Baby Burp Cloths Trio

I made this trio of burp cloths for my dear friend Katie, who's due on Halloween!  Hence the nickname, Boo.  Boo's gender is as yet inconclusive, so she's liking yellow and white for his/her room.

The burp cloths were super fast and easy to make, and I even designed one myself!  I'll let my readers guess which one it was.

Here's a photo, and below, a bonus photo of the beach towel tote in use!  I even made a second one of those yesterday afternoon for use by my boyfriend, Stephen.  Yes, that's me in the swimsuit coverup.  I know this is the internet and all, but I have to be modest!

P.S. We had a great time at the pool!

WEIGHTED Tie-ons for Beach Towel Tote!

This morning I whipped up the tie-ons as I said I would yesterday, but got caught up in other things.  I made them 1"x8".  They are out of the same fabric I made the bag out of, and they look great!  I even slipped in about three pennies before I sewed the final seam to make them heavy. 

The fun thing about making them was using my new rotary cutter to cut the strips.  It's an Olfa, so hooray for safety features!  Their self-healing mat was amazing, too. 

Tomorrow, the pool!  I'll be sure to post a photo of the beach towel tote "in action!"

First Post! And Beach Towel Tote

Today I made a beach towel tote from my pattern book, One Yard Wonders.  It's a beach tote bag that uses a beach towel as one of the sides of construction, and doubles as a chair cover once you're at the beach and the bag is empty.  You just position the empty bag over the back of the chair and you're ready for sunning!

I modified it slightly by using a new-fashioned quick-drying light towel.  It's very windy in Texas and this towel blows around a lot, so tomorrow I plan to add some cute little tie-ons out of the same fabric. 

I will upload a photo later this evening!  Stay tuned!