GOLDILOCKS SEWING!

Can you see the problem with the NICU incubator blankets

 I made yesterday?!  

The first one I made (bottom) was too large.  I corrected my math and the second one (top) was too small! By then I was in a panic!  I started with a clean piece of paper and and looked at the blanket and found out what I was doing wrong!  It was the double folded envelope hem.  I needed to add only one width of the hem allowance not two because it was folded over itself.  The one that was too small, I didn't add the seam allowance for both sides....just my brain and math having a slight disagreement! 

 The blue one is just right! 

 You can be sure I wrote all the directions so when I make the other two today, I won't have to invent the wheel again!

   

The fabrics are cute and I believe they (the hospital) will still use the odd blankets, I am sure  hoping!

And I am glad I ended the studio time on a win

 since I have more to make! lol

 

TINY BABY STUFF

When I turned in the many kids' quilts, the woman who I met, Chris, said she would call with other needs.  A week later, she called to ask if I could make some 25" layered covers for the incubators in the NICU.  They had to be flannel on one side, which wrapped around to the top which had to be quilter's cotton

 with no batting between the layers. 

 No problem!

  I plucked a bit from the stash for the prototypes.

I will be making them gender specific because the parents will be taking the blankets home with the babies!  

I worked the bugs out on the first two--I will be buying more flannel--I have enough for 6 tops as far as the cotton goes but I don't have any more flannel--

a fabric store stop will be happening soon! lol

First stop today is to my doctor to get some help to put an end to the cluster migraines that have incapacitated me!

Headaches make my meager brain power to be seriously compromised!