Making 3 baby gifts for different showers

 I used my Go Baby to make several of these baby gifts for up coming showers. I will be ready for Spring. I have to make a few of these. I am also going to make another onsie and cut out a circle, quilt it..fold it in half..and it will be place as attached bib..that way the new mom can clip the baby pacifier to it..and have a place to tuck it away..while baby is sleeping..these are great for when you are out and about in the baby stroller..to keep the pacifier clean.....I thought about sticking to something easy and that I know how to make, lol

I made the Blue Jean Tote by cutting off the pant leg of old jeans and using it for the tote. So the hem of the leg is the top of my tote. The extra fabric was used to make the 2 handles.

Cut a strip at least 2 inches (5cm) wide down the length of the leg to make the strap. The outside of the leg is usually a little bit straighter. Cut the strip to the length you want, so that the purse will hang where you want it to. Leave the strip a bit wider than you want, so that there will be a seam allowance for the next step.

The handles:   Sew the strip closed.  Turn the strip inside-out, so that you are seeing the wrong side of the fabric.  Sew it closed along one side, trying to keep the seam as straight as possible and parallel to the seam you already have.

step 3 of strap
Turn the strap back right side out. This step will be easier if you cut a generous width.  It may help to use a dowel or other long, slender object to push the fabric through itself.

Now you are ready to cut off the other leg up above the hem to the length you want the tote to be. The actual hem of the leg will be the opening of the purse. Turn wrong side and seam it up. Now your bottom of tote is closed. Attach handles.

Now Cut out your Teddy Bear or any other items you want to apply. I used Go Baby die I

ONE TIP , if using a printed fabric, you might want to cut the die cut out first with freezer paper. This gives you a template so you can line up the die over the pattern fabric exactly where you want your cut.

 Place die on Die Cut Machine Go Baby with foam side of die up. Then place fabric of choice on die. Place Cutting Mat size 6" by 12"  on top of fabric.

  You now have what I like to call a sandwich. I cut out 2 teddy bears, 1 for my baby onsie ( purchased at Walmart by Gerber in solid white) stitch the Teddy on the front of your Onsie

added my eyes and ribbon around the neck.

For the Jean Pant Leg Tote (which will be my gift bag to hold baby products) I used the Teddy Bear from Baby, Baby die    For this Teddy I cut off the head and made my own stuff head and attached. I also added a few of the starts from  Star die  but I did trim them down to size with my scissors because I wanted them a bit smaller.

I stitched everything down, added  the word baby...Now I have the perfect baby gift.

I hope you liked my project. I will have to make my others one sometimes after Christmas..but no problem...I have until Spring to get them all done. I will do a more step by step next time so you can see exactly how it is made.