More aprons...

Emily had her first sewing lesson tonight.  We practiced sewing straight lines on scrap fabric and then I let her make one of these cute owl aprons.  I have one more for sale as well as two of these white ones with the flowers.  I got AJ to be my model.  He is four years old.  They have an adjustable ribbon so they will fit anywhere from three all the way up to Emily's size and she is nine.  The flower ones can be monogrammed with a name or initial.  

Getting him to "act right" was a bit of a challenge.

well... this one might be a little better.  Or not.

I love his sweet little hands on his hips.  He kept asking "is this for boys?"  He was on to me...

Here is the flower one.  I think it might be my favorite.

And last but not least, here is Emily modeling her apron.  She did a great job for her first ever sewing project.

Baby gifts

I recently reconnected with a favorite great-uncle who I haven't seen in a while and found out his grandson, my cousin, and his wife just had their second baby.  I didn't even know about the first one!  So, I wanted to make a special gift to send to them.  This is what I came up with. 

I monogrammed a cupcake and the older little girl's name on this store bought apron.  Then I took a strip of coordinating fabric, added ric rac to the top and bottom and a few buttons and a bow.  I love how it turned out.  Hopefully it will hold up well after many washings because I pre-shrunk everything and made sure everything was stitched on very well. 

Here is the close-up of the apron.  It felt like I was scrapbooking with fabric! 

Sergio is the new baby.  I made him a set of three coordinating bibs with matching burpcloths.  The bibs are made with white terrycloth toweling on the back to make them very absorbent for teething babies who drool a lot.  I made sure to wash and dry all the parts and pieces in hot water before I cut the fabric so hopefully there will be minimal shrinkage in the final product. 

Here is a close-up of one of the sets. 

I don't know if the recipient of these gifts will see this blog, but just in case, I want to say congratulations again.  Sergio and Amelie are both beautiful children.  I pray God blesses you, your marriage, and your children!  Every good and perfect gift is from Him.