Baby Neck Wear

A friend in the ward had a baby boy at the beginning of the month and is having a welcome baby luncheon this Saturday. She always commented on Russell's ties, specifically his bow ties, so I thought it would only be appropriate to give her some so that her little boy could have some.

I have made several neck ties for Russell in the past and use a pretty simple tutorial I found online. I couldn't find any bow tie patterns I liked, so I just made my own. It isn't that hard. Three simple rectangles. The hardest part in my opinion is sewing the velcro on.

3 Tiered Skirt

I made this over the summer for Camille to wear when we got our family pictures taken. It turned out cute, but she didn't end up wearing it.

There are some areas that don't hang quite right, but I'm hoping that when Camille is bigger, it will fit better and hang better. The knit is from Mom, and was a pain to work with.

Owl Pillow/ Lovey/ Taggie/ Friend

I don't know what to call this. 

I made it for the first birthday of my friend's little girl.  I wanted to do something fun, but easy and hopefully usable.  My inspiration came from Russell's owl thing, which I haven't ever taken a close look at, I just know he has it and likes it.  So with the vague image of that owl, and a few pinterest searches, I created this.

The eyes and inside of the wings are terry cloth.  I just stitched everything right on the face, leaving the raw edge exposed, because I thought it looked cute that way.  The wings I sewed normally, just top stitching to secure the ribbon tags in place and flatten them a little. 

I thought it came out very well.  It was a quick, fun project and hopefully it will be  loved and used.  But if not, it was still fun to do. 

Bear Lovey

When Brooke is tired, she really likes holding something and rubbing it against her face.  I get tired of that, because that often ends up being my shirt, my hair, etc. And when she is in bed, she has no comfort item.  I have a small piece of fabric from my quillow I had when I was younger and thought that would be perfect to use and make a lovey with.

I used this tutorial, since the fabric is bears.   I don't have anything to poke holes for crocheting into fabric, so I improvised and sewed an edge stitch around the fabric and then crocheted into each edge stitch.  It worked out marvelously.

I was nervous, because I haven't crocheted in a long time, and even then, the results were always so-so.  But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.  The hardest part was the face (obviously by my pictures). 

I don't have a tapestry needle (I don't even know what that is), so I had to make up my own way to sew the facial features on.  His eyes look very sad sometimes, but I don't care, because Brooke doesn't.  She laughs every time she looks at it.  That's a good thing, right?

I'm still working on her actively choosing to hold it, but when I give it to her before bed, she uses it.  Yay!