Update

Hello bloggie world... Has it really been SO long since I posted?? I feel terrible, but life happened. In the last year and a half I have gotten pregnant, had a baby, and returned to teaching. All of those things combined, have resulted in zero blogging! However, I am jumping back on the blogging bandwagon and can't wait to start again! I have set some goals to get back at blogging and add to my TPT store as well.

A little bit of an update...

Got pregnant and prepared this beautiful nursery to welcome home our precious baby boy to.... It is "Oklahoma" themed.

On August 13, 2014 we welcomed little Wiley into the world...

And he is now a big boy looking more like this.... (Why oh why does it go so fast?) He will be a year old this week.

Now I will get back to school and classroom materials.... I start back to school next week! I have been working in my classroom for the last month (whole new challenge with a little one.) I will share photos next week after I have everything where and how I want it!

Simple Soft Baby Blanket

Easy Baby Blanket Tutorial:

Needed Supplies: 

1yard cotton fabric

1yard minky fabric

thread

sewing machine

straight pins

Directions:

Begin by cutting your cotton fabric to be 36 1/2 x 36 1/2.

Put your cotton fabric right sides together with your minky fabric. Leave your minky slightly larger because it will stretch. 

Next, pin your two pieces together. Use a lot of pins in order to keep the fabrics from shifting. Make sure that you leave a 6''-8'' opening so that you can turn the blanket right side out when you are done.

Now you are reading to sew! Use the cotton fabric as a guide. Put the minky on bottom and sew a 1/4'' straight stick around all four sides of the blanket leaving an opening to turn through.

Now turn your blanket right sides out. Push your corners out using the eraser end of a pencil or your pinky. Pin the blanket again so that you can sew a quick stitch around the outside. Sew a straight line along the very edge of the blanket in a coordinating thread. I used red with this blanket. This will give it a finished look and allow you to sew the opening closed.

That's it! Let me know if you have any questions!!