Eat, Play, Sleep, Repeat

I love this baby blanket from V & Co.  I knew that I wanted to make it as soon as I saw it!  My husbands co-worker just had a baby and so I had the perfect reason to make this sweet "baby life" quilt.  It's so simple and bright!  I added a jumbo ric-rac into the binding and put super soft fabric (it was actually a blanket) on the back.  I sure hope she likes it!

growing

My little Lincoln is growing!!!  I can't believe how fast they grow!  The hat I made him is fitting better now, so I had to do a little photo shoot.  He was being so cute...I even caught him smiling on camera! 

 

baby gifts

One of my best friends, Jen, had her baby boy a couple weeks ago. Here is the diaper clutch and baby hat I made for her. She let me get a bit girly with the clutch (since she will be the one carrying it) and I made the baby hat out of an old shirt of hers...kinda fun!

so sweet!

My friend that I gave the red/pink hat to had her baby a week ago. Our other friend Leilani, who is a fabulous photographer took these pictures of her adorable baby girl. The hat looks perfect on her...then again, anything would look perfect on her!

For more of Leilani's work, check out her blog HERE. 

Genius!!!

Can you believe my little Lincoln is already a month old...and he's a genius too!!!! This picture proves it.

Maybe it's time to Get My Craft On finally...I'll see what I can do this week!

A couple more

I had such a good time making the little hat for Lincoln, I thought I would try making a few more.  I've made three more, but I can only show you two. The other one is for a good friend, who I know checks my blog (Hi Jen!).  I'm still working out certain things with these hats, but I think I'm off to a good start.  These are super simple and the possibilities are endless!

I made this one for a friend's baby shower.

And here's the other one!

a bag for me...um, I mean baby

I've always wanted to make a diaper bag, but I never did with my last two kids, so I thought I would make one this time!   I really like messenger bags, so this Simplicity pattern really appealed to me.  I'm so happy with how it turned out.  I don't think it's quite as orange as the picture makes it look...but it's definitely a cheery orange...I love it!

  I followed most of the directions, but did change a few things about the bag.  I put in a "hidden" zippered pocket behind the front flap for all of my stuff...wallet, phone, etc.

 I also added a little strap with a D-ring for my keys to clip to. 

And I really like my purses/bags to go across my body, so I changed the original strap to a longer adjustable strap. 

There are lots of pockets too!  One large pocket on the back, two elastic pockets on the sides, one zippered pocket under the flap, and more pockets inside! 

I love the fabric too!  It's duck cloth and I got it on sale for $3/yard...wahoo!  I bought 3 yards of it.  So, since I had plenty of fabric, I made a cute matching diaper/wipes clutch too!  I borrowed the pattern from my friend, Tami...isn't it super cute? 

With a coordinating changing pad with fun quilting on it.

And a cute wipes case, of course.

I can't wait to use all my new fun baby stuff!  All I need is a baby!  Do you think it's too girly since I'm having a boy?  It is for me, right?

Nesting

Can nesting mean that you just sew a ton of stuff last minute to get ready for the baby? I've definitely been doing that! Here are a few more things for our little man...whose coming in less than 2 weeks!!!

A car seat blanket. So soft and cuddly.

Some burp cloths...cute ones, of course.

Some binky links.

A hooded towel. Now all the kids will have one.

I think this baby will be all set!

a little something for Sunday

I love these tie onesies. I just barely started sewing when my first son was born, so I never made one for him. I've made plenty since then and I'm excited to have one for my little man #2.

Simple. Cute. I love it!

We're ready for church!