5 hour baby sweater

5 hours?
it can't be true.
a whole sweater?

Well, I didn't time myself...but this 5 hour baby sweater really truly is a quick and fun knit! 

 

and impressive if I do say so myself.  I even had time to include the matching bonnet!

This was a gift for my husband's coworker-people I don't know.  You never know the level of appreciation someone will have for a handmade gift-but I was delighted today to see that baby Grace came home in this sweater.  I was touched!

 and what a gorgeous baby she is.  Welcome to the world Baby Grace!

One thing is abundantly clear

I really kinda suck at blogging!

I did NOT forget about the kids clothes challenge week.  I DID sew this week!  I have one measly thing to show for it and it's not even finished yet...

trust me, this is ridiculously cute on her.  It totally needs buttons.  I will post pictures of my model when it's done!
eta: The finished product!

oh, I did sew one other thing this week...doesn't really fall in the kids clothes category, but it will wrap a sweet little baby. :)

 

Swaddle blanket from a Prudent Baby tutorial.  

Mama's been busy!

So, I'm obviously woefully bad at keeping up this blog! The fact is, I tend to get overwhelmed by all the social media in my life! That and well, you know, life tends to get in the way! So, here's some of what's been going on since we last met

Some of that newborn love I showed you in action for Studio 45 Photography:




The one and only thing residing in my Etsy shop right now! My newborn "Ocean Waves" board shorties

We LOVE the Olympics this house. I was so excited to discover that someone had reverse engineered a pattern for the Ralph Lauren hat that the athletes wore in the opening ceremonies. You can find anything on the interwebs!



And Mama's been sewing a bit, too. Now that I have a girl I can't resist sweet little sundresses and all of the gorgeous designer fabrics out there. This is a Lil Blue Boo sundress made with Heather Bailey's Nicey Jane collection.

I've got lots more in the works right now! Loads of special requests and a lot more sewing I want to do. Plus one sweet baby sweater that I can't show yet...but will after it is gifted. :)

Now appearing!

The magic of Facebook has allowed me to reconnect with my friend Erica Brown who I went to high school with. She is now a professional photographer, and I had the privilege of creating some knit items for her. I'm happy to say that my knits are now appearing at Studio 45 Photography Here is a sneaky peek!