Today, I'm going to share a post from my own blog with you. I am no talented seamstress, but this still came out beautifully, and would make a fantastic handmade gift for those new babies in your life. The whole project took me about 2 hours. Be sure to tag us @etsydallas with #etsydallascrafts, if you try it!

I have slowly been finishing the baby's nursery one handmade project at a time. I had very good intentions of completing everything before he arrived, but I didn't even manage to have his crib assembled. It's funny how different everything is with the second baby.

I finally made some time to work on his cheater baby quilt, so I took some pics to share with you all how easy it is to do something custom and special. This fabric actually inspired the color palette for the whole space. I bought two yards of the Kona Cotton from Spoonflower (search cheater quilt for different designs), and one package of crib sized batting from amazon. This process is very simple, and the results look much more impressive than it actually was to create.

First, fold your fabric in half, and lay it with the print side face to face, matching the printed areas.

Next, roll out your batting, lay the fabric on top, match the corners, and pin all the way around to hold everything together. Trim the excess.

Roll up the stack to make it more manageable, and sew one side at a time, almost all the way around. Use the printed area as a guide. Leave a hole large enough to turn the quilt right-side-out.

Trim the excess in a margin around the seam, and cut the corners at an angle so you can make a nice point.

Turn the piece right side out.

Use a hidden stitch to close the hole. Knot your thread, and begin your stitch from the inside. Go through the other side and back out again, and repeat until you've reached the end, occasionally pulling it tightly to bring the sides together smoothly. Be consistent with the size of your stitches.

Using the pattern as a guide again, carefully sew straight lines all the way across the quilt. Repeat for the other two sides of the triangles. Roll the quilt as needed to feed it through the machine.

Trim any threads, and there you have it!

As the 7th Annual Etsy Dallas Spring Bash approaches, we are so honored to continue with our Sponsor Spotlights!

Our newest sponsor is In Your Bones, an adorable shop filled with unique textiles for all aspects of your everyday life. Gabriela, owner and designer, takes enormous pride in producing one-of-a-kind pieces. Her shop name is entirely inspired by her drive to create. When asked by a teacher why she does what she does, she once replied, "Well, when you're passionate about what you do, it's not just in your blood, it's in your bones." It's this love for the craft that is evident in all of her products.

An additional passion is nature photography, which serves as an inspiration for her handmade designs. She is greatly committed to reducing her impact on the earth, and as such, all of her products are uniquely designed or made using a blend of re-purposed, vintage, and new fabrics.

Check her out on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog, and be sure to stop by her booth on May 2nd! She'll be selling her wares from 11 am to 6 pm at the Southside Events Center at Gilley's Dallas.

We will be posting artist previews and other information on our blog, Facebook page, and Instagram account, so make sure you're following us for up-to-the-date information. We will be using the hashtags #etsydallas and #2015springbash for all event posts, so check us out!