I've been looking on Craigslist for a glider/ottoman for months now and either wasn't fast enough on the draw or couldn't find one that I liked. We would buy one new, but this is an item that can be purchased used and is still completely safe. I figured if I didn't find one I liked, I would buy a rocking chair - you know the old fashioned kind that our moms used. We ended up getting a steal of a deal on this custom covered glider and ottoman. Let's just suffice it to say that we bought this for about the same price as just the ottoman would have cost. In addition, I sold a bistro table and chairs on Craigslist not that long ago and the difference between the two was $75, so in my mind, that's what we paid for the glider and ottoman. It's a Dutailier and the ottoman has the nursing stool. The picture doesn't do the fabric justice and it's not nearly as peach looking as the image below suggests. In fact, it's more yellow/orange and the reds and greens in the fabric really do match the rug I bought.
The baby's room got cleaned and organized, too. I went to town Sunday afternoon and cleared everything out, washed a ton of clothes and blankets, replaced the knobs on the changing table and more. We still need a blind/shade and curtains for the window, but it's not a mandatory thing to accomplish right away. There's nothing on the walls yet, but again, that's cosmetic and I'll get around to it eventually. You'll also notice that the changing pad is missing, but I'm making a massive Babies R Us run Wednesday to complete the things on my registry that I really need.
One last treat for you. These are the homemade blankets the baby has received to date. The far right one is actually my old baby blanket that my mom crocheted. Working to the left, the blue border one was made by my friend Summer, the pink one was made by Joy Schmitt and the green one was made by Craig's "aunt" Dorlisa (Porotin) - and it came with a matching bonnet! I think they are simply beautiful. Anyone know how to properly wash them without ruining them? Leave me a comment, please!
3 comments:
Depends on the fabric. The one I crochedted, I would wash in cold water on a gentler cycle and line dry. Dryer should be okay as long as it is not high heat. Chenille you can wash and dry. If the blanket is a knit fabric, take your chances. If fabric is washed prior to sewing, it should be okay to wash and dry it on low to med. heat. Knits tend to stretch and pull on the bias binding if not preshrunk. If not preshrunk, then ine dry. Hope this helps.
Acrylic yarn can be machine washed and dried, though some argue that the dryer makes 'em scratchy... I have several multi-generational acrylic crocheted blankets and they all came out of the dryer softer. I just wouldn't use any fabric softener on anything that touches their skin. It might irritate the baby skin and fabric softener kills absorbency (so don't use fabric softener on burp clothes or diapers)... whatever you do, do not machine wash OR dry wool. Hopefully no one used wool to make you a baby blanket.
dreft or ivory snow on the handwash cycle, cold water, and add white vinegar to the rinse cycle for softening. usually just takes a quarter to a half-cup for medium to large loads. This way you can dry in the dryer on low/damp, or air dry and they won't be scratchy.
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