Baby gift #2: Woodland print fabric boots

Successfully working my way through the 3 baby gifts on my to-do list. These fabric boots are from the tutorial at Molly Chicken. I did a blanket stitch around the top to add a little detail.

Birthday crown

Happy 2nd birthday, Lalli!

Baby gift #1 (part 2)

To top the taggie gift from the previous post, I whipped up this little fortune cookie. (See the tutorial at Lady Harvatine.) This project definitely has a high cute-to-effort ratio. And, the custom "fortune" inside makes it extra special.

Baby gift #1

I have really missed sewing over these past busy work months. Three friends are having babies this winter, and I am intent on making something special for each one. This is a tactile/"taggie" blanket for a friend's shower this weekend. One down--two to go.

Penguin Fun

Very little time for my own projects, but Charlie has been busy...

Her obsession with penguins continues--whether it's the PBS Nature documentary (which she studies) or the Swiss series Pingu (which you can stream from Netflix). On this hot June day, she built this little sugar cube igloo, adding some rock salt for snow/ice. She also put this little pom-pom penguin together; I just cut out the felt for the tummy. I was also very impressed with her patience in cutting out all of the shapes to make this paper penguin with crepe paper "feathers" on his tummy.

Purple cat

By Charlie.