The last several days have seen more stash consumption around here. There were 2 self-binding baby blankets (forgot to photograph) and a collection of burp cloths. All in cotton flannel.
Some of the flannel, while delightful in pattern for babies, was in too small of pieces. They got pieced. The first picture is of some that had cute patterns but the on-grain length was just too short.
And, yes, the ironing board doubles as a work table. The print has been seamed to a longer piece of the yellow solid, seams pressed open, and then folded around so there are two yellow borders. Then the side seams were added, the pieces turned, and then pressed and top stitched. It was a really quick way to make a burp cloth.
Several cloths rolled and ready for giving:
The flowered one is a little long but it will be useful anyway. Y'all will notice that scraps of lace and ric-rac got included into the projects. I tried to keep the decorations to places where they won't make a lump under the baby's cheek.
One user tip for making flannel baby items: it goes a lot easier if you use a walking foot. With the regular foot the fabric crawls under the presser foot and makes it rumple.
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