Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Last weekend we stayed on Seabrook Island and went to a lovely wedding on John's Island. It was a big weekend for the little man. Baby D. got to crawl on the beach for the first time... He went for a late September dip in the ocean with his grandmother... He rocked his "nailor nuit" (as my mom calls his sailor suit) for the probable last time. Even though it was his second wedding, it was the first time he was held by a bride! As always, I wish I'd taken more pictures! We tried various ways to keep him entertained throughout the reception... stroller, baby Bjorn, any available arms, but his favorite time was crawling around under live oaks. He is his father's son.





Sunday, September 20, 2009

In other wardrobe news, the little guy is quickly growing into the sweater that my dear friend Morgan knitted for him. She was the smart one, knitting things much larger than good ole mama here did. The sweater is knit from Cascade 220, a nice all-purpose wool that, best of all, can be purchased right in Orangeburg County... I know he will get a lot of good use out of it this fall at LEAF.

I think I forgot to mention that I won a lot of vintage buttons, complements of Baby Cocktails, in the Knitters Against MS Fundraiser on Claudia's blog. I donated in honor of my friend's father who passed this year. I didn't expect to win a prize... which made it all the sweeter. The buttons are perfect in light of my recent sewing adventures. Next, I will sew another romper (in the 18-24 mos. size) out of blue corduroy with embroidered trucks and use some of these lovely buttons.

Morgan is coming over to knit today... I have a little goal to reach. If I can complete one Jaywalker (they are pooling badly since shaping the gusset, which is not really motivating me) then I will allow myself to whip up a little hat for my boy. I'm so worried that he's going to be cold at LEAF!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

FO: Feather Romper

Yesterday, while Little D. was napping, I finished the Tea Party Romper. I discovered this pattern by Oliver + S on the blog A Mingled Yarn. I finally splurged and bought the pattern not too long ago. I wasn't sure if my sewing skills were up to snuff, but I managed to start and finish the project all by my lonesome. No one wanted to sew with me! I struggled to take some pics of the little one modeling the garment. He's not really into holding still these days, so a flash is a necessary evil! I also took several pics of the romper on the front porch swing too. I concentrated very hard on my buttonholes and made several trial ones on a scrap of fabric. Then I proceeded to sew, reinforce, and clip my buttonholes on the garment, only to realize that I had sewed them on the front of the bodice instead of the back! I just sewed the buttons over them and kept right on going! I added a little tag, an old Levi's label, that reads "We sew our own" in honor of my independent sewing adventures (who cares about a few little mistakes!?)