYBaGpPyT4sdGKcHpraD9ywLI2T/s400/infinity+scarf03.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All you need is 20"x20" of jersey knit fabric (20"x26" for adult size) and 20"x20" of print fabric (20"x26" for adult size) and 20" in lace trim. First sew the two fabrics together on one edge (for adult size sew on the 20" width side) Then pin the lace trim on top of the seam of the two fabrics.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwV6XybRZQuYR0HMdp57jHje4zruISuCArnR6mlmDuRiuMbhZXk5dutcN7XhcbPYVfG3pIh7urXWBnrfcfo0h7mChoKHH-XIchyphenhypheniKedWBAX-jsVOYn3Ia4M5nMXEWJSDVZgKQIvqiv7oY/s1600/infinity+scarf07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwV6XybRZQuYR0HMdp57jHje4zruISuCArnR6mlmDuRiuMbhZXk5dutcN7XhcbPYVfG3pIh7urXWBnrfcfo0h7mChoKHH-XIchyphenhypheniKedWBAX-jsVOYn3Ia4M5nMXEWJSDVZgKQIvqiv7oY/s640/infinity+scarf07.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or you can double it around your neck to keep warmer.</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-52066902131193377202011-11-22T16:54:00.000-08:002011-11-22T16:54:59.035-08:00Infinity Scarf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkNBENVQYzlgl7UrYb1ucN6NOxKSWI45p2zcjL5t8xgWlzW7jhHTO8EQ8ym9g9KVZN4YILTvS18ivHtIXAqEHtVYpORqMp-dVaIULBocerlMT2wGN3jp2I08uIqZZER0wTC5lCV6zZc9R/s1600/crochet04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkNBENVQYzlgl7UrYb1ucN6NOxKSWI45p2zcjL5t8xgWlzW7jhHTO8EQ8ym9g9KVZN4YILTvS18ivHtIXAqEHtVYpORqMp-dVaIULBocerlMT2wGN3jp2I08uIqZZER0wTC5lCV6zZc9R/s320/crochet04.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this infinity scarf on Pinterest. So I picked up some jersey knit and print fabric along with some lace and tried to sew one myself.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaflo-CYkBbUbAATlL59jOOtAYEZ5UiC44oW-9K1AAoYVCQxsDziBKHaCVHblA7sF7gRzgdciCPedXxxu4Gn2V1qqU6P3of_8rc-X5WnMjS8lnDYCNLcTaUCLETH4HaGGftRisRvIPkM4Z/s1600/infinity+scarf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaflo-CYkBbUbAATlL59jOOtAYEZ5UiC44oW-9K1AAoYVCQxsDziBKHaCVHblA7sF7gRzgdciCPedXxxu4Gn2V1qqU6P3of_8rc-X5WnMjS8lnDYCNLcTaUCLETH4HaGGftRisRvIPkM4Z/s640/infinity+scarf.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how mine turned out. :) I forgot to take pics of my steps but will when I make one for Madeline. I wore the scarf grocery shopping today and the cashier gave me a compliment. She said, "I love your scarf, did you make it?". I told her I did. She then said, "Have you ever heard of Pinterest? That looks like a scarf you would see on there." I told her that's exactly where I got the pattern. :)</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-27626997674833448922011-11-17T17:08:00.000-08:002011-11-17T17:08:42.496-08:00Burp Cloths for Jack & Harper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVFQRtrd4KKVY9taUpGaTR97FPnav-3CNm77AjAmZcz9Taiqgf8aM3YCjZwsVTidSbdV0eirD-vKVwVZvFGEEYUfsV0tnLNy4OuRM61DpUdqu8VZm18ofr7YVAKEVWTS9zBEzEo9LiSi3/s1600/burp01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVFQRtrd4KKVY9taUpGaTR97FPnav-3CNm77AjAmZcz9Taiqgf8aM3YCjZwsVTidSbdV0eirD-vKVwVZvFGEEYUfsV0tnLNy4OuRM61DpUdqu8VZm18ofr7YVAKEVWTS9zBEzEo9LiSi3/s640/burp01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been sewing some more baby burp cloths. I've been finding some cute fabric. Our cousins in Arizona just had a baby boy named Jack. So I wanted to make her a couple burp cloths to send along with some Christmas ornaments I got for Jack and his big sis Kendall. Also one of our friends in California is due with a baby girl next month, she used to work with Stephen and my brother at the Back Bay restaurant. She already has 2 boys, so I know she'll be in need of some pink!</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfaqe1MaDslZmfPaIpIpGUJhijaTYpBasfIykkUCyDeO0-keWLTqQfdyk2pT2CPSvPr98sL7k6dmy7f7LHuTIjJl3L-JrKtjhqGXGf12JbxtZ3zhwSCoNnj38KgWMwQJuqWqUswBTf0GX/s1600/burp04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfaqe1MaDslZmfPaIpIpGUJhijaTYpBasfIykkUCyDeO0-keWLTqQfdyk2pT2CPSvPr98sL7k6dmy7f7LHuTIjJl3L-JrKtjhqGXGf12JbxtZ3zhwSCoNnj38KgWMwQJuqWqUswBTf0GX/s640/burp04.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they turn out oh so cute! I had someone sew these for me when I had Madeline, they were the best burp cloths I had. I hope my recipients love them just as much.</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-64176505411043999572011-07-23T21:41:00.000-07:002011-07-23T21:43:50.547-07:00Burp Cloths<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRueUVaFtRTvZeueY-HpkcCllxFTTCPtBDVrFKK3pytldSsOSQ1LQCtyn04elEWnmmj8EkwE8khrG7Z8_HC-MW7-TEYmeIZl3aap3g9oJIxlHslOyF_F4JZWKCsfEHAf8y5I7X_wd8G4o6/s1600/ForEliana01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRueUVaFtRTvZeueY-HpkcCllxFTTCPtBDVrFKK3pytldSsOSQ1LQCtyn04elEWnmmj8EkwE8khrG7Z8_HC-MW7-TEYmeIZl3aap3g9oJIxlHslOyF_F4JZWKCsfEHAf8y5I7X_wd8G4o6/s400/ForEliana01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My coworker/friend is expecting a baby girl next month and her baby shower was today. So I decided to make her burp cloths. When I had Madeline I had a coworker give me handmade burp cloths made with old fashion cloth diapers and cute fabric patterns. Cloth diapers are good at soaking up stuff, so I thought they were a great idea.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cGULuDJ6ab1dV5xHhz-z7Qd3KU-xR5i0dEinxezIG2tWzkgUInAP8v5q3ETjJGCrseA3N-5_tjSDfxM0LUo6_Q9s9P5fJB3EDN5aHNclZsxVep9v1T9UbeiETwmmpBdt0KhgkIVwrP2g/s1600/ForEliana02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cGULuDJ6ab1dV5xHhz-z7Qd3KU-xR5i0dEinxezIG2tWzkgUInAP8v5q3ETjJGCrseA3N-5_tjSDfxM0LUo6_Q9s9P5fJB3EDN5aHNclZsxVep9v1T9UbeiETwmmpBdt0KhgkIVwrP2g/s400/ForEliana02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just bought a 6-pack of cloth diapers and 4 cute patterns of fabric 1/8 yard each. I cut them down to fit over the center of the cloth diapers and iron an 1/4" edge under and pinned the fabric down. I sewed all the edges and that's it!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdw7wQEaVYZR-VCwFqi6jPNKGAp-6vcV0AAw3X0DsQFyTzvGxYyBC2lgNcjRPKnVNd85yPyWGYedf1x99R7Dz-_Yf7tkEDwo2Uyd0UVUmTkj26WM3fSaHjhY5TFaTJNkURUc7pwZh7qbL/s1600/ForEliana03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdw7wQEaVYZR-VCwFqi6jPNKGAp-6vcV0AAw3X0DsQFyTzvGxYyBC2lgNcjRPKnVNd85yPyWGYedf1x99R7Dz-_Yf7tkEDwo2Uyd0UVUmTkj26WM3fSaHjhY5TFaTJNkURUc7pwZh7qbL/s640/ForEliana03.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the 4 I made after I was all finished (they are folded in half). They are perfect size to throw over your shoulder when you are burping the baby, or put them down as sheet savers so the baby can lay on top of them and they can catch drool/spit up or a leaky diaper.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_lYO95XBgJXxxC3_h1Kj_Yxc76AZLp5NfPSVKTtlg1wKTdtgNi4mLmY3sP5CpDISwyVZWf1rvhKeVxsGC0BR98ZX4sHvGlJ-Aa8B6YFHkmmT2otmJEs8WGtA_BUbtXE2WF74qsaqZZB3/s1600/ForEliana04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_lYO95XBgJXxxC3_h1Kj_Yxc76AZLp5NfPSVKTtlg1wKTdtgNi4mLmY3sP5CpDISwyVZWf1rvhKeVxsGC0BR98ZX4sHvGlJ-Aa8B6YFHkmmT2otmJEs8WGtA_BUbtXE2WF74qsaqZZB3/s400/ForEliana04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought they turned out super cute, so did the mommy to-be. I also customized a baby onsie with a first initial and a cute little cupcake - both iron on. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTmHck0bjM40m8kRedPiNGRsb3OfHRXd5b-7QQYc-Ogxeei5bR3Z6QaLqxj9e6EdYS9pr1UJMNZrvyZ02zqGwU-J9mz6_SZEw1h7W614ZJ1Fk4h1uEb6MqQd8AObeZaq9Dyz4xiUAKKoi/s1600/ForEliana06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTmHck0bjM40m8kRedPiNGRsb3OfHRXd5b-7QQYc-Ogxeei5bR3Z6QaLqxj9e6EdYS9pr1UJMNZrvyZ02zqGwU-J9mz6_SZEw1h7W614ZJ1Fk4h1uEb6MqQd8AObeZaq9Dyz4xiUAKKoi/s400/ForEliana06.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the pretty mama to be, Elise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is naming her daughter Eliana.</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-91827933572264981742011-06-13T19:39:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:40:54.769-07:00Twin Baby Girls Blankets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVJiLKQe1lL3q0pT0eKmLuz4sdC85NgG5pfnL4Dk2NIW6oZ2Oub58BGs7NppwXHLh5JP8ppaTSyiR8Fxk2E9WHrSal7A9i2vmayk7wjmVNPUpZBd3ppcM8aiAA5PQ9kEscSmTcqFrthPE/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVJiLKQe1lL3q0pT0eKmLuz4sdC85NgG5pfnL4Dk2NIW6oZ2Oub58BGs7NppwXHLh5JP8ppaTSyiR8Fxk2E9WHrSal7A9i2vmayk7wjmVNPUpZBd3ppcM8aiAA5PQ9kEscSmTcqFrthPE/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls01.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my second time sewing 2 blankets at the same time for twin babies. Surprise news of the upcoming arrival of these 2 baby girls came when my mom received the shower invite first. My childhood neighbors were the Cruz family. Their eldest daughter was my babysitter, and they also had twins girl/boy whom my brothers and I were very close to. And to this day we still keep in touch! Well Frank (aka Frankie and the twin boy) and his wife Alia are expecting their first child(ren) - twins! I couldn't believe it. So I head to the fabric store so I could sew them some blankets.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnvRNMDGO_oV_mbzCo9bZ5xrmSzDj2mZjM-ZPA_refJPLq4rdyuHvTalxlmSnCd5DaulIpM44P9BavhYFOat2uhKRgB9iQAvoWjmMA7xl8KlkaPbFfIF2GQp3jVnrinX5ZppId2sJQLxd/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnvRNMDGO_oV_mbzCo9bZ5xrmSzDj2mZjM-ZPA_refJPLq4rdyuHvTalxlmSnCd5DaulIpM44P9BavhYFOat2uhKRgB9iQAvoWjmMA7xl8KlkaPbFfIF2GQp3jVnrinX5ZppId2sJQLxd/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls02.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the first blanket I went with a very girly theme, cupcakes and polka dots. I also edged it with a purple binding. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cJ8T8NdxLWx7KRDGQbzlUxQfcB7krcUEWgL-3R7cN-9K0tgi0Mbf5kdOHMVqSB3VI8MMJOF9zL3Ckkso2-V2SXymSEeUvYQDrJ65hGYoluZMrI5bW-Rq0fvlkaekOpcFNblZeQ3lSt6d/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cJ8T8NdxLWx7KRDGQbzlUxQfcB7krcUEWgL-3R7cN-9K0tgi0Mbf5kdOHMVqSB3VI8MMJOF9zL3Ckkso2-V2SXymSEeUvYQDrJ65hGYoluZMrI5bW-Rq0fvlkaekOpcFNblZeQ3lSt6d/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it turned out pretty cute. Madeline wanted it for herself. :)</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6T591d5zVgaozfvHS5nZfklS98WcPmTwhP2eI3txRCbx5jYKXByWpAYE4rkSvVxM_29v4O5k9r6oq7rRtEI3KVuWrV1vtwjqd060Xre015kihdMN8r455ko4-lLzVPk4U0cxGeOMdz9Y/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6T591d5zVgaozfvHS5nZfklS98WcPmTwhP2eI3txRCbx5jYKXByWpAYE4rkSvVxM_29v4O5k9r6oq7rRtEI3KVuWrV1vtwjqd060Xre015kihdMN8r455ko4-lLzVPk4U0cxGeOMdz9Y/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the first time I used Stephen's great-grandmother's Gingher shears. Were they ever sharp!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOgw5qcF25WG2Z14nxGH9HvRea2mBgUpBY4INDiBujxcSbby0tFkB6Tpn9o2e0JLcr-g86GXxxAD6DFES-1YYvhB-Vy0RXivJ2IKNoVoGLlSFkwORe2VtpaLZNh5k-9xkIm_HbdH079q_/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOgw5qcF25WG2Z14nxGH9HvRea2mBgUpBY4INDiBujxcSbby0tFkB6Tpn9o2e0JLcr-g86GXxxAD6DFES-1YYvhB-Vy0RXivJ2IKNoVoGLlSFkwORe2VtpaLZNh5k-9xkIm_HbdH079q_/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the next blanket I went with a shabby chic theme, vintage floral and circles. I edged this blanket with pink binding.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwKZgqvxnkIk2Y4ZzAUIl56N7UECIv4cQHIdm3SMwhq3ZDQDmseINXiTLi_mH9W39WEkYFiuVOAtd8UVNGUXDvL4p3mE9gRkhMV6adayuM5AHoNMZMjyunJyVokrGhzF2Fbw3obWPD1uC/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwKZgqvxnkIk2Y4ZzAUIl56N7UECIv4cQHIdm3SMwhq3ZDQDmseINXiTLi_mH9W39WEkYFiuVOAtd8UVNGUXDvL4p3mE9gRkhMV6adayuM5AHoNMZMjyunJyVokrGhzF2Fbw3obWPD1uC/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love brown and pink together.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyDoKSq9TmbXT4EWl-ia_Jpraqj3l-b3BwoyaOoj_8Sxj54b7vs5cCuCNG2rgj-NV0MvTMgp1xxB-pONNCCZFKhNh2BxpfFXMNXrKrJw1vt_Db0BmUxPNPAux7BrR0jGd_j2-vl2MaTVL/s1600/CruzTwinBabyGirls08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyDoKSq9TmbXT4EWl-ia_Jpraqj3l-b3BwoyaOoj_8Sxj54b7vs5cCuCNG2rgj-NV0MvTMgp1xxB-pONNCCZFKhNh2BxpfFXMNXrKrJw1vt_Db0BmUxPNPAux7BrR0jGd_j2-vl2MaTVL/s400/CruzTwinBabyGirls08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And there you have them! I rolled them up and shipped them to my mom so she could bring them to the shower.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtq6QfYcTIB7gQD1HDra2GV9XMJLBhyphenhyphenMf2f1j3pdn8HSCEKUE56V4c_D9naITDLeSS4EARbZCD844p3lzyzSuM0t5jcl4aFASMfOVW5qdOUsPDtVn-jIl5FW-BVlUpW4dKs33Go23tdtZ/s1600/DSC03234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtq6QfYcTIB7gQD1HDra2GV9XMJLBhyphenhyphenMf2f1j3pdn8HSCEKUE56V4c_D9naITDLeSS4EARbZCD844p3lzyzSuM0t5jcl4aFASMfOVW5qdOUsPDtVn-jIl5FW-BVlUpW4dKs33Go23tdtZ/s400/DSC03234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are Mr. & Mrs. Cruz at the baby shower with Alia and Frank opening up the baby blankets in the background.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgwb5WklUpvV-xmiTxyL2nnH5mEqh2Fke-llSK1oTj6rbaN0UKCYdlPZqRxRXYpdAgJOj3hbyVJUssWc9OitIM8GnvGCUKch9nveykEdwKTkWtfBEflCL4ShKHaQ_7__-UrntIh6S106W/s1600/DSC03237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgwb5WklUpvV-xmiTxyL2nnH5mEqh2Fke-llSK1oTj6rbaN0UKCYdlPZqRxRXYpdAgJOj3hbyVJUssWc9OitIM8GnvGCUKch9nveykEdwKTkWtfBEflCL4ShKHaQ_7__-UrntIh6S106W/s400/DSC03237.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A belly pat from the daddy-to-be to the mama-to-be.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKplFn9WAFoyOUdk9ZTPz4XHdqnHdFO_R1kCmTnIQBkNqlHXWPO6BhpdLZ1aaLbzl2BVFOfj_fqUvJPmGL2jmayXP6wVZflfX2TEqpD3plXu3bHRFPRjUp2wK21cVmkJD5KagzvVI4I6v/s1600/DSC03239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKplFn9WAFoyOUdk9ZTPz4XHdqnHdFO_R1kCmTnIQBkNqlHXWPO6BhpdLZ1aaLbzl2BVFOfj_fqUvJPmGL2jmayXP6wVZflfX2TEqpD3plXu3bHRFPRjUp2wK21cVmkJD5KagzvVI4I6v/s400/DSC03239.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And lastly my mom with Alia. Doesn't she look FAB being 6 months pregnant with twins! My prayers and best wishes for a healthy remainder of the pregnancy and smooth delivery! Can't wait to meet these baby girls!</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-89046121463612697792011-02-09T17:09:00.000-08:002011-02-09T17:09:16.786-08:00Littlest Laker Fan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKevYgY2wq1TDI0Jd2OpywWcs60XAZdeRiYr6alpewdAHKxVnLMeGQm6BFXCAEx5R5IwRlte-WM2F5P8K_yE8cMLbEkiTODB9HAzrbzlhy7z4bPzJ2E9a_TN41gXoWhQVQ98pi-W8cwKCb/s1600/DSC00615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKevYgY2wq1TDI0Jd2OpywWcs60XAZdeRiYr6alpewdAHKxVnLMeGQm6BFXCAEx5R5IwRlte-WM2F5P8K_yE8cMLbEkiTODB9HAzrbzlhy7z4bPzJ2E9a_TN41gXoWhQVQ98pi-W8cwKCb/s320/DSC00615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did a sewing project the other month but forgot to take pictures of the blanket before I mailed it off. Luckily Kaleb's mommy (cousin Brittany) shared these super cute photos with me - and I must say, the blanket photos are WAY cuter when the baby is in them too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk02BmlRaqR89DT-Jm56E6ntZDnC16NPteBCZQhs9qh2OGlHucMt0E2zjheagmWNMesR6FA39HS_pU690PKuJT212jeHtd7ooEwbUinAgmAilmKJZ2qjJojnXGi_PTdfSdX3uLoYYjBMFG/s1600/DSC00620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk02BmlRaqR89DT-Jm56E6ntZDnC16NPteBCZQhs9qh2OGlHucMt0E2zjheagmWNMesR6FA39HS_pU690PKuJT212jeHtd7ooEwbUinAgmAilmKJZ2qjJojnXGi_PTdfSdX3uLoYYjBMFG/s320/DSC00620.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I thought of making Kaleb a baby blanket, I knew I needed to use Laker basketball material. (Thanks to my mom for bringing me some from California, couldn't find any here in Texas!) The whole Poss family are <em>huge</em> Laker fans. I remember sending Laker pacifiers to Mandi for when Carter was a baby. I didn't make Angie's daughter Kendall a Laker one, I made <a href="http://spencesewingprojects.blogspot.com/2008/08/chocolate-mint-with-pink-kendalls.html">this one</a> instead because it was more girly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjs6Z7LhZJ40tZbHlfmJClEhkOEEC4XTctsAmqXIfnKT2DKzun1Ixi16ZZn9VV6lMr0sHNd6e9ZM0sVr230Nwb7br1zEgyRNobI52VJ0Nh1NMuR1_djikJCTj0xkuf9obm_IzLFK7ifLY/s1600/DSC00710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjs6Z7LhZJ40tZbHlfmJClEhkOEEC4XTctsAmqXIfnKT2DKzun1Ixi16ZZn9VV6lMr0sHNd6e9ZM0sVr230Nwb7br1zEgyRNobI52VJ0Nh1NMuR1_djikJCTj0xkuf9obm_IzLFK7ifLY/s320/DSC00710.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was just a simple fleece blanket (1 yard) with satin blanket binding that I sewed on to coordinate with the blue in the blanket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfXC55po0lQYZRbYaHXpz0sqvhDio4ol96ON0xpguLZXfdE1-vTePd00vvhrkCJ-EdQ5mRYT4Rgns4FZ7-1krrMV_Is1q2XKSZqqWvDPsofbFiloWYs3l9rnrnjAHC84L8NEQVJth6ovq/s1600/DSC00712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfXC55po0lQYZRbYaHXpz0sqvhDio4ol96ON0xpguLZXfdE1-vTePd00vvhrkCJ-EdQ5mRYT4Rgns4FZ7-1krrMV_Is1q2XKSZqqWvDPsofbFiloWYs3l9rnrnjAHC84L8NEQVJth6ovq/s320/DSC00712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't Kaleb the cutest, littlest Laker fan ever!?</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-67854162252600282662010-12-21T22:59:00.000-08:002011-02-09T17:12:17.383-08:00For Her Easy Bake Oven Baking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5e_jeeE0SOzfkT9cv-897kmpvYsEUex1U2T7pPrm3JKKwbpJ_vS9FmoOqtjGbj7ImutkSUAfamQvLLVCw-w2SlAzfB20SwEATuOuGTFRphRxm_-9uWAvGTiKNvCR-7cQ6x0nJO7Zu-bDv/s1600/apron01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5e_jeeE0SOzfkT9cv-897kmpvYsEUex1U2T7pPrm3JKKwbpJ_vS9FmoOqtjGbj7ImutkSUAfamQvLLVCw-w2SlAzfB20SwEATuOuGTFRphRxm_-9uWAvGTiKNvCR-7cQ6x0nJO7Zu-bDv/s400/apron01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Christmas this year Santa is bringing our 7 year old daughter an Easy Bake Oven. So I thought it would be cute to sew her her very own apron to wear while she's baking! All I used for a guide is this plain apron my mom gave Madeline to use to do artwork in that she got from a Las Vegas casino. I bought 3/4 yds. of the cupcake and the striped lining materials, 1/4 yds. of the pink for the pockets and straps, and 1yd. of the lace ruffle for the top and bottom of the apron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2NTJnOxdmDncPxHcZZr2bkctoYeMuhB9mjmdhOCxhook7ByhKIolqe9qHPTyStV6OJtzB-Us01k5TX1AoOvDOz6O9YC-z4s6Jk4uS1XyvU0kMsStsTh3Yz7sT79e1AKrZx44UOOi0G0v/s1600/apron02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2NTJnOxdmDncPxHcZZr2bkctoYeMuhB9mjmdhOCxhook7ByhKIolqe9qHPTyStV6OJtzB-Us01k5TX1AoOvDOz6O9YC-z4s6Jk4uS1XyvU0kMsStsTh3Yz7sT79e1AKrZx44UOOi0G0v/s400/apron02.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pretty much sewed the apron and straps inside out with a regular stitching and and added the pockets on top with a fancy stitching. I also got fabric letters for her initials that I ironed on. It took me about 2.5 hours to make - but it's done and in time for Christmas! Yay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Update*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's our little baker with her new apron...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ_1ByUZmoZ3H7NOPZmc50bgcBqYTOSG3IL-aq56ZL6rflgwmqwkG4BTJ0r8puilGXvnAqh5ctU-_Ll-5doajltaqKQsP3UQ5R7WfHc6JaMozFtngG90K9Wmw9AcmvwVNuqXnyhyD4Ea_/s1600/apron03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ_1ByUZmoZ3H7NOPZmc50bgcBqYTOSG3IL-aq56ZL6rflgwmqwkG4BTJ0r8puilGXvnAqh5ctU-_Ll-5doajltaqKQsP3UQ5R7WfHc6JaMozFtngG90K9Wmw9AcmvwVNuqXnyhyD4Ea_/s400/apron03.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-24009099979773911332010-05-16T11:55:00.001-07:002010-05-16T12:48:41.132-07:00For Baby Emery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI5pZb9qBJYpZm71LDoaZhW6WMWwH88gRKCLbbqW_rvW253lLrV6M-sptE79hSdRdYDWVRmvS2mHNmZ9YHnPXo5dEvAfer1ZxVi9PnFRZhhcHEoe6UzWzRGFs2GJRbIWoEEvENW20CLlV/s1600/emerybabyblanket08.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471945611836662546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI5pZb9qBJYpZm71LDoaZhW6WMWwH88gRKCLbbqW_rvW253lLrV6M-sptE79hSdRdYDWVRmvS2mHNmZ9YHnPXo5dEvAfer1ZxVi9PnFRZhhcHEoe6UzWzRGFs2GJRbIWoEEvENW20CLlV/s400/emerybabyblanket08.jpg" /></a><br />Stephen's boss is expecting her first baby, a girl they are naming Emery, the end of June. This coming week at work they are holding a cake and punch party in honor of his boss and her new baby girl to-be! So Stephen asked if I would sew her a baby blanket - of course.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_YWA5-MHIDzFgFluzXzhEBHCzAFMqBSfN5h_FdXMHcpQ8d-WAKNXkQjeDW51c7x9hqR5vOy27qXHqteV4fgP6OBE_z8KpAhSm8sd7XKLZwaLHNqwZu_RQiJWt8AH4-zR7vV-WGScAD1j/s1600/emerybabyblanket01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471945603473550146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_YWA5-MHIDzFgFluzXzhEBHCzAFMqBSfN5h_FdXMHcpQ8d-WAKNXkQjeDW51c7x9hqR5vOy27qXHqteV4fgP6OBE_z8KpAhSm8sd7XKLZwaLHNqwZu_RQiJWt8AH4-zR7vV-WGScAD1j/s400/emerybabyblanket01.jpg" /></a><br />Her registry says she is doing a barnyard animal nursery theme and they are trying to limit the number of pink items. I couldn't find any real cute barnyard print fabrics. So I decided on these more shabby chic prints, since the mom is a career woman and not too interested in the typical "pink" baby gear, I thought she might like these.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDDB-Ybq8E_6o3AiWDnQb4O4k7RDdQr-FJtH5dPJoF7qKNS0gaezpxx-lnjapcqYeTibPDhAWOIMFmZvi76nDzsnEhV-4XURdKGDPgYWAkuqEOlaCzx6Od6i-QiZmfUE_PSr0OwEURzdj/s1600/emerybabyblanket02.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471945600500466034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDDB-Ybq8E_6o3AiWDnQb4O4k7RDdQr-FJtH5dPJoF7qKNS0gaezpxx-lnjapcqYeTibPDhAWOIMFmZvi76nDzsnEhV-4XURdKGDPgYWAkuqEOlaCzx6Od6i-QiZmfUE_PSr0OwEURzdj/s400/emerybabyblanket02.jpg" /></a><br />I actually never thought I would chose a black colored fabric for a baby blanket. But the black and gray floral print goes along with the black and gray lettering on the other printed fabric. I also used a purplish gray satin edge blanket binding and a green initial letter to match lettering on the printed fabric.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUN_i6yk61CZ9sEW4KfDH_uX9hUMU3mVi9nBhVSzY18nKPZA77KmaxVUEY3Y0WHXypEGNbPwCay8hB5p4xlRNvnmToOq39SIfm_RIS9OApdPiiki4zgEbyA1v19dV57FctaLnkLZBDcuW/s1600/emerybabyblanket03.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471945594078343314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUN_i6yk61CZ9sEW4KfDH_uX9hUMU3mVi9nBhVSzY18nKPZA77KmaxVUEY3Y0WHXypEGNbPwCay8hB5p4xlRNvnmToOq39SIfm_RIS9OApdPiiki4zgEbyA1v19dV57FctaLnkLZBDcuW/s400/emerybabyblanket03.jpg" /></a><br />I bought 1/2 yard of each printed cotton fabric. I then divided each fabric into 3 equal sized rectangles so I could sew together a quilt pattern of the two <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">different</span> fabrics.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUhoscAtxDk-a_NW8sbqew7QpI0FP4br3obd6IYxRe8HR76k6bdzDEWDE42LMqSzsurZLStSllJcczLY2BnysVqL2V_x_Cf9mm0G-4b391obiL4UAFhMQ4lgmFXzLW-zht8z3OiyGFRlf/s1600/emerybabyblanket04.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944699408580050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUhoscAtxDk-a_NW8sbqew7QpI0FP4br3obd6IYxRe8HR76k6bdzDEWDE42LMqSzsurZLStSllJcczLY2BnysVqL2V_x_Cf9mm0G-4b391obiL4UAFhMQ4lgmFXzLW-zht8z3OiyGFRlf/s400/emerybabyblanket04.jpg" /></a><br />I completed it in one morning/afternoon! And I'm very please with how it turned out. Madeline asked if she could keep it because she liked it so much!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyusv8BuZ6lHFymOFs0nbiTGgGeNzD9RiFRgrg8lujeFr-ACEbQ7alLqjEjqV82SgMOg0vpYzMWL4rKN8YMHBoExL1y8yF5MQ-GVM0ClcEmejfFCOfmFDHEYAq_FmC5ZORNGJ-_XpdWid/s1600/emerybabyblanket05.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944695842081138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyusv8BuZ6lHFymOFs0nbiTGgGeNzD9RiFRgrg8lujeFr-ACEbQ7alLqjEjqV82SgMOg0vpYzMWL4rKN8YMHBoExL1y8yF5MQ-GVM0ClcEmejfFCOfmFDHEYAq_FmC5ZORNGJ-_XpdWid/s400/emerybabyblanket05.jpg" /></a><br />I've been using these fabric iron on letters in my recent projects. I just feel like they give a little more personalization to the blankets.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1_qWroReaRVFsKGAJn-yMPOcpvzgcgENhaFj5Gt9thACPnoNrCcThhNcrJzN4rjL8aSKcTM2vW58j5hIgXessCjBjCLyYkFhagZY8PRFD4ih7xCEObCLOiUbdc-taPY4-4aIbpy2_5Ao/s1600/emerybabyblanket06.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944690932358610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1_qWroReaRVFsKGAJn-yMPOcpvzgcgENhaFj5Gt9thACPnoNrCcThhNcrJzN4rjL8aSKcTM2vW58j5hIgXessCjBjCLyYkFhagZY8PRFD4ih7xCEObCLOiUbdc-taPY4-4aIbpy2_5Ao/s400/emerybabyblanket06.jpg" /></a><br />The printed fabric with lettering has some cute sayings like, "<em>Baby, Sweet Pea, Little kisses, Adored, Remember, Grow, Giggle, Little Pumpkin, and Favorite</em>." I thought it was such cute fabric.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UZq8pGr1OAe1et2iqxzC9_4-otsEK7YFvij5dVnwcPMU2CKwqAYyXi5C-uuNj64syt-U_ZfeVO7WOU8Ti-5BLURBF6DtQjlkaOJirgKY3zBlnv2B3baPJzKp8PTkkM8RVLo3ZKW0NbU6/s1600/emerybabyblanket07.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944685850992690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UZq8pGr1OAe1et2iqxzC9_4-otsEK7YFvij5dVnwcPMU2CKwqAYyXi5C-uuNj64syt-U_ZfeVO7WOU8Ti-5BLURBF6DtQjlkaOJirgKY3zBlnv2B3baPJzKp8PTkkM8RVLo3ZKW0NbU6/s400/emerybabyblanket07.jpg" /></a><br />On the back side of the blanket I just used 1 yard of solid color (purple) flannel cotton fabric. It's super soft.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b0VFKdFTPF_EjEDpirzJJDFZcQU-3c9sUgsu5oSMZryOb2Yxf22nV8fFDS7l5v4gVasJCcZfRRLtWKxBrsUB_-pWEo61lcntXTB5elFZRZ21wB89fYD1ua-Ae4J7jfUx60w8CUpda9Wx/s1600/emerybabyblanket08.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471944681434754786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_b0VFKdFTPF_EjEDpirzJJDFZcQU-3c9sUgsu5oSMZryOb2Yxf22nV8fFDS7l5v4gVasJCcZfRRLtWKxBrsUB_-pWEo61lcntXTB5elFZRZ21wB89fYD1ua-Ae4J7jfUx60w8CUpda9Wx/s400/emerybabyblanket08.jpg" /></a><br />I hope baby Emery will enjoy her handmade baby blanket!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-88555672513748366412010-05-16T07:50:00.001-07:002010-05-16T07:50:50.559-07:00Look What I Made!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmZ4SmiePGnGogUlt9R73VObU14WNQeR_dSSpVDSI4XJTh0uELwdD9hTz5y0PRNrWvO__QCjVdfAVsM3AlW-YIqSSR3u5zsf-U_dL6vxFfhWmhG1V9-RDzkDyHtBWqbfahHH5XaGIAA0/s1600-h/lightswitch03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436792814412546018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmZ4SmiePGnGogUlt9R73VObU14WNQeR_dSSpVDSI4XJTh0uELwdD9hTz5y0PRNrWvO__QCjVdfAVsM3AlW-YIqSSR3u5zsf-U_dL6vxFfhWmhG1V9-RDzkDyHtBWqbfahHH5XaGIAA0/s400/lightswitch03.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VJh_aAgJq09rGsAEqiN7lUIjlVtbcbrDWWdyF8z_DEts9qjYWWgN7qsVaJsfIwqj8_9WMpwDlOePxgtu2fslcLE_XDzfEjWvJ-moKKiI7F1z-E_icYIS5k2jzfjxsbb88lGwa1TFO2w/s1600-h/lightswitch04.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436792810610925330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VJh_aAgJq09rGsAEqiN7lUIjlVtbcbrDWWdyF8z_DEts9qjYWWgN7qsVaJsfIwqj8_9WMpwDlOePxgtu2fslcLE_XDzfEjWvJ-moKKiI7F1z-E_icYIS5k2jzfjxsbb88lGwa1TFO2w/s400/lightswitch04.jpg" /></a> Want to make one too!?</div><div align="center"><br /><div><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7O72tCfposoC5VJwa_T0ok2lEnRxa9GV3gpJh3V3tHG2IU8ukPJpFru9GJuAZ8r9V1AdNHcRtDF5Z1f-4x_q40SEJ-XruV_2LmKrikMmvQQmH0N1yMaZUDlg0bwXZ1iQ_YUDYdux0RRQ/s1600-h/lightswitch01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436776819311779874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7O72tCfposoC5VJwa_T0ok2lEnRxa9GV3gpJh3V3tHG2IU8ukPJpFru9GJuAZ8r9V1AdNHcRtDF5Z1f-4x_q40SEJ-XruV_2LmKrikMmvQQmH0N1yMaZUDlg0bwXZ1iQ_YUDYdux0RRQ/s400/lightswitch01.jpg" /></a> I recently came upon this fabulous blogspot, <a href="http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/07/light-switch-cover.html">Make It and Love It</a>, via <a href="http://www.nkspence.blogspot.com/">Kelly Spence</a>'s blog. Ashley, the creative blogger posts her projects and gives a step by step tutorial on how to make it. I came upon this <a href="http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/07/light-switch-cover.html">light switch project</a> she did and thought what a cute idea for the kids rooms! I went to JoAnn's Fabric store and grabbed my supplies: Mod Podge matte finish ($3.99 - will last forever), 2 patterned fabrics with coordinating ribbon (1/8 yard of fabric 70 cents each, 1/4 yard of ribbon 25 cents each), and some cute buttons ($1.50 each) and some fabric letters (79 cents each). And I received 20% off the prices from a coupon I printed off the Internet! Step one is to cut the fabric pieces big enough to cover the front of your light switch plate as well as wrap around the edges. Next slit a hole where the light switch would go and make additional slits, angling out towards each corner of the opening. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the front of the cover. Lay the fabric over the top, making sure to center the hole over the light switch opening. Fold the fabric over the back side of the plate and apply Mod Podge all over the fabric back and front. Let it dry completely (I used a hair dryer to speed up the process).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc63CEk-HgLN3CYKdnb1Ga-5g4yuxfdArjTBtSdVf5Hgx7GWueu03LP5XE7oYEpB0fwbLteXkZ8hl4ydpiTySwRuys8CNwxkCqT6TxHF28U9NjhFGjK1qUtKaKMNrQlIe3FvDzJeFfG_M/s1600-h/lightswitch02.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436776816992092322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc63CEk-HgLN3CYKdnb1Ga-5g4yuxfdArjTBtSdVf5Hgx7GWueu03LP5XE7oYEpB0fwbLteXkZ8hl4ydpiTySwRuys8CNwxkCqT6TxHF28U9NjhFGjK1qUtKaKMNrQlIe3FvDzJeFfG_M/s400/lightswitch02.jpg" /></a> Finally glue on your ribbon, buttons and fabric letters (I used regular glue, or you could use a hot glue gun). Be sure not to cover the spot where the screw will need to go back in. And that's it, you're done!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436792801820249986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToyCLQdNR625VQA05wkQx8XAyBKZqAv93G8cBDzyWiUv4YL6vEhex40rT6w9CzOLsJz6SWff4x3gJdoobDdlyijIePKmRSTRD7IGJCOfn3FBeOMArXvGNZ9TuE4WaZXqNBKjYxa_25Jg/s400/lightswitch06.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436792807648825570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl2Girqq_qml3bWkLsIogxuvPofNv9SKftBP3bfu8-i6ukmYcKjnV7nyOz_c-3FOL8iz5ACsoVdbVl2L5i-HquTNCMgf5oO7N9HZ7IBomNavDiXSRwBNnWK8uXgUNNTCF8Fs5uecr60I/s400/lightswitch05.jpg" /></div></div></div></div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-10606633403067525902010-03-31T17:27:00.000-07:002010-04-01T19:48:15.289-07:00Twin Baby Boy Blankets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpltWl-M8g_EKQ_mK3BArArKkbTyVtrz9srHyfgf-Kyke4tn_ke-yqPUo3Q-63sPS1c6aWjbI64Vww6rwL6zi4zKuToUXBhCx6ei_grUKpzL1MFRI34JeY6Jt4_JZZO9qxZV9r4OkSgNH/s1600/twinblankets01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454961006947643538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpltWl-M8g_EKQ_mK3BArArKkbTyVtrz9srHyfgf-Kyke4tn_ke-yqPUo3Q-63sPS1c6aWjbI64Vww6rwL6zi4zKuToUXBhCx6ei_grUKpzL1MFRI34JeY6Jt4_JZZO9qxZV9r4OkSgNH/s400/twinblankets01.jpg" /></a><br />Our neighbors across the street had twin baby boys in January. A few weeks after they were born I had bought material to sew them baby blankets - well I finally got around to sewing them. I didn't make my normal quilt style blankets, but was drawn to this super soft and cozy blanket material. I found it in the fleece section of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">JoAnn's</span> but it's not as stiff as normal fleece, much softer. So they were pretty simple design blankets.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4fIIjKJLnFD7MMWvEJmkv6fA7_PnIZjqvwgBpx90AlR_ZRJkbjU5uV4xyThOxL4IpKGqbHsBqHkZq3H8pPcjTd6cy0TwV-wdprCdxwACW6jpVuddMovOIJnReTV17tnmJKph0PtsF68u/s1600/twinblankets02.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454961000031371474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4fIIjKJLnFD7MMWvEJmkv6fA7_PnIZjqvwgBpx90AlR_ZRJkbjU5uV4xyThOxL4IpKGqbHsBqHkZq3H8pPcjTd6cy0TwV-wdprCdxwACW6jpVuddMovOIJnReTV17tnmJKph0PtsF68u/s400/twinblankets02.jpg" /></a><br />I got satin blanket binding for each blanket and just put them on all 4 edges.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqGq_0_xpqexHXaQEAQyuud59x3rMwGnKReGibs2TzGdm-VwDwbOsrS3kiy1ME1oI65XGREUWq8dYuUCXbrieCjzs8R6PXXFzKVb3gxwM20922-oQusNq1U66tcy6TPkfyJLiO9XyD0YV/s1600/twinblankets03.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454960994655575474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqGq_0_xpqexHXaQEAQyuud59x3rMwGnKReGibs2TzGdm-VwDwbOsrS3kiy1ME1oI65XGREUWq8dYuUCXbrieCjzs8R6PXXFzKVb3gxwM20922-oQusNq1U66tcy6TPkfyJLiO9XyD0YV/s400/twinblankets03.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5iITUUy_GjulJAdXjGYmPguO704rF7GCrdQZwNRa4GxqlPNqpNE6ejaPrdgNEkWS75SPII5G1H4e__Ri8tTHzz6PkpugG3BFkgiugckhRMZDa18YA59V7Ul24AlrNO0mDsR4UxH3QUBk/s1600/twinblankets04.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454960983869889378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5iITUUy_GjulJAdXjGYmPguO704rF7GCrdQZwNRa4GxqlPNqpNE6ejaPrdgNEkWS75SPII5G1H4e__Ri8tTHzz6PkpugG3BFkgiugckhRMZDa18YA59V7Ul24AlrNO0mDsR4UxH3QUBk/s400/twinblankets04.jpg" /></a><br />I bought those letter applications again and put each baby's first initial on them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzPqPLiTX8l07qc81xvdsyPb7cwN3sLequZeYcXXv41Us55zINFFlxKWNqPQg3Stuqf-O33D5jH3MGezcKY6xNO4WxU3TzP8XmlsyYXwB_0Mpy4QNbRr9ci8s7hvnKt8CZ-CZbC5MNkZ2/s1600/twinblankets05.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454960978800907794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzPqPLiTX8l07qc81xvdsyPb7cwN3sLequZeYcXXv41Us55zINFFlxKWNqPQg3Stuqf-O33D5jH3MGezcKY6xNO4WxU3TzP8XmlsyYXwB_0Mpy4QNbRr9ci8s7hvnKt8CZ-CZbC5MNkZ2/s400/twinblankets05.jpg" /></a><br />I hope the twins like them! :)</div></div></div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-74131326456139645632009-10-13T05:20:00.000-07:002009-10-13T05:35:21.075-07:00Longhorn Blankets<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxKTcCZQz5zsWCD37Mjq0pabK6lStoAfFtuG_JM1J3-APHj3miXUphgXPd_oAk6e1FybB_WvmAEeoVolC-NDzUB7k7VlnumlvcpdWZ3k_2HIutjQI3bK9ZeP-WEOZlOQwBtCfnRpsI3z1/s1600-h/Longhorn+baby+gifts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392060012182141042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxKTcCZQz5zsWCD37Mjq0pabK6lStoAfFtuG_JM1J3-APHj3miXUphgXPd_oAk6e1FybB_WvmAEeoVolC-NDzUB7k7VlnumlvcpdWZ3k_2HIutjQI3bK9ZeP-WEOZlOQwBtCfnRpsI3z1/s400/Longhorn+baby+gifts.jpg" /></a> It's been quite awhile since I've worked on any sewing projects. Several friends and family have had babies this year and I have not been able to sew any gifts. When Uncle Steve told us he was going to be visiting all of his son's families in October I thought it would be a good time to send up some gifts for his grand babies. This summer <a href="http://mattandmickie.blogspot.com/">Matt & Mickie</a> had baby Ty, and <a href="http://jamspence.blogspot.com/">Jordan & Michaela</a> had baby Calin. So I thought I would make these BYU fans some Longhorn blankets so the guys could remember their roots (they used to live here in Texas). :) <a href="http://www.nkspence.blogspot.com/">Nate & Kelly's</a> boys are a little older so I got Tanner and Dallin these hats.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The blankets actually had no sewing involved. They are made of that soft fleece material, so I just cut the ends and tied them in knots. I also found some cute letters to put their names on the blankets. I hope they all liked them!<br /></div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-89482008967628302092008-11-05T15:53:00.001-08:002008-11-05T16:01:47.600-08:00Bringing a little Disney to Holland!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQI_4ckMqt_QPainkXi3jpxqxEmyt7mv1cL92USFOCiEvn2_xL58yEm2TVjFjM97lTbZBuquZFMIS-O2_PDJVtYDgwNeeHYkyh8ZeEbO_-79PdZ9T1eRuKRbgF-u86fHKFpWgSqcYRcr5/s1600-h/yair's+blanket3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265326092863429234" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQI_4ckMqt_QPainkXi3jpxqxEmyt7mv1cL92USFOCiEvn2_xL58yEm2TVjFjM97lTbZBuquZFMIS-O2_PDJVtYDgwNeeHYkyh8ZeEbO_-79PdZ9T1eRuKRbgF-u86fHKFpWgSqcYRcr5/s400/yair's+blanket3.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>I just made this baby blanket for my cousin, Rachel's newest son Yair who was born back in September. I used my normal cotton flannel (it's so soft) and edged the blanket with satin binding. I hope Yair likes it!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifLvxxwv9fzEQkMGhEuc812GMk63NgXya4ZbP5UnXmYYnGSX8lxR8XpI5ZcK_idVRq3t3MHkavShRzNii27hnRKz4FILGlJW4adKuO_EQkyE6-aZDPrHqbwKweLCWQvEmlOl_4G81ug72/s1600-h/yair's+blanket2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265326084903235874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifLvxxwv9fzEQkMGhEuc812GMk63NgXya4ZbP5UnXmYYnGSX8lxR8XpI5ZcK_idVRq3t3MHkavShRzNii27hnRKz4FILGlJW4adKuO_EQkyE6-aZDPrHqbwKweLCWQvEmlOl_4G81ug72/s400/yair's+blanket2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ14Ll7UvCphmP6sx8RlPA5gbZiPzgSxLuh1AP3Cmnc07HCzjrl_D98ghW2f7G0hXBaaK06T060t2yPRFbP8iduq-lGN4T7jG4N1SuggnDYQCVWhJ7dY2R-9xLeSRf_85iZO2FGWF9v98k/s1600-h/yair's+blanket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265326077710426594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ14Ll7UvCphmP6sx8RlPA5gbZiPzgSxLuh1AP3Cmnc07HCzjrl_D98ghW2f7G0hXBaaK06T060t2yPRFbP8iduq-lGN4T7jG4N1SuggnDYQCVWhJ7dY2R-9xLeSRf_85iZO2FGWF9v98k/s400/yair's+blanket.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveQiha-2mphXNGceI9qJ-zVf0VLyJlgafSQJ35mWzyEyiRh9aBhStJquidvps82IwLkUd77E3B-QqXXw6TNq4dMWyAr5315vAk5_WBQ0oDtYkNmdDrGKXRqhA3fIx_Z45qAY_b1jgLKbh/s1600-h/yair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265327169016560882" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveQiha-2mphXNGceI9qJ-zVf0VLyJlgafSQJ35mWzyEyiRh9aBhStJquidvps82IwLkUd77E3B-QqXXw6TNq4dMWyAr5315vAk5_WBQ0oDtYkNmdDrGKXRqhA3fIx_Z45qAY_b1jgLKbh/s400/yair.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-72775849373465129622008-11-05T15:41:00.000-08:002008-11-05T15:52:02.442-08:001st attempt sewing a dress...ah, I don't think so<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCLQrGMVLyKh-6D9ttpJGsXnLydjgW5w5-1CoS3EbObw5czzCsK9ERy4aFjGkpaKSxaQtR9Ha4ma-1PXPW6Hx6RFfG8mcjPfiZ5b5dYamKsEhbiSDA0D22evzGTTreXF_AQ9UN454yA0S/s1600-h/blue+dress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265325033212629122" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCLQrGMVLyKh-6D9ttpJGsXnLydjgW5w5-1CoS3EbObw5czzCsK9ERy4aFjGkpaKSxaQtR9Ha4ma-1PXPW6Hx6RFfG8mcjPfiZ5b5dYamKsEhbiSDA0D22evzGTTreXF_AQ9UN454yA0S/s400/blue+dress.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Lets just say it looks like nothing close to the picture on the dress pattern I bought. Came out more looking like a mock than a dress! I guess I know what Madeline will wear now every time she paints! LOL Think I'm better off sticking to baby blankets!Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-26180901139481630422008-08-25T12:20:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:32:31.011-07:00Chocolate Mint with Pink - Kendall's Blanket<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOMGTQ8iUqsjv5mc-8swOyy5nFEpiuRlQMe4ZFhawMMW_x-R-hZ_WBW2Q9NZA3G-Vhtf8VBPA1Iw-hRmcO9QeQnS1AVPZrdr2GzaUKh4-cXCrm4ZbsOLGFOGMb2QPp_pV3VKTQF_w8nv6/s1600-h/CIMG4144.JPG"><span style="color:#330000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238539518826551442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOMGTQ8iUqsjv5mc-8swOyy5nFEpiuRlQMe4ZFhawMMW_x-R-hZ_WBW2Q9NZA3G-Vhtf8VBPA1Iw-hRmcO9QeQnS1AVPZrdr2GzaUKh4-cXCrm4ZbsOLGFOGMb2QPp_pV3VKTQF_w8nv6/s400/CIMG4144.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330000;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#330000;">I found this really cute brown/teal thermal material at JoAnn's for cousin Angie and Sam's baby. This was before they had her and knew she was a girl. So after Kendall was born, I picked up the gingham print pink material to back this simple baby blanket. And went with Mint color satin edge binding.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFR5pdDrpYsQKE447F6CaHlsgXGHiSV7VH1GiOd-z2Qy8TGw2Ci51Im06bf-VbnXmUjHKkUp0jRlQ7bnNO5hluQpAbNGF_YbA-rTl7y0n52Ja5vUb44ZGYgodnL4O8rS1cibMnbxbACjv/s1600-h/CIMG4145.JPG"><span style="color:#330000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238539525029850770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFR5pdDrpYsQKE447F6CaHlsgXGHiSV7VH1GiOd-z2Qy8TGw2Ci51Im06bf-VbnXmUjHKkUp0jRlQ7bnNO5hluQpAbNGF_YbA-rTl7y0n52Ja5vUb44ZGYgodnL4O8rS1cibMnbxbACjv/s400/CIMG4145.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330000;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pnVdNF71jh2Q59vjPRvuBKhkFP9tumenRTNGg5vpv0hjz0LP_Gzul19dqugwrAMqD_vpGD5eQvlTSkDA1aObMlSNTx_DROI8QF2NPHieQG3pLtELS5UNvhLeVgdbdzTMLNSQGWu0DEbF/s1600-h/CIMG4149.JPG"><span style="color:#330000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238539528114889346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pnVdNF71jh2Q59vjPRvuBKhkFP9tumenRTNGg5vpv0hjz0LP_Gzul19dqugwrAMqD_vpGD5eQvlTSkDA1aObMlSNTx_DROI8QF2NPHieQG3pLtELS5UNvhLeVgdbdzTMLNSQGWu0DEbF/s400/CIMG4149.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330000;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#330000;">I had some extra thermal material so I decided to try and make a baby cap. I used one of James' old ones as a template. And tried it on for size on one of Madeline's baby dolls.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGFgjGy1AcjkhfLlzbjEG3RAnDGc6NmFFUx8DTY3vJvo-sZqqKXIwjaxcjkP5KlbT7rI6K_NhpJyJHP-XbdCOzb09FoRV9fnlgmxCqw-X2S0IQxEGvJtBoUNA5QG6ejTdsy9u6hUMLmby/s1600-h/CIMG4154.JPG"><span style="color:#330000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238539541865312946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGFgjGy1AcjkhfLlzbjEG3RAnDGc6NmFFUx8DTY3vJvo-sZqqKXIwjaxcjkP5KlbT7rI6K_NhpJyJHP-XbdCOzb09FoRV9fnlgmxCqw-X2S0IQxEGvJtBoUNA5QG6ejTdsy9u6hUMLmby/s400/CIMG4154.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330000;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihszaqLKO1y8XyRROIbG_AugMQzI5j6g55zxpocKsCfMR7IUEy-vHv4_Ez3wzQYZMvXSmzIAu0C0NChnxbrXf8hjkiZ1n6orD_baVjWe9dhadq12O98KiBYKwyK3muGThurexAeOqLyou-/s1600-h/CIMG4166.JPG"><span style="color:#330000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238539551580719762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihszaqLKO1y8XyRROIbG_AugMQzI5j6g55zxpocKsCfMR7IUEy-vHv4_Ez3wzQYZMvXSmzIAu0C0NChnxbrXf8hjkiZ1n6orD_baVjWe9dhadq12O98KiBYKwyK3muGThurexAeOqLyou-/s400/CIMG4166.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330000;"><br />And here is sweet baby <span style="color:#ff0000;">Kendall Valentine</span>. :-)</span><br /><span style="color:#330000;"></span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-13895069910518183012008-06-09T06:10:00.000-07:002008-06-09T06:20:14.785-07:00Baby Hoppe Blanket<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDi-o7Q3F82RAQyXGsGlSIPqJdSODh152FnCsw6HkUlwQug2gi9lTXmshZ7PLn0dPWPssgrsR8Wz6yMsn3E-NZhCOy8qec4C4Kl25hQQM1llFqcgqLtdT1TOyFHzrGp6Wv6UePaSgkQU-/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket01.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209869346168948882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDi-o7Q3F82RAQyXGsGlSIPqJdSODh152FnCsw6HkUlwQug2gi9lTXmshZ7PLn0dPWPssgrsR8Wz6yMsn3E-NZhCOy8qec4C4Kl25hQQM1llFqcgqLtdT1TOyFHzrGp6Wv6UePaSgkQU-/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket01.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">My childhood neighbor, and her husband are expecting a baby boy this August! Her shower was yesterday in CA, my mom and sister in-law attended. I decided to sew her a blanket with blue, white, dots and stripes and zoo animal print fabrics.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AXF6PokdoGlwQL9a4g32L5mqcYAT_Lqub67JOQPD0msta_l6N2u6kdmqf1ugvxkpZRDIIbVTATA9JMAJ6YDmkHwayEsGQPEUkL4W4xpTn5JiqIqKc42b3QbOjsGj6Wc8bDF5xQJsh8QW/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket02.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209869209776170018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AXF6PokdoGlwQL9a4g32L5mqcYAT_Lqub67JOQPD0msta_l6N2u6kdmqf1ugvxkpZRDIIbVTATA9JMAJ6YDmkHwayEsGQPEUkL4W4xpTn5JiqIqKc42b3QbOjsGj6Wc8bDF5xQJsh8QW/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket02.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I bought 1/3 yard of each fabric. Cut out 4 squares from each fabric.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel2JJlyCQfhScYU34OmQ8m2tDAm6YWMneiQbzFpxzsIJXsX8JY_uKkTauC_htv1ATeMUdCe2ttH2FNem2lAiL1elqhxnH_CMmaRwrTkt1tWlmIA8bG-HJ-EWcgN5h549wai3ygIx0-inC/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket03.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209869219075217266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel2JJlyCQfhScYU34OmQ8m2tDAm6YWMneiQbzFpxzsIJXsX8JY_uKkTauC_htv1ATeMUdCe2ttH2FNem2lAiL1elqhxnH_CMmaRwrTkt1tWlmIA8bG-HJ-EWcgN5h549wai3ygIx0-inC/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket03.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Like my previous blankets, I sewed all the squares together, then backed them with a soft cotton flannel (stripped print) and edged them with satin binding.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnOqfpxmSnhadE3uaNy8GvBHfdKJIkl_pW0987QjMMJ2Tf8Ksuy1qGpdXGf3JSVbhlqHOsRCct3Q0xVvfZKVDDMilyE0uiIGl_kYN2_xxAOM0Q95IN34fu8bxMsxnbHSk2MEpPQjCQIGa/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket04.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209869228003332786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnOqfpxmSnhadE3uaNy8GvBHfdKJIkl_pW0987QjMMJ2Tf8Ksuy1qGpdXGf3JSVbhlqHOsRCct3Q0xVvfZKVDDMilyE0uiIGl_kYN2_xxAOM0Q95IN34fu8bxMsxnbHSk2MEpPQjCQIGa/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket04.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Here is the finished blanket!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkD85yS5EqV8bZkyFZi76g_DQIHGq9bbpym_metAM37Qx8hyphenhyphenTxhD3v4ghpead2hGmchcTmY91vaJorMIhERDANf79i_GLA5qXSkB9BwafkQq1NqKiCGqA2vGjZBp2F-AYAv5ma_qrMMIa/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket05.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209869249966225378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkD85yS5EqV8bZkyFZi76g_DQIHGq9bbpym_metAM37Qx8hyphenhyphenTxhD3v4ghpead2hGmchcTmY91vaJorMIhERDANf79i_GLA5qXSkB9BwafkQq1NqKiCGqA2vGjZBp2F-AYAv5ma_qrMMIa/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket05.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A close up of the fabrics. I love this white bubble fabric, it's incredibly soft.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAodHaBRlWsc4soJux8Fv1_SQe2_pyxdQAEM9EtWGx_ongqowxqycXFAJQnXBzBWtacrE3frmJFXk9FFMPjlUrxx2QiRAR8dR0qe4Vh60He_7ZERZdNYQRpwE9ymYKvRs1RlZp7ZGAzJNP/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket06.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209869252142121650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAodHaBRlWsc4soJux8Fv1_SQe2_pyxdQAEM9EtWGx_ongqowxqycXFAJQnXBzBWtacrE3frmJFXk9FFMPjlUrxx2QiRAR8dR0qe4Vh60He_7ZERZdNYQRpwE9ymYKvRs1RlZp7ZGAzJNP/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket06.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"><br />Here you can see the stripped pattern backing.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EYVByBbEdmwC3o3nDa1kwTQoUSQiH49Z9CAs6fXff3psD1C5RmERmu1Rt_jaRzOUDwar44vIi6Y7Q7-rBcX4c5Mq1h_67aLzE2DQOopyb1f6NwS_9MUQl49pMZnWwAhpYeyS_WrqCIIx/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket07.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209868806773245922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EYVByBbEdmwC3o3nDa1kwTQoUSQiH49Z9CAs6fXff3psD1C5RmERmu1Rt_jaRzOUDwar44vIi6Y7Q7-rBcX4c5Mq1h_67aLzE2DQOopyb1f6NwS_9MUQl49pMZnWwAhpYeyS_WrqCIIx/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket07.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq2T2puZhkfiiYIBXBwWHAMGCWt1tm830Y9g9gKtSSTLxgJgzc8s6WurCCag22oWzl7L5LdDph7s-9H1RRXRh3Yd3BhHTfTOk7rDRU54obvS6ywB0iMKbMFDpajzgHYZLs6NZT_7M9_Bn/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket08.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209868830004874258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq2T2puZhkfiiYIBXBwWHAMGCWt1tm830Y9g9gKtSSTLxgJgzc8s6WurCCag22oWzl7L5LdDph7s-9H1RRXRh3Yd3BhHTfTOk7rDRU54obvS6ywB0iMKbMFDpajzgHYZLs6NZT_7M9_Bn/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket08.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Here is Vanessa yesterday opening my gift and seeing the blanket.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAN7-jzBlFdC0peWq21l4vzpk90hyDijom3SMWDEmbDja5GOMHalYnn-6mWgWjmUyiQRdbzF-idqkGyJ7OBWiWMmOfmYYpuUxkrx2LWFAxj0DYodOTIEvvff5UqusH7aTdgZ6EtxQkDiiR/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket09.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209868884203995314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAN7-jzBlFdC0peWq21l4vzpk90hyDijom3SMWDEmbDja5GOMHalYnn-6mWgWjmUyiQRdbzF-idqkGyJ7OBWiWMmOfmYYpuUxkrx2LWFAxj0DYodOTIEvvff5UqusH7aTdgZ6EtxQkDiiR/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket09.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I hope she liked it! :-)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSNPh4sZxZjR-HUtgZ2BACxi8Ipij456FBJDPLSGqXJeJnmQ_32VZY1gRKqKpR5OPbwRqP0b5M2ZHB_MAdUZWI6uXpHHKU8Ha0aallI2vZODUqj-8L_OfBLCRGxq4wk5UTqFiADTfXA7s/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket10.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209868907453381138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSNPh4sZxZjR-HUtgZ2BACxi8Ipij456FBJDPLSGqXJeJnmQ_32VZY1gRKqKpR5OPbwRqP0b5M2ZHB_MAdUZWI6uXpHHKU8Ha0aallI2vZODUqj-8L_OfBLCRGxq4wk5UTqFiADTfXA7s/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket10.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">At the shower: My Tante, cousin, sister in-law, mommy to-be, my mom, cousin, aunt to-be, and grandma to-be.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GpCjsc0rIs21kncyZxMlm11KMVYk8f6JIDiCST4v_OPHgFpmSR7ef3OXKhvzOg2yUe2CYHAgYutt7M9odsMKITKprKOFUJfirvN0URYbs2xSSfyxaM8vpsi6jUIilVShHpGjZIoKVHV8/s1600-h/HoppeBabyBlanket11.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209868936104431858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GpCjsc0rIs21kncyZxMlm11KMVYk8f6JIDiCST4v_OPHgFpmSR7ef3OXKhvzOg2yUe2CYHAgYutt7M9odsMKITKprKOFUJfirvN0URYbs2xSSfyxaM8vpsi6jUIilVShHpGjZIoKVHV8/s400/HoppeBabyBlanket11.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"><br />The happy mommy to-be!</span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-14751136733873532702008-06-08T20:21:00.001-07:002008-06-09T11:59:56.111-07:00Baby Evy's Blanket<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP-4uwFET1adEa13CkE8nBimK7SqMwHokD_TG3ImgjRqqNANK4yvNGgUtRap6Varsc9-AKEBp59RIuU6MGhCEM7Bwrc74DEJLeGemiLM-0zJUl-9XRjwGoiaen3QOeYMBQ2xtD4XGreF6/s1600-h/Evelyn01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716881502899986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP-4uwFET1adEa13CkE8nBimK7SqMwHokD_TG3ImgjRqqNANK4yvNGgUtRap6Varsc9-AKEBp59RIuU6MGhCEM7Bwrc74DEJLeGemiLM-0zJUl-9XRjwGoiaen3QOeYMBQ2xtD4XGreF6/s400/Evelyn01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I sewed 2 baby blankets this past week, both for very close friends. This first one is baby Evy's blanket. For her nursery theme and bedding they went with the Lady Bug print at Babies'r'Us. So I wanted to do a "Lady Bug" blanket. Found this cute fabric above at JoAnn's.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrn1oyYE1bQpZFpUf44UH9NqUjY-K-ARWT4r0ruBK69INedX9Du7iElpm7AJnp1oVuf4huhyu0LpQ9dkUu6VrKoYFXcg4dctVCJxhVXrgrFJZ_AnIypRTd7oDvW-wNY4_b6Ptvh88rqSH/s1600-h/Evelyn02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716883996754354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrn1oyYE1bQpZFpUf44UH9NqUjY-K-ARWT4r0ruBK69INedX9Du7iElpm7AJnp1oVuf4huhyu0LpQ9dkUu6VrKoYFXcg4dctVCJxhVXrgrFJZ_AnIypRTd7oDvW-wNY4_b6Ptvh88rqSH/s400/Evelyn02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I did my normal 12 square pattern blanket like I've shown in previous posts. Only with the center white bubble fabric, I kept it as 1 single large piece.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkkgXhnw248c2DshWmeD-CMDId5SYw_xWs4xLDKU2creIargVvfq515-irMjERFz9wxRLtJSWI1fkoGCXKrzjTCHWtVhyqo_MQBgFtyZ0OUpBv8XxiXX_6LcZGVu_iBOzknxyLJizFd9r/s1600-h/Evelyn03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716889125118146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkkgXhnw248c2DshWmeD-CMDId5SYw_xWs4xLDKU2creIargVvfq515-irMjERFz9wxRLtJSWI1fkoGCXKrzjTCHWtVhyqo_MQBgFtyZ0OUpBv8XxiXX_6LcZGVu_iBOzknxyLJizFd9r/s400/Evelyn03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I really like the idea of different fabric and textures. It's nice for the baby to discover and touch all of them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdUq84MQXYK_7GqAnEnlFQ8pKpIyGaze07HtXeXaugftKjC6Ph6-PVPPANukWsH783n4msh5oduOWln8e4Vam0PL5VyU1TdgcQbwldC-QrXkVqTCfDcQH7hTUrcYEIz4O9roTvol9i4fE/s1600-h/Evelyn04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716893167829986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdUq84MQXYK_7GqAnEnlFQ8pKpIyGaze07HtXeXaugftKjC6Ph6-PVPPANukWsH783n4msh5oduOWln8e4Vam0PL5VyU1TdgcQbwldC-QrXkVqTCfDcQH7hTUrcYEIz4O9roTvol9i4fE/s400/Evelyn04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Also with Evy's blanket I did a full satin backing matching the satin binding edged around the blanket. I know my daughter loves the feel of satin on her blankets.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoGFqfY-yRW6begf3BoV6Afdj4oMKu7sjQeb_AdLMjvm53Hz94XuWwiRKr8lKYtG2Bxkukr-e9BrKTp4AJox_K_deBusvDTZnhZh_KSy_Id0nJjurFL64of1m2GF1FqQ8XJq7muADqoek/s1600-h/Evelyn05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716896113891634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoGFqfY-yRW6begf3BoV6Afdj4oMKu7sjQeb_AdLMjvm53Hz94XuWwiRKr8lKYtG2Bxkukr-e9BrKTp4AJox_K_deBusvDTZnhZh_KSy_Id0nJjurFL64of1m2GF1FqQ8XJq7muADqoek/s400/Evelyn05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Can't wait to find out what Kelly thinks of the blanket!</div><div> </div><div>*Edit, Kelly emailed these photos today from her shower!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1gdKjaikPlj3-OnNWSwjvlO-V38_0PyTqKW-ZTRqMZPbH3i035TJ7GQiusJ7dup8jylJHbg6EN7N22vLamieGDpzAF9NwGkgneCl0-C3EVVIL_0XO1BaskSXQjO5sHgVDzLyWDO8XpqH/s1600-h/Evelyn06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209958051688569394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1gdKjaikPlj3-OnNWSwjvlO-V38_0PyTqKW-ZTRqMZPbH3i035TJ7GQiusJ7dup8jylJHbg6EN7N22vLamieGDpzAF9NwGkgneCl0-C3EVVIL_0XO1BaskSXQjO5sHgVDzLyWDO8XpqH/s400/Evelyn06.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38U2neqqipC2__bkwbbJJCh5z5P8xl473x7aXoDU85UuGv4_mo6mvgYsXeLcR2WOHyiD7aYxxPo0LpwnmLFQy2ObwksM7AGOOygNwIkk3_-7Xk4I9skK-rZrd-Aw6q1wKogDa8PVSRwov/s1600-h/Evelyn07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209958054572436450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38U2neqqipC2__bkwbbJJCh5z5P8xl473x7aXoDU85UuGv4_mo6mvgYsXeLcR2WOHyiD7aYxxPo0LpwnmLFQy2ObwksM7AGOOygNwIkk3_-7Xk4I9skK-rZrd-Aw6q1wKogDa8PVSRwov/s400/Evelyn07.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTbafx4DmLzAN-tnY9Nm-tm2Kp74c0PXkyL2mCtmyGHNlfw-SWq40wW644tB8otkib9Kx0H_QsEjJwNyqRQOQAI5O6aNvhkQ6uSJvFgbFbNXuAWdEniEbmXILEMzDIV0l7UEzhhH9mG7c/s1600-h/Evelyn08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209958060146157090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTbafx4DmLzAN-tnY9Nm-tm2Kp74c0PXkyL2mCtmyGHNlfw-SWq40wW644tB8otkib9Kx0H_QsEjJwNyqRQOQAI5O6aNvhkQ6uSJvFgbFbNXuAWdEniEbmXILEMzDIV0l7UEzhhH9mG7c/s400/Evelyn08.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-84287578847910620282008-04-24T10:13:00.001-07:002008-04-24T10:16:19.941-07:00Attempting a Girl's Dress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZryLjwUAII-EjPLFNZfD32skQXLeHn_ftOpB7dknLjxzgBEVk_s0y9VIcC_zKjiUzTLmlGTZfHR3twfne-IMBibqrFZkKsinjGvvH9y95-KsClbPD8qpEyB9knxknQpK6k9bK6gjv6gVc/s1600-h/CIMG2562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192861397599471442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZryLjwUAII-EjPLFNZfD32skQXLeHn_ftOpB7dknLjxzgBEVk_s0y9VIcC_zKjiUzTLmlGTZfHR3twfne-IMBibqrFZkKsinjGvvH9y95-KsClbPD8qpEyB9knxknQpK6k9bK6gjv6gVc/s400/CIMG2562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So I've been itching to sew something. I thought I'd attempt something new besides my normal baby blankets. So I picked up a dress pattern to make Madeline a dress! Found some pretty blue cotton print in the $1 clearance section. And basically spent about $6 in materials for the dress. I hope it turns out! Check back with my blog to see the finished result!</div>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-88922088851015821702008-01-13T18:36:00.001-08:002008-01-13T18:47:02.365-08:00Natasha / Baby Tronstein Blanket<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>My Dad said I need to be more thorough in my sewing project instructions. I guess it's hard for me as all my projects I make up in my head and don't really follow any store bought pattern. So with this latest project, a baby blanket for my cousin Natasha's baby (she's due with a boy in March!) I tried taking more photos of my steps. Hope it helps!</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V9_Y6PjsZBKnadv2FTRRj-Im8AFFAFYhjh_n4jgdDy6qF8iypj_0TpHpuKCsCXT6gjxcVztw1V22N_SbcjnO2mJ_eIC4OioLcUaNb_YzvDEzwxWSLKGVLMuO2EvdueKk6hOiw6Plcfm1/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby01.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155843544374018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V9_Y6PjsZBKnadv2FTRRj-Im8AFFAFYhjh_n4jgdDy6qF8iypj_0TpHpuKCsCXT6gjxcVztw1V22N_SbcjnO2mJ_eIC4OioLcUaNb_YzvDEzwxWSLKGVLMuO2EvdueKk6hOiw6Plcfm1/s400/tronsteinbaby01.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>First off whenever I make baby blankets I only buy a yard of material. It seems to turn into a pretty good size for a baby. So with this one I wanted to go with a sailboat theme since I saw on her registry a sailboat mobile for the crib. Again I was having a hard time finding cute material. Luckily I found one that had sailboats, life preservers and lobsters and it's a super soft cotton flannel. I got 1/3 a yard of that fabric along with 2 other contrasting fabrics (also 1/3 yard each).<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj-dhT4PBATaTVjRomDCWSLcgNs-_cMeVCuqxSqgmBBJFa1tRRBAZDxV0sEaTJo3jp9xf-XZDZyBV-iRxd4JVKmEMzZVGA9ZjScoU-f5aKDAZIHeO4umATwmol2gKVz3-sIRNb-z1IDly/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby02.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155843544374034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj-dhT4PBATaTVjRomDCWSLcgNs-_cMeVCuqxSqgmBBJFa1tRRBAZDxV0sEaTJo3jp9xf-XZDZyBV-iRxd4JVKmEMzZVGA9ZjScoU-f5aKDAZIHeO4umATwmol2gKVz3-sIRNb-z1IDly/s400/tronsteinbaby02.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><br />With each 1/3 yard I cut them into 4 equal rectangle pieces.</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQVcUrjKSLJ-nOUN0NYrp3IHgsVEqX1f_-TP8q6FU-70LImw33u8s9S3u8L0bBcS_ZuPzQmJNbdabuJzZMVvdu1A-h-xPCBlR6LQBrHUqkYPhcZ8IQEnEvYudZcyNyytBF6WAev48zrhy/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby03.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155714695355058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQVcUrjKSLJ-nOUN0NYrp3IHgsVEqX1f_-TP8q6FU-70LImw33u8s9S3u8L0bBcS_ZuPzQmJNbdabuJzZMVvdu1A-h-xPCBlR6LQBrHUqkYPhcZ8IQEnEvYudZcyNyytBF6WAev48zrhy/s400/tronsteinbaby03.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>I then pinned them together into 4 rows of 3. Sewing the back edges of them together. After that I placed the quilted fabric on top of my 1 yard of backing material (I bought a white/blue stripped cotton flannel).<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qhtg8_vy39xC-LCE4YC2UYygF35DyplkAUTpITZcLHlSc6MqVb8I4crShobwYAq8c-4q-cfD8TBkpTqk6WhLAnUDnQy0GgLiJT5EfsrFrMga5yKoQHVljxsCPbUqNV936T81p1kslv7u/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby04.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155718990322370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qhtg8_vy39xC-LCE4YC2UYygF35DyplkAUTpITZcLHlSc6MqVb8I4crShobwYAq8c-4q-cfD8TBkpTqk6WhLAnUDnQy0GgLiJT5EfsrFrMga5yKoQHVljxsCPbUqNV936T81p1kslv7u/s400/tronsteinbaby04.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>I then edged all 4 sides with satin blue blanket binding.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OOBcoV5PnXGAhsWGZ-680ggr0tVDAh0pIi25xqgrhUobSse5vsjChyphenhyphenS2iSejnlcbcPDO4j5L_Vq65QZpW4Y4zH9n5p1y1NM2tWbh2IE6B8u7PK6n_BOGwE20VOjyHMQ6eEe_j1Zhs_Bt/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby05.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155723285289682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OOBcoV5PnXGAhsWGZ-680ggr0tVDAh0pIi25xqgrhUobSse5vsjChyphenhyphenS2iSejnlcbcPDO4j5L_Vq65QZpW4Y4zH9n5p1y1NM2tWbh2IE6B8u7PK6n_BOGwE20VOjyHMQ6eEe_j1Zhs_Bt/s400/tronsteinbaby05.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>Here are all the fabric patterns close up.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PlM9Wqmzg11N5m7Vq7Y_P-HNqvsSAEDHpBnNG1lIfVo2DL7STQNu_UlC4a3jKuoryvahr-eOwhDpcRGwXwjlbn51BgJ055rNh5vtm2qL9FMhQOiZWTnwM28VHDfEGTACtBM_l0PwfPvo/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby06.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155731875224290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PlM9Wqmzg11N5m7Vq7Y_P-HNqvsSAEDHpBnNG1lIfVo2DL7STQNu_UlC4a3jKuoryvahr-eOwhDpcRGwXwjlbn51BgJ055rNh5vtm2qL9FMhQOiZWTnwM28VHDfEGTACtBM_l0PwfPvo/s400/tronsteinbaby06.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>The finished product! Here baby shower is this coming weekend in CA. I wish I could attend, but my Mom will have to deliver the gift on my behalf.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsh_w_nEnrFSp1IxCGITM55Vkqj2yYJG1nQ-OCLPj0r-RYeOnGf_F4KOYnAygWBUx4b1zJCmUrkcHQu5QTKhsiNkBaJaRhU2Fox6KfKpsjupCstVGkjuSuDo_SUzc7vV_aCGbgmknZ004/s1600-h/tronsteinbaby07.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155155731875224306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsh_w_nEnrFSp1IxCGITM55Vkqj2yYJG1nQ-OCLPj0r-RYeOnGf_F4KOYnAygWBUx4b1zJCmUrkcHQu5QTKhsiNkBaJaRhU2Fox6KfKpsjupCstVGkjuSuDo_SUzc7vV_aCGbgmknZ004/s400/tronsteinbaby07.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em><br />Since it's election year, I couldn't pass up this adorable onsie. I'm giving it along with my blanket.</em></span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-11298402295498668822008-01-13T18:30:00.000-08:002008-01-13T18:35:13.575-08:00Replacing my 1st Sewing Project<span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em>So if you take a look back on this blog of my first sewing project it was a pink/off-white satin blanket for Madeline. That was 3 years ago and let me tell you this blanket has been dragged around everywhere. The poor thing was looking pretty tethered! So for her 4th birthday I decided to make her a new one. Madeline loves the satin feel so this one was pretty simple, I made most of it from satin!</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2gclFyN5WDvZrqIPBpZdAMp7-sQLXPaYHdfI24vd0L5f6Pew57JAoTiXcni7Ly-6QSqnenulPveXWFx8F33793fOrQoFuVWGfu0eZbu7rU1Iepfhs1Ki5pGHaYg5PJM6buNgVoupiUrI/s1600-h/madelinefourth01.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155154091197717122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2gclFyN5WDvZrqIPBpZdAMp7-sQLXPaYHdfI24vd0L5f6Pew57JAoTiXcni7Ly-6QSqnenulPveXWFx8F33793fOrQoFuVWGfu0eZbu7rU1Iepfhs1Ki5pGHaYg5PJM6buNgVoupiUrI/s400/madelinefourth01.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em>Basically I just bought 1 1/2 yards of this cute printed satin, 1 1/2 yards of a basic yellow cotton for the back side. Sewed the 2 pieces together and edged it with pink blanket binding! I think I made it in about 45 minutes the night of her birthday!<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQfIlVI0rcYnAaKzbMSOLpadtpFr9gAbFfVg8qJtk1eY813WwgGssVExBTWP5Qt8VOTn7idCrSNHjXZFBgYvkHXGndhTrYNkgjHPY1hgDqQa4wwXKjI2nQN7P0w3u2XQFui85BjWYJ5OU/s1600-h/madelinefourth02.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155154091197717138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQfIlVI0rcYnAaKzbMSOLpadtpFr9gAbFfVg8qJtk1eY813WwgGssVExBTWP5Qt8VOTn7idCrSNHjXZFBgYvkHXGndhTrYNkgjHPY1hgDqQa4wwXKjI2nQN7P0w3u2XQFui85BjWYJ5OU/s400/madelinefourth02.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em><br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuqXGGpIDJtdWUhJDLWL0TQ2-gZ0XrVaVDwW3CrZRaZouOPxESYl3zeF2gquiwAU17GgSX8WqxTWWSkJx10VbwLNXRY-eGPvTJ2ev36TXICBEw_h9wy-p_vd3D3CFBqrVFr5us4gWeHil/s1600-h/madelinefourth03.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155154108377586338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuqXGGpIDJtdWUhJDLWL0TQ2-gZ0XrVaVDwW3CrZRaZouOPxESYl3zeF2gquiwAU17GgSX8WqxTWWSkJx10VbwLNXRY-eGPvTJ2ev36TXICBEw_h9wy-p_vd3D3CFBqrVFr5us4gWeHil/s400/madelinefourth03.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><em><br />As you can see, she loves it!</em></span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-57099195164154623152008-01-13T18:25:00.000-08:002008-01-13T18:29:58.159-08:00Mickey Mouse Pillowcase<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSbXe2AwO_VNwHR_4PCgz-G1o4W8V0DPnAGe7_AMjXcah1VLgARkmve6CLSf5l2xX8-XPPJyvGZIODIF0NaKXZQAdWU33HMcd1EWdOJyfNxypGLvtvgsdpqivcb_OLfhIu_5jMLG72JCu/s1600-h/mickey+mouse+pillowcase.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155152918671645298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSbXe2AwO_VNwHR_4PCgz-G1o4W8V0DPnAGe7_AMjXcah1VLgARkmve6CLSf5l2xX8-XPPJyvGZIODIF0NaKXZQAdWU33HMcd1EWdOJyfNxypGLvtvgsdpqivcb_OLfhIu_5jMLG72JCu/s400/mickey+mouse+pillowcase.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">For Christmas I wanted to sew James his own Mickey Mouse pillowcase. I found this small travel size pillow, perfect for in his crib! So I searched for Mickey material and had a really hard time. The best I could come up with was this winter scene one. This project was super easy. I bought 1/3 yard of material, turned it inside out and sewed each side. And at the end of the pillowcase I used some left over satin blanket binding to give it a finishing touch!</span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-6119608995902458782008-01-13T18:07:00.000-08:002008-01-13T18:24:10.735-08:00Ballet Skirt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7HSF9FXLeX6OH7q0-gQft5LkfaanN0zTCQCbdOkuuKuhGQfFeUG-kwe5LARUqTuE6r62B8az1b4qofV-xrPDjrTlJNqrHzuwHr8792kv3UnoDGiO3pEfA5ZzfrenjhDb05_v7yfUqWbO/s1600-h/balletskirt01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155151299468974674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7HSF9FXLeX6OH7q0-gQft5LkfaanN0zTCQCbdOkuuKuhGQfFeUG-kwe5LARUqTuE6r62B8az1b4qofV-xrPDjrTlJNqrHzuwHr8792kv3UnoDGiO3pEfA5ZzfrenjhDb05_v7yfUqWbO/s400/balletskirt01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Over Halloween I bought some sheer sparkly black material to make Madeline a new ballet skirt for Dance class. During the school year they are only allowed to wear black leotards/skirts, with pink tights. So I finally got around to sewing it. Used the same simple pattern I did with the Minnie Mouse skirt - a long rectangular piece of fabric, hemming the bottom edge, and sewing a loop at the top/waistline where I could insert an elastic waste band. I found these cute ballerina slipper patch and ironed that on by the center waist line. I keep forgetting to take photos of it, but here she is wearing it at her 4 year old portrait session.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPrkTBxM7UYBeEtvRPe0QDiJs-VP84rbtJdps8n8vTOHg6NEImmEF_XHYU-MfLz5RblagrI3tlbQI0RwfngOJ4yYiQ7Dt5rdfwQzjWzN6z0mosaHgycVed7NNQSfyMDaSyfagfHQSobHm/s1600-h/balletskirt02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155151303763941986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPrkTBxM7UYBeEtvRPe0QDiJs-VP84rbtJdps8n8vTOHg6NEImmEF_XHYU-MfLz5RblagrI3tlbQI0RwfngOJ4yYiQ7Dt5rdfwQzjWzN6z0mosaHgycVed7NNQSfyMDaSyfagfHQSobHm/s400/balletskirt02.jpg" border="0" /></a>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-64918107329857162932007-10-28T10:22:00.000-07:002007-10-28T10:48:10.862-07:00Minnie Mouse Skirt, Cow costume & Baby Einstein Caterpillar<span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>Our daughter wants to be Minnie Mouse for Halloween this year. I really don't like spending more than $10-15 on a costume. And in past years I've made them myself. So I decided to do the same this year. The only thing we did buy was her Minnie Mouse ears, but I even got those on sale with 40% off at the Disney Store Outlet. I got all my material for the skirt at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">JoAnn's</span>. Found this cute polyester polka dot print material. I bought 1/2 yard. Then bought a yard of wire-edged ribbon to make the bow. And some black stretchy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">elastic</span> for the waste band (also a yard because I plan on sewing another dance skirt for her later).</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlBnuAlaCR3TJnJbl47aAs08JBrDy7LoZuBevWgqbQpQlicsz-CaHn7_4Gi0v6BAjaaIeus8VgMbDdcMBgyieRuCp7vWr_oZ0OOA3weo5SLSozW1phiV7sBRC4BevgaJ4v4dvgG3t7zmY/s1600-h/skirt01.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126440060757851346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlBnuAlaCR3TJnJbl47aAs08JBrDy7LoZuBevWgqbQpQlicsz-CaHn7_4Gi0v6BAjaaIeus8VgMbDdcMBgyieRuCp7vWr_oZ0OOA3weo5SLSozW1phiV7sBRC4BevgaJ4v4dvgG3t7zmY/s400/skirt01.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>When I started the project I measure around my daughters waste and cut the elastic band according, giving 1 extra inch to sew the band closed. With the material I used all of it even though I was able to wrap it around my daughter's waste twice - I wanted it to have many pleats in it. I sewed a simple hem at the bottom. Ironing the hem over first helps a lot and then of course pinning it so it doesn't move. I ironed the waste hem as well, making sure I left <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">enough</span> space to put the elastic band through.</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-kfc3sq8rtabs21HGfA_uCOiEohhFX5uNvgaD6vLi2FsT7dzSRVDA7F6fB1pXjgRyTFWsYASniBFxezKjeTJaeqVosHiMRZCTvzVa9LJQGtNttL9KI40zTHJqxVyV8tJItB-J3YcTnZP/s1600-h/skirt02.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126440073642753250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-kfc3sq8rtabs21HGfA_uCOiEohhFX5uNvgaD6vLi2FsT7dzSRVDA7F6fB1pXjgRyTFWsYASniBFxezKjeTJaeqVosHiMRZCTvzVa9LJQGtNttL9KI40zTHJqxVyV8tJItB-J3YcTnZP/s400/skirt02.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>Once I was done sewing the hems, I sewed down the two ends to make the skirt, leaving the area by the waste band open. I put safety pins at each end of the elastic making it easy to pull through the fabric. I then sewed the bow on the front center of the waist all the way through the elastic. Scrunched up the remaining of the fabric on both sides, and sewed the elastic ends together. That was it!</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeuKrvOuhSgopNA5aNGTkxs5MYZOAr2bnGQ7HgRnfTkX9Kfh0Xh05tG6ItT4KKz73bU1F5w7YvjnX0oY2FfN_NbFrCF7JhmznviV5Hydhimx30ZIqBlxNOj5hmiCYRwSVGiZZtTsuB22k/s1600-h/minnie02.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126440077937720562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeuKrvOuhSgopNA5aNGTkxs5MYZOAr2bnGQ7HgRnfTkX9Kfh0Xh05tG6ItT4KKz73bU1F5w7YvjnX0oY2FfN_NbFrCF7JhmznviV5Hydhimx30ZIqBlxNOj5hmiCYRwSVGiZZtTsuB22k/s400/minnie02.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>And here's the end result!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>I thought I'd also share past Halloween projects. In 2005 Madeline was a cow. I couldn't find a small enough costume, so I bought the smallest size I could find. I cut both the sleeve ends and pant ends and shortened them, using a simple hem. Also re-sewed the hoofs back on.</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WWTbyYkEvJpbT78rM46YI6vQtRVMBp3aP0JUjuDYTsPjTynzPUXm1C1wKFFtFjk-ORmXx7ADbpGXc1CuD26l-3DkiqAu_gWhCTRYNQh7DNl84le0-IR7EjgsijjOHLM7QY6uwpZKa0Jj/s1600-h/cow01.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126441022830525698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WWTbyYkEvJpbT78rM46YI6vQtRVMBp3aP0JUjuDYTsPjTynzPUXm1C1wKFFtFjk-ORmXx7ADbpGXc1CuD26l-3DkiqAu_gWhCTRYNQh7DNl84le0-IR7EjgsijjOHLM7QY6uwpZKa0Jj/s400/cow01.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>Then to make her a "girl cow" I bought some ribbon and a fake flower and super glued them at the base of the horns.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQFxy1QI3_vxXvs_4tOaMv3ISiMp47CO9mBL-E3QNcDcblBaEFSmLELIAL1JpSSIYEfU3K20Ow0xn_IwlofjzJd01p3uq_Nr5SFEzFj5nBf_XI1uwcXpEw5oxhwC5fY85tCeEu2qJv4AQ/s1600-h/cow05.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126441022830525714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQFxy1QI3_vxXvs_4tOaMv3ISiMp47CO9mBL-E3QNcDcblBaEFSmLELIAL1JpSSIYEfU3K20Ow0xn_IwlofjzJd01p3uq_Nr5SFEzFj5nBf_XI1uwcXpEw5oxhwC5fY85tCeEu2qJv4AQ/s400/cow05.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>For Halloween 2004 I decided to make a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Caterpillar</span> costume for Madeline since she loved to watch the Baby Einstein <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DVD's</span> and would become ecstatic <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">every time</span> she saw the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Caterpillar</span> at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">beginning</span> of each show.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOsDen5rnAqAT6APljMuGUm4YcmZTvoNilYp0PM5bqvoMGBbd0j7FiXUu__jdgkk9tkIXi2J7Ve__DzSAYL0TKy7Zvw083823fk35njmt4g3KxsOUQhlspt5qGKgF-tB7LkBN_HruuGPE/s1600-h/hallow1.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126441027125493026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOsDen5rnAqAT6APljMuGUm4YcmZTvoNilYp0PM5bqvoMGBbd0j7FiXUu__jdgkk9tkIXi2J7Ve__DzSAYL0TKy7Zvw083823fk35njmt4g3KxsOUQhlspt5qGKgF-tB7LkBN_HruuGPE/s400/hallow1.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>I bought 2 pairs of girls thick cotton tights. Measured them accordingly around her waist, filled them with polyester fill and sewed of the backs to make these round tubes. I used the waist, underpart of one pair of the tights to make her cap. Just sewed the leg holes closed.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWhHTTil_4BUcZXKHAvKHUIvBD4j3WpUSq8Ha9RAXBElUV6kqOZSvqTaqxpBwcUFDCeQhF-vPAUAFVHnRJ9gy7PclxCSeOI7NVW0U2kX3VJBUrmpcgbys8LmIYUPDUqvWb8ao79r-RKF3/s1600-h/hallow2.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126441027125493042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWhHTTil_4BUcZXKHAvKHUIvBD4j3WpUSq8Ha9RAXBElUV6kqOZSvqTaqxpBwcUFDCeQhF-vPAUAFVHnRJ9gy7PclxCSeOI7NVW0U2kX3VJBUrmpcgbys8LmIYUPDUqvWb8ao79r-RKF3/s400/hallow2.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em>I used pipe cleaners and fuzzy cotton balls (you can buy these at any crafts store) for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">antennas</span>. Twirled the pipe cleaners a couple of times to make a base to glue onto the cap. And that was it!<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEb_l39ZLB2gO919Pylyhj17l04SqDw178y6UhV6wkglR7cyn0AXxuI1DXKnh1Z8xbK7ckoENiw-stawTMJoxzStIKKdvhdI0kaUfC8Rc-UMiSfE5L1uKRtFLiCAaM1_n48cEJkQpnVok/s1600-h/hallow5.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126441031420460354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEb_l39ZLB2gO919Pylyhj17l04SqDw178y6UhV6wkglR7cyn0AXxuI1DXKnh1Z8xbK7ckoENiw-stawTMJoxzStIKKdvhdI0kaUfC8Rc-UMiSfE5L1uKRtFLiCAaM1_n48cEJkQpnVok/s400/hallow5.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#660000;"><em> </em></span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-82635526166839968432007-10-28T10:16:00.001-07:002007-10-28T10:22:06.183-07:00Tante Pop's Blanket<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em>What do you give a person who turns 100 years old? My mom thought it would be great to give my Tante Pop a blanket like the one I made Oma. She was able to track down all the important information that should go on a blanket like this: her full name, birth date, parents names, birth place, her husband's name and wedding date, their daughter's names and husbands names, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nuPSEYBZjIm8qt66RseIjRUiMWfDd5Ep5Wx2NQCGSfOfyRQKuLaDlAYZ7vk8k3YT9lq-nmLc2kg-lVqkJHeD6oqld70PjIJChFdxeBybO7xvbJOfipC9EN99JeF_b-UnRs8IA6uP8i-j/s1600-h/tantepopblanket01.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126438024943352994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nuPSEYBZjIm8qt66RseIjRUiMWfDd5Ep5Wx2NQCGSfOfyRQKuLaDlAYZ7vk8k3YT9lq-nmLc2kg-lVqkJHeD6oqld70PjIJChFdxeBybO7xvbJOfipC9EN99JeF_b-UnRs8IA6uP8i-j/s400/tantepopblanket01.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em>The pattern was pretty much the same as my 2 other adult sized blankets. Except for this one instead of a pattern material I found this really beautiful, almost crochet-like material to use.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDA-G-7rpaBilG3sL6T-6FNKGbmcyn0RQnMNMSH160DqbHGCuRHgpmKlRq0ZQJZKpIPqmaRl4raPQTp2LUGANHLRzZ1N0vEz4tt4dyB_0kZzLn4n8crP96H28zpOzTW0IJey9FniEyiib/s1600-h/tantepopblanket02.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126438029238320306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDA-G-7rpaBilG3sL6T-6FNKGbmcyn0RQnMNMSH160DqbHGCuRHgpmKlRq0ZQJZKpIPqmaRl4raPQTp2LUGANHLRzZ1N0vEz4tt4dyB_0kZzLn4n8crP96H28zpOzTW0IJey9FniEyiib/s400/tantepopblanket02.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em>Well it ended up being much more difficult to sew because it was a bit stretchy and moved easily. So this blanket took me a lot longer.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCPDgqQtgGd4AXfCIQ4BuJUIqYb6Vm_rFzmSn8LuI5MtUdnAZw3jIHa2hW8oiRimvtxk9mrZ991nO4IYAsjW2LIB65NwNILVAkGQ2WTGEVPKgzFFGLhDvZscF1WDDIv9_hmAeSAngC19H/s1600-h/tantepopblanket03.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126438029238320322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCPDgqQtgGd4AXfCIQ4BuJUIqYb6Vm_rFzmSn8LuI5MtUdnAZw3jIHa2hW8oiRimvtxk9mrZ991nO4IYAsjW2LIB65NwNILVAkGQ2WTGEVPKgzFFGLhDvZscF1WDDIv9_hmAeSAngC19H/s400/tantepopblanket03.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><em> </em></span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023182060724111103.post-76431085149485929102007-10-27T22:49:00.000-07:002007-10-27T23:09:52.740-07:00Oma's Blanket<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em>My Oma is very special to me and close to my heart, so I knew I wanted to make her something extra special for her birthday.</em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxLCjZx2StnsddpSfRo5nQkakny370ZMrApd4UTTByMJ0Op3BaD_vKhAjC_Rg_sRrTkAidIgi-EM4hLoP6Di7-WTYYUlP5aj8HiLlSYSFJEPJVziVNdmq5Afmpt8fCtPNeh670EFYirCP/s1600-h/omasblanket01.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126261626341538930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxLCjZx2StnsddpSfRo5nQkakny370ZMrApd4UTTByMJ0Op3BaD_vKhAjC_Rg_sRrTkAidIgi-EM4hLoP6Di7-WTYYUlP5aj8HiLlSYSFJEPJVziVNdmq5Afmpt8fCtPNeh670EFYirCP/s400/omasblanket01.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em>Here is her fleece lap blanket. Her favorite flower is a rose, so of course I had to find something with that pattern. And she loves bright colors. The info has a great saying, and all of her granchildren's names on it.<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlD9IbIgFOIimGJKRWrnx2detN1r0UxjiKir9tYJjfCCB9nnfaE1yFY4Pcc3TRfoeGt1rJ57nV-tuakezKDtXEh7nIjhKrhjzx8yZUNFtbqsFN3vlb8rEkFfRE9zvm2DM1RcEmX7wwZ0eY/s1600-h/omasblanket02.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126261634931473538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlD9IbIgFOIimGJKRWrnx2detN1r0UxjiKir9tYJjfCCB9nnfaE1yFY4Pcc3TRfoeGt1rJ57nV-tuakezKDtXEh7nIjhKrhjzx8yZUNFtbqsFN3vlb8rEkFfRE9zvm2DM1RcEmX7wwZ0eY/s400/omasblanket02.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em>"It's not the years in your life<br />but the life in your years that count."<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98tlIk49ThfKD8Vke1WXdxZ3H6n1GNC5-bCGt1smGe8wL69MH2CYG30Boo8xPIls3N854wXcCDBZrQauUQ3zSxN10uRA_COzUg5y5VJkCX-MZlJnuPbdRtBcwpHC_7YptCDyJu7hI5QAY/s1600-h/CIMG6209.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126261639226440850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98tlIk49ThfKD8Vke1WXdxZ3H6n1GNC5-bCGt1smGe8wL69MH2CYG30Boo8xPIls3N854wXcCDBZrQauUQ3zSxN10uRA_COzUg5y5VJkCX-MZlJnuPbdRtBcwpHC_7YptCDyJu7hI5QAY/s400/CIMG6209.JPG" border="0" /></em></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"><em><br />I think she liked it!</em></span>Spence Ohanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555037053211287265noreply@blogger.com1