Taggie Blanket

I have a bunch of 2 1/2" squares in my stash from when I was making baby blocks. In an effort to use up some of these lovely pieces of fabric, I decided to make a little taggie blanket. All the fabric and ribbons came from my stash, so I feel quite good about this little project. It was very easy and pretty fast since most of my fabric was already cut out!

I can remember my daughter playing with all the tags on her stuffed animals when she was a baby. She would flip them all over and play with the tag on the bottom. It was adorable to watch and I look forward to watching our new little one play and grow. I'm also enjoying watching how excited our kids are watching me grow and get bigger.

I love this fabric. It's Moda's Woodland Bloom. I've been considering making my own baby bedding out of this fabric but I'm very indecisive right now. And I'm trying really hard not to get baby stuff-itis and focus on what is really important but it's really hard. There is so much cute baby stuff! I figure it's okay if I'm making the stuff because then it isn't just stuff, it's handmade with love and a possible future heirloom. I truly cherish all the beautiful items that my Mom made for my older daughter. It's nice to know that even though my Mom is no longer with us, this baby will still have and wear items that her Grandma made.

This blanket will go to my cousin. She had her little girl about a month ago. But I will definitely make one for my little girl. Oh, that's right, it's a girl! We had our ultrasound and it revealed a healthy and active little girl. What a blessing!

The Summer Bounty Begins

We have a family garden this year. My Dad always does one and my sister and I were excited to help him this year. This being my first year living nearby in a very long time, I was looking forward to helping out and eating up with everyone. For the past 6 or 7 years I wished I could be here and I'm so excited to here now. In the past I've heard all about the veggies and the blueberries. Oh, the blueberries. I've been envious of the wonderful blueberries. Well, I'm envious no more! We spent some time this past weekend at my Dad's house, weeding and harvesting some of the goodies that are ready. The kids love watching everything grow and are excited at dinner when we eat food from Pop's garden.

This is our first summer squash. It's huge! It surprised us by growing so fast!

And isn't this the cutest baby cucumber!

More summer squash on the way.

Tomatoes,and the blueberries!
The kids were happy to pick the berries.
My son wore his this cape most of the day. It was really cute and fun. Oh, and if anyone has any great idea's for summer squash feel free to share. I think I'm going to have more than I'll know what to do with it!

Fast and Easy Baby Gift

One of my cousin's recently had her first little bundle and I've been meaning to put a couple gifts together to send out to her. I started working on a dress for the baby but it's been slow going and I'm not crazy with how it looks so far. So, I decided to just make something else but I wasn't sure what to make. Then, I was catching up on some podcasts the other night while cooking dinner and I heard what sounded like a cute and simple idea on the Lion Brand podcast, YarnCraft. It's their Eco-baby Bunny Blanket. It worked up very quickly and is so cute. Now I need to make a couple more since I like it so much! And it would be really easy to turn this into other animals too.


We had a nice day today at a local lake enjoying the sun and the water. The older I get the more I love being outside. Hope you had a nice day and a nice weekend too.

The Nesting Urge and Baby Gifts

I am 22 weeks along now in this third pregnancy of mine. We found out a couple of weeks ago that this little blessing is a baby girl! I had no preference for boy or girl but am just thrilled and ready to start getting ready for this little one. We still have some rearranging to do around here to make room for this little one so that she can have a space of her own. So while we get all that rearranging done, I've been making items for my niece, Evelyn, who is due any day now.

So far I've made Evelyn some cotton wash cloths and a lovely little sweater. The pattern for this sweater was from Crochet Today magazine. It was really easy to follow and turned out great. Instead of using the yarn they recommended, I used Patons Grace yarn. It worked great and I love how the sweater came out. I'm working on a little dress for a cousin of mine that just had a little girl last month (better late than never).

Summer is now in full swing here, although the weather is still wierd and abnormally cool in the low 80s, but it's nice. We made forts in the kids room last night and they attempted to sleep in them. I say attempted because my oldest realized sleeping on the floor, even in a sleeping bag, can be uncomfortable and climbed in her bed. My son can sleep anywhere and had no problem. They are still enjoying their fort today.

Welcome!

It's been quite a while since I did any blogging. Things had been a little difficult after my Mom passed away and I think I just need a break. But I missed blogging, so here I am again!

There have been some interesting changes around here lately. I kinda stopped running my Etsy shop. I've had a couple sales but all the CPSIA garbage has really bummed me out and left me uninspired. I'd still like to have a shop but I really just want to make stuff for people I love right now. My sister-in-law is due with her third little bundle of joy in July and I have started making items for her new baby.

And in bigger news, I'm expecting! I'm due with our third little baby in November! I'm really excited, now that I'm not throwing up anymore! So there will be a lot of baby projects coming up. It's nice to be back.

Craft ADD

After having trouble writing down the pattern for the star block, I decided to take a break and work on something else for a bit. I started a number of different projects and then decided I should really work on Easter items for my kids. I want to make one stuffed animal for each of their baskets. I decided to make amigurumi dog for my son. I've been wanting to do some amigurumi so this was a great oppurtunity to start.

I chose the Patty the Puppy pattern from the Lion Brand website. It worked up very fast and I think he's adorable.

Now to start an animal for my daughter.

A Peek at Spring and Writing Patterns

Yesterday was just beautiful here in Connecticut. It was a nice warm-ish 60 degrees and sunny. It felt necessary to take advantage of the beautiful weather and head outdoors. So we went on a family walk on a local walking trail. It wasn't much of a trail but we all had a lot of fun. It felt good to be out of the house and having fun outside. It will be even better when the tree's start to grow back some of there leaves and things don't look so dead. It was such a nice day.

Now it is cold and wet outside. It even snowed a little today but luckily it's already melted.

I've been trying to write out the pattern for the star square and it is just not going to happen for my 100th post. I'd still like to do a giveaway, so I'll just come up with something else instead and keep working on the pattern. It amazes me that I've been reading patterns for years but I'm having a hard time writing it out. And to top it off, when I was blocking the last square I made, I noticed an error in it. Arg! I will keep working on it though and hopefully it will be ready soon. I really wish I could make a crochet chart but I don't have a clue if that's even possible. So, I'll keep writing it out.