Sew Much Fun

I love sewing. There's something to be said for creating something useful for your family from start to finish. It's like cooking. Only, I prefer sewing over cooking. Of course cooking is more important and is priority, along with cleaning, laundry, school lunches, homework, showering, grocery shopping, shuttling kids, working out, etc. So, I'm left with little time to sew. Jason surprised me with a new sewing machine for my birthday. It was a whole week before I could even get it out of the box. Then it sat there on the dining room table another few days before I had a chance to even thread it and read about the cool stitches. Now it's the new year and I finally created something! I have been so inspired by what I've seen on Pinterest. I look forward to having more time one day to go sew crazy. However, I DID take time out to create a carseat blanket! And I just LOVE it! It snaps right onto the handle so that you can still easily hold the carseat handle leaving the blanket perfectly in place. The blanket protects against rain and wind when out and about. I got the idea from Pinterest. I made it so that it can still be used as a blanket even when we're finished with the infant carseat. I'll just simply remove the straps!


I just loved this 'owl' print.


These snaps are SO easy to put on.


The underside is "bumpy blanket" material (as Jack has always called it). It's so soft and cuddly. What a fun and useful project!