Baby Shower Gift

Every summer my husband and I (and now Baby B) try to spend a week in Seattle, because that is where my husband grew up and his parents are still there. We had a wonderful time in Seattle and I had a baby shower invitation waiting for me in our pile of mail when I got home late Tuesday night. The shower is for a friend that I got to know through church, but she also happens to be best friends with one of my husband's good friends from growing up in Seattle. I love little connections like that. Turns out this girl also came to our wedding reception! Yep, she came to our reception with my husband's friend. Somehow we figured all this out.

Anyway, the shower is this Saturday and she is having a boy, due in August. I'm so excited because our little guys will only be about 6 months apart and she just lives around the block from me.

My go-to baby shower gift is a Car Seat Canopy, but I found out that she already had one, so I settled on a Mitered Corner Blanket, because you can never have too many blankets. Especially because the ones I make are super cute.

Here's a few from the past:

I made this one last year for another neighbor having a baby boy:

This one was made by our sister in St. George for a baby girl:

Another one from my sister in St. George-this one was for Baby B-She used a large square of Minky and then BYU Flannel for the middle:

Another one from my sister in St. George that she made for Baby B! (The boy is well loved!):

I made a super cute one a while back using the Wheels collection by Riley Blake and I now I can't find the picture. Oh well.

Yesterday afternoon, I debated many combinations of fabric. This was going to be my Flannel/Flannel combo...super cute, but I decided I wanted to use minky for the middle.



So then, I couldn't decide if I wanted to use black minky or brown minky. I opted for the brown since I already had the perfect size square in my stash. Love it when that happens! Must be leftover from one of my other blankets.


Here's a few shots of the finished blanket:






Can't wait for Saturday! I think this will be a big hit! You can find the pattern for this blanket HERE. We also put together a few kits in our shop.

What are your go-to baby shower gifts?

Happy Sewing!
Laura