More Sewing for Cheesy

I have sewn more for this baby than all my other kids put together.  I think it's because I just sew more in general now, but I'm also blaming it on Pinterest!  You would think I was having a winter baby with all the quilts I've made, but summer can still be cold for babies with all the air conditioning.
I had some leftover fabric from a quilt I made a few years ago for a friend's baby.  The colors matched the baby's room and so I decided to make a quilt for his crib when he moves into his room.  I wasn't sure on yardage, so I just started sewing and decided to go with what I had.  I couldn't believe that it turned out exactly the right size without me having to buy more fabric.  I did piece the binding to stretch the fabric, but I think it turned out very cute.  The only fabric I had left was a small pile of scraps from squaring up the fabric.  I love it when that happens!  I did buy some soft, fuzzy white fabric for the backing and machine quilted it on my machine.

When I saw this fabric, I fell in love with the color and the whales.  It just made me smile (and it was so soft).  I decided to go simple and just leave it a whole piece and put some flannel backing on it.  I didn't want to cut it too much because minky is so messy!  I found some flannel I loved too and the quilt went together very quickly because I just tacked it on my machine every four inches. It wasn't until I was binding it while sitting on my orange couch that I realized it was the same colors as my new family room.  I must really like these colors!

And because I found some matching flannel that I really like and had leftover backing flannel, I made some (nine) burp cloths.

And how cute is this?  A gift from my good friend, Carrie.  I can't wait to get his picture taken with the hat and blanket.

My sister, Michelle, is making a car seat cover for Cheesy and it was so fun to pick out the fabric together.  I fell in love with the fabric and when I saw this idea on Pinterest, I knew I had to make it.

What are the ties for, you ask?

Brilliant!  Now the baby can't kick off the blanket, but you still have the option of untying it and using it as a blanket.
And because I had leftover fabric - more burp cloths.  Greg asked how much I thought this baby was going to spit up.  You never know.

 I took this quilt over to Greg's parents one Sunday afternoon to bind it while visiting.  Greg's mom started to laugh and said she was so glad I picked out that fabric.  I didn't understand until she brought out her quilt to the baby (she makes one for each grandchild).  It was the same line of fabric!  I love it and think the airplanes are so fun.

As you can see, I've been trying to keep busy.  I am very busy, but I'm trying to keep my mind off the fact that yes, yesterday was my due date and I am still very much pregnant.  Sigh, oh well.  I wake up every morning and can't believe I still haven't had this baby yet.  I've had plenty of contractions, long stretches of intense contractions, but then they stop.  Grrr!  I've tried a bunch of things to start my labor, but nothing is working.  Yesterday, I spent the morning running errands and pushing around a loaded cart at Costco.  I got some strange looks and a few panicked ones, but still nothing.  I spend the afternoon cleaning the house and weeding outside, but still nothing.  I'm trying a long walk this morning.

 I'm hanging in there.  I have only cried about it once.  I keep telling myself that he will come when he is ready or on Tuesday when I have my next doctor's appointment!