Fall Outfit for the Little Princess

Patterns:  

Urban Cowgirl by Pink Fig - so excited to find these patterns as downloads now!  Her patterns are not really even "patterns" you have to trace off and cut out (which I hate doing), but measurements for rectangles you can crank out with a rotary cutter and a ruler - my kind of down and dirty sewing!

Corienne by Violet Field Threads - again, downloadable and beyond fun.

Can't wait to get working on new patterns from both of these designers - already downloaded Cosette and Bloomshine for some beach dresses next summer, though I guess a baptismal gown for the baby is really first on the list of sewing priorities now.

Feathering the Nest: The Nursery

 Beehive is woven from wreath vine from H*bby Lobby

I found the bench at a little used furniture shop, perfect!

A treasured gift, the shadow box is filled with verses and notes from the ladies in the Level 1 formation course I assisted with this past year.  The photo is a tradition with each baby, a photo of everyone's hands.  Hard to believe the "large" ones in that photo once belonged to my now 14 year old!

My favorite character  :)

Gotta love this....

and you better believe I will be heading to Dallas this summer!

Oh Baby

Our sweet little boy, born August 30th.

9 lb. 10 oz.  and 21.75 inches

Update

Apparently this baby is in no hurry to arrive, as his due date has officially come and gone.  Pretty sure my stomach cannot stretch any further, and am just praying this is not a 10 lb. baby (the crocodile hunter weighed in at 9 lbs. and he arrived 2 weeks early).   We are planning to go in for an induction tomorrow, but I am still hoping to go into labor on my own tonight.  In the past I have managed to avoid having an induction, both times I was scheduled for one my water broke the night before, so we will see if that pattern holds true.  Either way, should have a baby this weekend!

Thank you for your prayers!

Sew Very Much to Do!

I feel like I am working on borrowed time at this point.   Only days from my due date, I go to bed every night wondering if this will be the night (I have gone into labor around midnight with all of mine, so I guess I just assume middle of the night!).  This week has been spent sewing.  First, a few items for the atrium......miniature models of the chalice veils, antimins and eiliton.

 Then, a little sewing for myself......

A daygown for baby.......

 ......and a lot of fun with knits.  

I had forgotten just how easy the Bunny's Knit Nightie Pattern can be, once you get your machine settings right!  Knit fabrics always intimidate me, but these have been great to put together.  I made a few for my other children, and they wore them well up into the toddler years.

And the blue gown with the bunny, bamboo knit.  If you have never handled bamboo knit, it is amazing fabric.  It is like the silk of knit fabrics, so very soft, it drapes beautifully and just screams snuggly.  Can't wait to cuddle up with a newborn very soon.

Parisian Shabby Chic Baby Shower

It was a riot of pinks and Parisian touches, for a friend having her first baby.  She is having a girl, and she is a French teacher, so the theme came quite easily!

Hot Cafe du Monde coffee in tea cups, or Vietnamese iced coffee Vietnamese style a la Pioneer Woman served in recycled St*rbucks frappuccino bottles (this will be the third party we have used these bottles, they are perfect for so many things from lemonade for little fairies to "Drink Me" bottles for an Alice in Wonderland birthday).  And no brunch would be complete without mimosas!

Mich*el's Craft Stores are a great source for pretty boxes and decor, and is seems the Eiffel tower theme is big right now!

My favorite cake icing, raspberry buttercream from The Cake Bible.

A selection of French cheeses, mini quiche, creme fraiche with fresh berries, madeleines, palmiers, mini cinnamon rolls and mini breakfast casseroles to fill the belly.

Made my first pennant banner decorations - what an easy way to customize a table!  And after the shower, they went to the Little Princess' room to hang.  An easy tablecloth option is cheap white sheets from W@lMart, I have 3-4 of them that are a great background for most any party theme.  The rest of the table decorations were shabby chic birds from around my house and milk glass vases I have accumulated over the past few years.  Both will make a reappearance at the next event I am planning....baptism for our coming little one.

And of course, dessert crepes!

The expecting mom looking so very chic with her momma (that's my mom on the far right who hosted with me).

For links to fun inspirations and recipes, here is the pinterest board I created for this shower.