a little lawyer blanket
My college roommate/bff and her hubs just had their first baby. OBVI I was gonna make him a baby blanket… about 4 months before he was born, I realized that as the son of 2 lawyers, nephew of 3 lawyers, and grandchild of 4 lawyers, there was only 1 thing to make. I grabbed some navy pinstripe (a wool blend, not scratchy), and some solid blue shirting, and appliqued his full name, (but you only get to see a few letters, for his sake), using my all time fave, the blanket stitch on my Bernina, with his future title… (sorry, I blurred out his name, but it was 3 rows, first, middle,...
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The Bean just started taking gymnastics (because she couldn’t possibly sit on the bench for an hour while her big brother takes gymnastics), but it’s mandatory that she wear a leotard, and after scouring the internet for over an hour, I was unable to find any unitards (biketards?) small enough to fit her… (maybe it’s just me, but a leotard with no shorts or tights is just a little too much skin for my totally immodest toddler)… Her Gym only had 1 in their shop in her size, and it was $45. granted it was sparkly pink and very cute, but we’re already paying...
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The problem with making a twirly girl dress is that the girl wearing it is constantly in motion… it’s remarkably difficult to photograph but I suppose that’s what makes the dress itself a...
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