Here are a few projects I’ve been working on lately… in my spare time (Ha!)
A bride and groom doll for a friend’s wedding. I had a pattern for the girl doll which I’ve made many times before. I made up the groom on my own.
Jeffrey’s big boy blanket… more than 700 granny squares and about a year in the making…
Ronnie’s costume for “Journey to Bethlehem Night” at Awana..also made up out of my head…Thanks, mom, for teaching me how to sew and giving me a sewing machine. And, thanks, Ronnie for having smart ideas about how to sew the yarn on to make hay.
I took an old pair of jeans (probably at least 10 years old!), cut the front out, and sewed in a stretchy maternity panel. I figured this was a more cost effective way to get some comfortable maternity jeans which I’ll only need for a few months. Then, when I get back to normal clothes, I can invest in some new “normal” jeans.
Daddy’s new guitar fascinates Brian…
And, no picture of it, but Travis has taken to the piano lately, even picking out songs by ear that we haven’t taught him how to play! Maybe he inherited some of his daddy’s musical abilities?
The blanket looks amazing. Count me super impressed! Thanks for sharing all of your crafts with us.
ReplyDeleteSo... :) since you made you some maternity jeans, does that mean you're expecting again??? :D I hope so! That's super exciting! :)
ReplyDeleteAnn-Marie, my grandmother started the blanket tradition. She made one for me when I was young (and another for my sister). When my sister's first child was a baby, she made another one (all from a pattern book she had bought a long time ago). When my first child was a baby, I asked her if she had any projects going on (she always liked to stay busy with her hands)...so she agreed to make a blanket for Travis. I designed that one -- a big teddy bear in overalls, with a heart in the middle. I treasure that blanket because it is the last one she made before she died. I made another one Heather (not my design, but reworked in my colors), now Jeffrey's (my design, honoring my old, now-gone beagle), and another one now in the works for Brian. Then, I'll have to think of another one for the next baby! I should stay busy for the next few years! LOL!
ReplyDeleteYes, Meagen, you are very perceptive! #5 is 17 weeks along, due on Mother's Day. I consider this one a true gift from God -- especially after the two miscarriages I had after Brian, and the fact that I had figured God was done with that phase of my life. I can still hardly believe that this is really happening.
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