Make my week, Baby : Week 1.

I'm 26 weeks pregnant today. I know, holy! Time is absolutely flying.

So, in order to make the most of these last weeks (of my very last pregnancy!) I've set myself a wee challenge.

I'm hoping to make at least one thing for the baby, each week until it is earthside.

Don't get me wrong, we definitely don't need much for the babe, we have A LOT of things from the boys and I have also bought a few things. But there's something special about dressing a wee one (especially one you grew yourself) in things you have made especially for him or her.

I've decided to call my project ' Make my week, baby!'.
It is a homage, of course, to Dee's 'Make my week' project from last year, which I found really inspiring.

Soo, I started last Thursday (my pregnant weeks 'turn over' on a Thurs..) and I made two things this week.
I also sorted and printed most of the patterns I want to use over the next few weeks, and chose out some fabrics I might want to use. It's all go around here!

The first thing I made was a wee patchwork blanket. It's the perfect size for the baby to kick around on on the floor, so I used four layers of flannel in the middle to make it nice and soft, too.
As I've said, I'm finding it hard to make neutral things for our little surprise baby, so I made it double sided - with a slightly girlier side - just in case:

I also made a bunting/sleeping bag. I used a vintage pattern for this ( this one), and plan to use the same pattern for a few other items of clothing, too.  I made it with vintage fabrics and used an old metal zipper. I had to change the top a little, to protect delicate skin from the scratchy zip, by adding a button on piece and covering part of it with fabric. (I figure the bebe will always be dressed underneath, otherwise I would have done a zipper cover the whole way down on the inside.)

I have a million ideas swimming round my head (and quite a few on my Pinterest), and it feels so good to have my creative juices flowing again. I've already started one project towards next weeks goal, here is a sneaky peek (I'm loving the colours! They feel so 80's):