Weekend

This weekend flew by. I found a great bargain in a changing table/cabinet for Mylee. I changed the hardware and made a slipcover for the mat.
Douglas, Myles and Blake spent Saturday evening in the woodshop. Blake made a birdfeeder and Myles made cutouts of hearts and butterflies. Breanna has been busy painting the cutouts to hang in the nursery.
Sunday after church, Breanna and I went to my mother-in-laws to make curtains for the nursery. She picked out a chestnut brown and a pink and white polka. They looked fabulous together. I will post some pictures soon.
All in all it was a great weekend, busy but fruitful.

Baby Gown

Today I finished my first baby gown. If I had known what a

'monstrous' pain this would be, I might have avoided it like the

plague. For one, I have NEVER sewn anything with sleeves before. Honest, I have always made jumpers of some sort. Also

the baby binding around the neckline was pure torture

because of the knit fabric. That brings me to my final

complaint. I WILL NEVER SEW KNIT FABRIC AGAIN!

I really, truly hate it. So...I am going to purchase some really

 cute, sweet looking flannel. Hey, it's warmer anyway! ha ha

Baby Shoes

Well, I couldn't resist! I have been eye-balling the stardust shoes tutorial for several days now and last night I finally decided to try it out. It looks very daunting at first, and I must admit, my first try is a little 'off'. But I am so excited to know how to make these shoes! I can't wait for Mylee to be born so I can use her measurements to make wonderful little shoes. I made these to match the itty bitty dress I sewed on Monday.

Aren't they adorable! Mistakes and all, you just can't resist them. Next time I make these I will post pictures of the 'process' so you can use it as a semi-tutorial lesson.

Pictures

Here are the pictures I mentioned in the last post.

This is the not so great baby afgan. There are several reasons for the name! For starters this is my very first afgan so I have of course made lots of mistakes and learned tons about crocheting. One major flaw is that I actually made it too long. So for it to be proportionate it is really going to be huge for a baby. But hopefully it will be the thought that counts!

Next are the burp cloths. Aren't these just the cutest thing. I really like the way they turned out. They are functional and yet extremely cute.

 Because I have been making hairbows, I decided to make a "hairbow holder". All you have to do is fasten the hair clips to the bow and ta-da...you have a place to store the bows. The 'm' of course is for Mylee.

Last but not least, is the itty bitty dress, I made.  This pattern took me about 2 hours. However,  I am not a skilled seamstress. What I love about this pattern is the simplicity, yet the embellishments can help to 'kick it up' so to speak. This is made from a vintage sheet I thrifted at my local store.

Mylee Lynn

This is the name our son Myles and his girlfriend have chosen for the baby (Mylee Lynn). I think it is such a sweet name and of course it just adds to the excitement when you can finally call the baby by name. I think we are looking at somewhere around 8 weeks to go. Last week I got overly excited and said seven, so in a way it's good that I was wrong since I have much to do between now and then, but on the other hand I really can't wait!
I remember when I was expecting Blake and how my mother about made me crazy during the last few weeks. She was just sooo excited and by that point I was just soooo tired. Not that I wasn't excited I was just really worn out (I went 2 1/2 weeks overdue!). So...I am trying to remember that and not make Breanna nuts during this last few weeks with all my excitement.
Instead I am focusing my energy on making things for the baby. I have a dozen burp cloths made, several headbands and ribbons, a really cute ribbon holder, a not-so-great baby afgan (my first), and am now working on the itty bitty dress by Rae. My sewing skills are not the greatest, so I am practicing on an old sheet first. I will try to post some pictures tomorrow of all the above said crafts.