Gigantic baby block!

My husbands cousin had a baby and I was invited to my first baby shower in Australia. I had no idea what to expect and of course had the added challenge of finding a gift to take. Whilst pondering over my options I stumbled across a pattern in a magazine for a baby block. "How sweet" I thought, I can make a little baby block and personalise it with the family name (they hadn't chosen a name and they didn't know if it was a boy or girl). I had some fabulous Sesame Street fabric I'd found in a thrift shop whilst rummaging and decided to team it together with a lilac and blue pin stripe fleece. I don't ever follow patterns as I usually come up with my own designs but on this occasion I followed the pattern to the letter. The result was very funny, half way through I realised to my amusement that the instructions were wrong and my little baby block was actually going to be gigantic. Someone had got the measurements wrong and now I was left with this huge baby block which needed masses of stuffing to make plump. The end result was a happy accident and received with great admiration and thanks. As for the baby shower it was a luxurious pampering session for ladies with great food, champagne and company. Yes I whole heartedly approve of this Australian tradition, long may it continue!