Babe Lincoln

We have been in full swing over here and life is busy!!! So much for a relaxing summer, we are keeping busy with an exciting "Alphabet Summer", swim lessons, mini-vacations, family visits, etc! Not to mention a lot of new responsibilities at church for me...ahh!! Where has all the time gone! I apologize for the lack of blogging...unfortunately it pretty much reflects my lack of crafting...sigh. We did manage to redo our mud/laundry room a month ago, I just need to get some pictures and I'll show you! But for now, here is my most recent creation. I just knew I had to make this shirt for my little Lincoln.  There is a great tutorial over at MADE.  Have I mentioned how much I am loving this baby...or as I affectionately call him, BABE Lincoln. 

And this is what your baby looks like when you put him in the grass with lots of bright sun.

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! 

 

The Ruffle Foot

Do you have a ruffle foot for your sewing machine? It is the coolest thing ever!  I bought one a long time ago and it took me months before I ever tried to use it, but once I did I was soo happy!!  No pulling threads or trying to get a perfectly even ruffle...it does it for you!  Here's what my ruffle foot looks like.

And here's what I quickly whipped up the other day with it.  

I just cut some strips of knit fabric,

ruffled them up,

and sewed them on a $2 sweatshirt from WallyWorld. 

Quick and easy!  Here are a few more pictures of my little model.  And yes, she is wearing fake leather pants...who could resist them when they were only $1 at Target!

And here's a close up of her little hair flower...I still love rolled rosettes!

 

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. 

Check!

I can finally check this dress off of my To-Make list! I saw the idea on the blog Brown Paper Packages and I've been wanting to make it ever since! I found the cameo pin at the dollar store and I think it's perfect for the top of the ruffle.  The black sparkly herringbone fabric I got at Walmart years ago for $1/yard.  I love the way this little dress turned out...and it's super easy to make too! Here are some pictures of Brynlee before we left for church!

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!

Baby Boy Dress

No, I didn't really make a dress for my baby boy!  But, I did make a little gown for him!  When we had our first son, we had a little gown that he would wear to sleep.  It was nice and easy to change his diapers when he woke up in the middle of the night.  My husband would always call it his "dress".  I thought it would be fun to make a new little gown for our little boy that is coming in January (who is still nameless...any suggestions?).  So, here is a little "dress" made out of an old T-shirt of my husbands. 

I love these SOCKS!

I've been wanting to make some socks like these for a long time and I finally did!!! Why didn't I make these earlier?  I love them! Brynlee looks so cute in her little lacey socks! They would also be super cute with a little button on the side, or in other colors. I might have to make more of these!