Baby blankie

I wiped this up yesterday morning but didn't get a chance to post with a busy afternoon...

Using fabric scraps from the stash, the inner is an off-cut from a sling and the outer a sarong I haven't worn in years. The sarong is quite fitting really I brought it in Townsville when I was pregnant with Xander, so a nice piece of synchronicity there...

I opted for some contrast stitching to hold it all in place, the soft voile fabric didn't want to hold the shape to well.

Its a great easy way to make a baby blanket, will have to find some big scraps to make a few more... But now to find a new project for the next week...

Mbeleko rebirthing

For years now I have been thinking of updating the whole Mbeleko identity. I am no longer making slings and whilst I have made the odd one here and there over the past few years my passion for the business is long gone.

I am however still a creative woman and feel more myself when being creative. As an incentive I am rebirthing this here blog, with the commitment to blog about something I've made every week. I would love to say each day but I know that is setting myself up for failure. So each week it is, with work that it the best I can achieve and anything above that is icing...

 In the interests of keeping the insiration high I have spent the afternoon Pinning over at Pintrest. What a fantastic little universe that is, never again do I need to re-google for that awesome thing I found the other day...

Now where to start this new blogging adventure, with baby number two on the way after am eight year gap baby crafts are high on the agenda! Tomorrow I hope to knock out a simple baby blanket following this tutorial, from Apostrophy Designs.

It's starting small but it starting... never to be underestimated starting