So first things first. My sweet sweet fur baby.. who has been with me since I was 11, Penny, passed away in July. Of course I swore I didn't need another dog in my life at this time.. and what do you know. One day in September my sister happened to walk by some dogs at a Petsmart weekend rescue and texted me to stop by and take a look at a cute looking dog. I didn't take that dog home.. mostly because he was too big for an apartment but I ended up with this adorable freckled faced thing here. I named him Charlie and he is a year old cattle dog/corgi mix. Full of energy and has chewed up more than enough shoes and odds and ends since he's been with me. Expect lots of posts with him :)
(Also you can follow him on instagram @charliethedogemoji And yes. I am one of those people now hahaha)
My friend Kris.. her kid's quilt is my most popular post to date.. is having another baby! Geez time flies. When is it MY turn?! Anyhow I found a pattern for baby leggings and with some super cute fabric I discovered on Spoonflower.. totally went to work.
Isn't it so cute? I love the bear and bow ties.
These knotted beanies are really popular right now... and she asked if I could make her one. Once I found out what they looked like I couldn't just make one! She also didn't want the gender revealed until birth.. so I tried with gender neutral colors and threw in a knotted headband just in case it was a girl. (I seriously was crossing my fingers.. have you seen the cute girls clothes out there?!)
Also getting a feel for the moccasin rage. They are oh so cute though! Found a great leather store in DTLA where I bought a bunch of scraps for < $1 but boy did I have to search through their leather bin. Great for experimenting though! Found a great pattern here for those of you interested. Of course Liam was gifted a pair :D
In November... I went with my family on a trip to Asia. A cultural experience to say the least with a greater understanding of my own history and background. In a nutshell, Japan was amazing with bamboo forests, the infamous fish market, many kitkat flavors and gorgeous shrines and temples.
Taiwan was also great; meeting many relatives from my father's side whom I haven't met before as well as the food. Good grief the food. Night markets and street food galore.
And China with the World Heritage Sites like the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Ming tombs.. its interesting. Definitely a cultural experience there.
And then... DECEMBER! I love the holidays. Even more so now that I got engaged! Of course.. he had to do around that time. So typical. Haha.. but I'm not complaining since I've been waiting eight years for this to happen. Yes it has been that long. Like Marshall and Lily <3 OMG let the wedding planning begin. But as you can see it looks like I'm more interested in babies instead..
Got this announcement idea from Bride. Not sure where their cup came from but this was an easy peasy sharpie mug DIY :)
And it brings us into January. Happy New Year again! Remember my friend Kris and her second kid Liam? I think I might be just living through her mommy hood and making all the things that I want to make if I were to have kids right now hahaha. (Or practicing so my future kids have perfect blankets and hats heehee) Here's Liam's crochet beanie and matching blanket.. you know since Grayson got one of those. Pattern for blanket here and beanie here.
Here we are.. meeting for the first time! You don't need to see my face it's all about Liam here :)
And of course since Grayson got a quilt too so here's Liam's! I'm keeping with the navy theme here can you tell? Geometric baby quilts are getting popular.. with crosses being super cute and something I've been seeing around lately. Please ignore the crooked quilting. It's been awhile since I've made a quilt so there was a lot of trial and error involved here. Funny how quick it is for you to forget things :/
No pattern.. here's a rough sketch with the numbers done for you if you're like me and way to lazy to do any math. Except... the finished quilt came out 33.5"x41". Apparently I can't measure or sew straight and lost about 2 inches somewhere. Whoops. Unless I did my math wrong. If anyone double checks this please let me know thanks.
Haha.. can you tell I wanted Kris to have a girl? Wouldn't a peach quilt be oh so cute though.. sorry I think I used "cute" a million times this post.
Anyhow you know me and matching things. Once I saw this plaid elephant fabric I chose for the backing of the quilt I just had to make some matching baby cloth shoes. Isn't the fabric adorable?
And thats all! Five months in a nutshell. tl;dr: I made things. Enjoy the photos.
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