I finished this sweet bag for my oldest niece's birthday, which includes a yellow FMQ flower on the front that you can't see in this photo, but you can trust me when I say it's the cool. Her birthday is in December, and I am so on top of it this year. (But now I'm thinking, should I make a matching coin purse to go with it?) The lining is a hot pink satin, which I thought would be super cool, but was a total pain in the you know what to work with.
And I finished this sweet pair of Toms-inspired baby shoes for my newest niece who will be arriving in about a month. Woo! My sister and brother-in-law are Toms addicts, so I thought their kidlet should have a pair too.
The bag was made following this tutorial from Plum and June, but I did modify a few things, which I'm sure you can tell right off the bat since mine isn't QAYG! I also used both a mid-weight interfacing and batting because I wanted this bag to be sturdy. The shoes were made following this pattern from Homemade Toast. There is a toddler version of the Toms, and they're pretty adorable too. Since I broke two needles sewing these, I'm not eager to push out another pair any time soon, but I am happy I powered through.
I also made a color book for my baby BFF who just celebrated her first birthday. I saw a flash of a color book when I was reading this post by Angela of Cut to Pieces, and I loved the idea. I pulled out my scrap drawer, dumped it, sorted strips by color and started sewing it up. Then I pieced my book in rainbow color scheme since apparently I can't get enough rainbow goodness lately. (The back page, of course, is hot pink because my baby BFF will be a hot pink lover if I can at all help it.)
I'm linking up today with TGIFF, hosted by M-R at Quilt Matters, and Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.
Oh those shoes! So cute. Worth 2 needles, I think. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I do think so. But it has put me off from making some more in the near future. :) Thanks!
DeleteWow! You are on top of things. Everything is so cute.
ReplyDeleteYay! Thank you so much! It was a good week for cute girl finishes. :)
DeleteAll adorable finishes! Love that colour book idea -- I wish I'd seen that when my monkeys were really little.
ReplyDeleteOmg those tiny baby shoes are soooo cute! Love the color book and the bag, too :) You have some lucky friends!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of a colour book. It's a great idea. And of course hot ou k deserves its own page :-).
ReplyDeleteGood work on those little shoes. They look super cute, but I don't think I'd have the patience for them.
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Very nice finishes. Those Toms booties are too cute!
ReplyDeleteToms are amazing! So cute! I want a pair!
ReplyDeleteLovely projects. The baby shoes look pretty special.
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Lovely finishes! The shoes for your niece are so cute. I'm sure the new parents are really going to appreciate them.
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