A Baby Gift

My best friend growing up is expecting her first baby, and was able to come into town Memorial day weekend for a baby shower. I racked and racked my brain for what to give her.

When I make a gift, I like it to be (what I consider) exactly right for them. Many times I have started a gift, then set it aside because it wasn't quite what I envisioned for a certain person, only to pick it up later and find that it is perfect for someone else.

This one I managed to pull together the day before the shower. The only part that I bought was the flannel for the blanket, since that was the only color I knew for sure that I wanted to make a blanket from. The rest evolved from there.

I LOVE ,LOVE, LOVE my free style flowers and leaves. The edges are unfinished so they will ravel (un-ravel?), and when it came to binding the blanket, I serendipitously had- gasp- brown ribbon with white polka dots just exactly wide enough, and perfectly coordinating!

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Oh yeah, I bought a linen remnant with a bag in mind for her too. It wasn't quite wide enough, so I cut it in half and added the stripe. Perfect!

I tucked in some baby wash, diaper cream, and a baby toy. I also added a jar of jam for her husband. As part of their wedding gift, I gave them a bunch of my homemade jam, and Jud declared it his favorite wedding gift because he adores jam and toast. I told her the new dad needed a gift too.

A lovely shower, but then any shower with a variety of cheesecake bites instead of an actual cake is a good shower in my book! And as always Elisha was a beautiful, glowing guest of honor.