three years

My lil' b is not so little anymore!

He requested a Bowling/Shark party for his third birthday this past weekend. We had five 2-5 year-olds and five under 12 months. What to do for favors? Why, awesome bowling shirts for the older boys, and plush bowling pins for the babies.

Here's lil' b trying on his own shirt. He was super excited about these gifts and couldn't wait to hand them out as his guests arrived.


I've also been quilting, as my plan for Etsy now includes baby quilts. I made this one for a baby shower I went to a few weeks ago. The Daddy-to-be is a big Ohio State fan, so I went with scarlet and grey.I have another that I made for a cousin's baby shower, but the pictures are still in the camera.

I've been just terrible about blogging and also about making it to my knitting nights at Ewe-Nique. But I have been keeping my needles, sewing machine, and hooks very busy. So I hope to have more updates on a more regular basis as the countdown to Etsy launch begins.

birthday shirts

Since we haven't given them to the recipients yet, I had my darling boy model the pair of shirts I made for his friends. His friends are twin boys, so we went with similar, but different. Here's orange:

And here's the red one:

I am so excited to give these two away!

another day, another rad shirt

How sweet is THIS?!?
My family is telling me to Etsy these guys. Afterall, it's pretty tough to find this style for little guys.

shirt and blanket pictures

So here is the latest baby quilt:
I did the quilting a little differently, with five freestyle stars stitched into it for a little visual interest:
And the backing was a soft flannel-y cotton this time, much more baby-blanket-like.
And (drumroll please) heeeeeeere's the shirt!
Isn't it handsome on him? It's a little big because he's a shortie and because I did a 3T instead of a 2T (so we get some extra life out of it). But I love love love it! I can't wait to try making one in every color and pattern!

omg, I made it!

I made a shirt! I did it! I did it!

I don't have pictures because my camera is in Daddy-B's car today.

But, I made a shirt for lil' b! My first ever attempt at buttonholes was a success! I can't wait to show you pictures of that and the other baby quilt I finished up last week.

We have a sort of tradition in my family of getting matching shirts for the guys. Daddy-B, PopPop, and my brother-in-law get matching shirts each Christmas, always Hawaiian style. Last year, my mom scoured the internet to find a Hawaiian shirt that would fit everyone from PopPop to lil' b. It was a huge effort. So I thought, if I could learn how to make a shirt, then I could just scavenge the material from a spare XXL and make lil' b's matching shirt each year. And I learned how to do it! I am so psyched! Now it's a matter of figuring out how to scavenge the fabric from an already made shirt. Then my next dream is to make everyone Christmas lounge pants... you know, for opening gifts together.

I'm also working on a vest for my mom. She swears that if I can do it easily, she'll have me teach her and actually make vests for herself. I'll believe this bit of craft-related storytelling when I see it... she has started and given up more craft ideas that I can count. I keep thinking, this will be the art that sticks! And I keep being wrong. ;) Her vest is halfway finished, I just need to go get the lining.

I did wind up finishing one white ankle sock for lil' b. I didn't like how it looked, plus it was too small, so I pitched that. And in my spare time I'm working away on my mock Fair Isle socks. Those will be a Christmas gift for mom. Christmas gifts!! It's time to start working on those, too!