Baby Gifts

The past few months have been busy for a few friends. Three adorable new babies are now here! Months ago I decided to sew something for the new bundles of joy but I had a case of sewing ADD. I would start a project, then immediately decide to do something else and begin that. Then, after another idea would pop into my head, I would change projects again. So...3 months later, I actually finished all three gifts and they somewhat follow a theme. I was originally going to create the same thing for everyone, but then the ADD took over. So here is what I came up with:All three gifts were packaged in a fabric gift basket following this tutorial:

Sew4Home's structured fabric baskets

I actually made 5 baskets in the hopes that next time one is needed, I will have it ready to go. I followed the tutorial exactly except for the gray and orange basket. For this one I decided it needed a pop of orange and I didn't have any orange ric rac so I attempted to add piping. It went alright- I attached the piping to the lining piece prior to sewing the lining inside the basket. I think my machine was upset trying to manage all the layers and I am still getting the hang of adding piping so it had a few mistakes. Since sewing these baskets I have read several tutorials and books about piping techniques and look forward to tackling more projects. In a later post I will detail each gift and post the tutorials that were used.