Baby Gifts

My best friend Meghan is having her third little boy very soon...weeks soon! And I made some little goodies for the babe.

Little shoes... got this pattern here via made by rae. She always has great stuff! They were a little tricky but the tutorial from Stardust Shoes (above link) is very good. And then I made this little onsie...

And this hat...

...made with Blue Sky Alpacas organic cotton (bone color) was so fun to knit. I had never made a hat before- hopefully it isn't that obvious in the finished product. I actually made this hat using 2 circular knitting needles. It was actually a very easy way to knit such a small hat- much easier than double pointed needles.

Working on...

Here is a sneak peak at this yummy quilt I am working on using Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks. I just LOVE this fabric- all her fabric really. It is just so happy and full of life! If I ever live somewhere where I don't see the sun for awhile I know that I can just pull out this beauty and have a sunny day. I'm in such a 'stitchy' mood lately I couldn't help myself and embroidered a sweet little birdie on one of the squares. Now I can't decide if I need more- it's an addiction I tell you! Stay tuned... hopefully I will have a finished product to share soon.

Jack's Scrap Bracelet

Today Jack found some old scraps of fabric that were sewn together to make ties for a gift and was determined to create a bracelet from them.

He used tape to fasten his bracelet which held for awhile but then fell apart so he asked if I could help... An hour later we had ourselves this cute little bracelet.

It was really fun to see him in the creative 'driver's seat' so to speak. He picked out all the elements, sat in my lap at the machine, and trimmed all the strings. When we had finished it I asked him what he thought and he said, "Oh, I love it! I'm going to wear it forever! Can you believe it? I'm going to have it on for all my days on this earth!" Pretty sweet... but I give it about 3 days.