Patterns Are In The Making

My Vintage Blankie is in the process of making some of our designs into sewing and embroidery patterns. Here is a sneak peak. I hope to have this new and exciting venture completed by the first of the year. Instructions for the embroidery portion will include hand stitched and machine stitched. Personally...I'm a hand embroiderer only because at this point...I'm intimidated by an embroidery machine. Definitely on my to do list some day is to learn to operate one of those scary machines. Below is a snippet of one of the pattern covers drawn for us by Nancy Ball from Austraila. I think she has such a sweet style. Ahhhhh....look at that sweet baby. You can visit her at Vanilla Plum Studio and see who has inspired her as an artist! I'm still working on the text for the pattern covers.

Woke up this morning and looked out of the window and saw our first frost. I guess mother nature is serious about the change of seasons. Have a lovely day. ~amy

The Hat

Haven't named this baby hat yet. I'm open for suggestions. I'll be sewing up more of these in different colors and sizes for the fall. I liked how this one came out. Hope you're having a lovely weekend! ~amy

More All Wrapped Up Baby Booties ~ It's All About Presentaion

I bet you can't guess what the inspiration piece was for these furry baby boots (hint...hint...the box in the background)? The fabric gift wrap is reversible as are the baby boots. Talk about presentation!! After baby is done wearing them...put them away in their own matching wrap for future generations to love and cherish. Great for gift giving and the enviornment. Sizes newborn through 1yr. ~amy

All Wrapped Up Baby Booties ~ It's All About Presentation

Click on each picture to enlarge.

I thought...why just give a pair of scrumptious baby booties? Why not give a pair of scrumptious booties all wrapped up in the same luxurious fabric that the booties were made from....cuddly fur on the outside with a silky charmeuse lining. Talk about presentation!! After baby is done wearing them...put them away in their own matching wrap for future generations to love and cherish. Great for gift giving. ~amy

Scrumptious Baby Boots

I just got done with these. Scrumptious silky boots for your newborn. The outside is made from a furry fabric and the inside is lined with a creamy silk charmeuse. These booties can be cuffed to show off the silk charmeuse and to make a shorter bootie. Perfect for a special occasion or casual. ~amy

It's A Banner Day

Decor for the nursery. Just completed embroidered banners in three different styles (unisex, boy and girl) that will be available for your little one. They measure approximately 17 "wide by 34" long and coordinate with each piece in the "Duck Pull Toy Collection" by My Vintage Blankie. Each banner can be personalized! ~amy

Duck Pull Toy ~ Puppy Blanket & Pillow

I am such a novice on taking pictures. Since starting this blog...I just started using a camera. That should explain to you images that are too bright... and images that are too dark. I need to put on my "someday to do list" a photography class. I get a BIG kick each time I take a picture and download it to the computer. I know...I am easily amused. Anyway...I will work on my skills and hopefully we'll see some progress as time goes on! Below is the "Duck Pull Toy ~ Puppy Blanket & Pillow" part of The Vintage Inspired Collection by My Vintage Blankie. I designed this collection to look truly vintage and to look as if your grandmother or great grandmother could of lovingly crafted these pieces themselves. There are two other blanket designs in this collection and each blanket has matching accessories. ~amy

Baby Reindeer Christmas Stocking

Here is the finished design I made from the inspiration piece I previously posted of the ceramic baby deer. I think the embroidery came out cute. ~amy