Thank you to everyone for your kind words of congratulations! We are excited to welcome baby #5-but honestly didn't know how everyone would react. We've only received love and kindness; not a single sarcastic remark or eye-roll. We have the best friends and family!
I decided to post quickly about a recent (not as exciting) project the girls and I worked on. One Sunday afternoon, Addie and I were perusing Pinterest...great parenting I know. But, she found a mermaid blanket and instantly fell in love with the idea. I clicked the link to read through the tutorial, and it looked easy enough so we decided to go for it!
The next day was President's Day, so we ventured out to the fabric store, where Addie picked out the colors of fleece she would like to use (pink and teal...that's my girl!).
We started on it later that day, and after a couple of evenings remembering how to use my sewing machine working on it, it was complete!
The tutorial was super easy to follow, and the whole process only took a few hours.
(The first time through I did have to watch the attached to video to understand one step, I also changed the length of the body by a couple of inches to customize it to fit Addie)
Addie was pleased with the end results and we all felt very accomplished to finish a project so quickly!
It's basically a fleece sleeping bag with a tail. In fact I was thinking maybe they'd be good for camping when it's cooler. They could get in these first before their sleeping bags to stay extra cozy.
But, this blanket is made for lounging and for pretend play...who doesn't want to be a mermaid, especially one that is warm and fuzzy?!
You can see I made a second one. For the second one I didn't even need to use the tutorial, it was that simple. I had my pattern already cut out and I was able to make it in one evening over about 2 hours.
If you're interested, I spent about $15 to make the first blanket. This also included coordinated colored thread for the tail fin. For the second blanket I spent just under $10. Thankfully fleece is on sale this time of year, but I think it's on sale quite a bit.
It's not pictured, but Ella actually worked beside me and made one for her "American Girl" doll. Even with her imperfect cutting and sewing, it still turned out well. She could just use scraps, so her cost was $0!
The second mermaid blanket wasn't for Ella though. The girls together chose the colors, and we made one for my niece who was turning 8!
So, if you're needing a simple sewing project that daughters of all ages will love...here you go!
(The tutorial does also include photos in case you want to make a shark for a boy. My boy wasn't interested though).
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