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.

Rice Bags

Well I am getting ready for the arts and crafts fair at Fin and Feather on Lake Tenkiller. I have made some aprons, hair bows, and (today) rice bags. No, not the kind for weddings, the kind you warm in microwave and use to soothe what ails ya!
I love to use one when I am feeling under the weather.
Speaking of weather...today is the 16th day in a row of RAIN. I sure hope it goes away by this weekend.

Aprons

Lately my mom and I have been sewing aprons. We are setting up a booth at a local arts and crafts fair and hope to sell some of our new creations.Here are some pics of the latest apron I made: I will post some more later.