Turn Cot Blankets into Single Bed Blankets

After two babies, the beautiful cotton waffle cot blankets I bought new for #1 were still going strong, and it seemed a shame just to move them on with so much wear left in them.  Moving kids into their big beds is an expensive business - bed, bedding, it all adds up to quite a few $$  Add to that, we chose king single size beds with latex mattresses, as we expect our kids to be long like us, and wanted their beds to really last.  So I was keen to save some $$ where I could!

Latex mattresses are a lot warmer than standard sprung ones, as such a different approach to bedding may be needed.  We find the kids are comfortable in winter with a summer weight duvet and a cotton waffle blanket.  In Summer the waffle blanket is usually enough on its own (with a sheet of course!).  I've not always been thrilled with the quality of cotton waffle blankets available to me in NZ, so I decided to convert the lovely cotton waffle cot blankets into a single blanket.

I simply machine stitched the two blankets together.

When they are under the duvet no one can tell it is two blankets sewn together!

Little tips for organizing your kitchen

Whilst on holiday I spotted some handy organizing ideas in friends houses. Here they are along with some of my own. 

Use an old record or file rack to organize your chopping boards. I also saw the done with a smaller cd rack to organize plastic container lids. 

A plastic clip hook on the wall keeps the rubber gloves handy and aired.