Thomas, Jaiden and the bump

Well, here they are, Thomas, Jaiden and The Bump! I guess I'm going to have to stop calling this poor baby the bump soon because it's actually going to be a gender soon. We go Tuesday, Sept. 16 to find out. She will be 18 weeks and they have told her they can tell. I'm a bit skeptical, simply because I have been through this process before and either the doctor couldn't tell for certain or the baby wouldn't cooperate. I was always in suspense until after 23 weeks, and with the twins, we knew Maison was a boy, but MolliKate just wouldn't cooperate and I was stressing....praying that I didn't get TWO BOYS! Sorry, nothing against boys, I love the two I was blessed to carry and they one that I now can call partially mine, but I'm just not sure I could have handled two at the same time.

Anyway, maybe we will get lucky and the baby will cooperate! They have a boy's name picked out I think, but they are hung up on the girl's name. That's ok, soon we will know which name we are going to be needing.

Natalee's Birthday presents

We drove to Florence, Alabama for Natalee's first birthday. These are the things that were created for her. The pink patchwork thing is a duffle bag like the big girls use - it's big enough to take the baby and all her belongings! Let's just say she can go to Papaw's house for an extended stay with this bag. The outfit is made from hot pink dimple dot fabric, with a white t with her initial appliqued on it. She opened the pink outfit and grabbed the pants, wrapped them up in her arms and stuck her thumb in her mouth. They are really soft. I had a hard time keeping my girls away from the scraps while I was sewing it.

Collars, Etc., pattern Princess dress & coat

This dress was made for another friend. Mom saw the dress in a well known catalog, and asked if I could make one similar. Here it is! And I must say, looks pretty close, though I like my fabric better than the one in the catalog! It is perfect for here in Bulldog Country!

It buttons all the way down the back.

What can be done with a little sale at WMt!

Well, check these out! There is a black t-shirt in the back with a pink/zebra "M" on it. Got the t-shirt for $3.00 in the boy's dept. It was a little long, and boyish, so I cut off the bottom, and the hems in the sleeves and lettuce edged them with the serger. The pants were $7.00, and WAY TOO LONG, so I put the star on the back pocket, guitar on one leg and a patch with an "M" on it on the other leg. I had to cut them off anyway, so I made them capris, and added a zebra ruffle around the bottom. I found some zebra ribbon, so I made a belt from the ribbon and black webbing, and there's just enough left for the pony tail. MolliKate is going to be the hit of the 2nd grade tomorrow!

Boy outfits????

I have been asked about doing boy outfits. I have done them, I just can't find my pictures of them to post here. I do the Taylor bubble for boys, it snaps on the shoulder has elastic in the legs and snaps in the crotch. Also I do jon jons...which is similar, just open legs look more like shorts, less baby looking. Contact me by email if you are interested.

Meet Maddox

This is Maddox. I kept him last spring while his mom taught school. Isn't he just a little roly-poly! I called him my chunky monkey, hince the monkeys on everything.

Also, they said I spoiled him!!! ME????!!!! No way! Loved him - not spoiled him!!!! So, he got the bib ! He also got a burp cloth that says "My sitter is a hottie!" They got a kick out of that one....little did they know - menopause was hitting and boy was I ever a hottie!!!! : )

Outfits

These are a few of the outfits that I have done for different people. This is what I would rather do. I'm kinda burned out on making bags right now. I'm sure when the kids get back in school and I find out the gender of my grandbaby, I'll get right back into all of this! Needless to say "the bump" (my grandchild....that's about all it is right now!) will have plenty of clothes and bags... These are all made with an A-line top/dress pattern. They all either snap or button on the shoulders. Some are dresses, some are tops and capris. The black one is my favorite, I think. It has a pink poodle and pink and black dot corduroy pants. The navy one with the white monogram is corduroy with a blue gingham ruffle on the pants leg. I like doing these because they start out as a blank canvas and I can add to it whatever I wish. They always turn out really cute. They are easy to wear too. You can wear them all year long, add a t-shirt or turtle neck in the winter. Ruffles and bows add to the designs. I don't sew the bows to the garments, b/c they make it harder to wash. I usually just pin them on.