Baby Boys and Robots

Is it just me or does it seem like there are a ton of babies being born during this time of year?  It seems like all our friends have been having babies left and right......as a matter a fact our good friends Patrick and Anita just had a new baby today.......baby Lucy!

As I've mentioned before, I've been busy getting my inventory ready for a show next week, but I have managed to find some time to whip up a few baby gifts here and there (and I have a couple more to do this weekend).  My friend Shannon just had her second baby boy so I thought I'd make her a little something special for her new little bundle........baby Kevin.


I made Shannon's baby boy, Kevin, this little robot gift set.  A custom appliqued organic cotton onesie and two cotton chenille burp cloths.


I love David Walker's "Robots" fabric - isn't it just so cute?  I'm not all that versed in boys, seeing as though I have two girlies, but I'm used to seeing cars, sports and dinosaurs for boys.  I think the robots are unique.  I used the applique techniques from this "Sew Basics" post for the onesie.


I used three fabrics for the applique.  The light blue for the border, the robots for the main fabric and the red for the "K" (for "Kevin").  I applied the applique with fusible interfacing and I used a medium sized zig-zag stitch around the edge to prevent any fraying. 

Do you want me to tell you a little secret?  I used embroidery thread instead of my regular thread for the applique and it turned out awesome!  I don't have a fancy sewing machine so I never thought of embroidery thread to even be an option for me, but this worked like a dream.


To go along with the "Robot" onesie I made a couple burp cloths.  And since I was making burp cloths, I decided to make a bunch for my show this next week.


These came together rather quickly because I used my serger.  I'm typically not a huge fan of a serged edge, but I think it works for boy things.


I used a wide variety of fabrics from David Walker's "Robots" collection.  I love how these can be put together as burp cloth sets.  I don't think I will be listing these in my etsy shop, but they will be great for shows and make wonderful gifts!


For the backing I used a super-soft cream chenille.  Chenille is definitely my favorite fabric for baby - so soft and cuddly but really durable as well.