making while she's baking

still on vacation in the oil-stained gulf. luckily i planned ahead and prepared posts so that you don't forget about us. if my some miracle you are actually looking forward to the finale of the "story of us" video, don't hate on this post, because it's coming tomorrow.

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the bun is still firmly in the oven and i continue on my quest to make something every day for this little girl that's about to storm our world. i have been doing pretty well on making things diligently if you allow for taking days off and then going multiple on others to make up for it. i have also gotten some outside help in the form of girlie gifts from my buddies lena, kara, tami, natalie and my mom (i will post pics later, it's quite the assortment). here's what i've been up to:

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some stuff not pictured here includes fixing old projects. i redyed the green clothes and they turned out a lot better AND i fixed the wonky huge petals on the applique top from that same post. moving on...

ugh. NOT in love with this. i was going for a strawberry stencil in unusual colors (its purple and bright yellow) but it kind of looks like a cracker barrel peg puzzle with a crown on its head instead. my BFF (big fat fail). not sure if i can actually bear to make her wear this. i may applique over it so as not to waste the pretty bright orange onesie.

first batch of babylegs: finished! they are socks no more! she now has 8 pairs of colorful leg warmers waiting to ensconce her tiny lil' legs upon arrival. we won't discuss the fact that i have since bought about 10 more pairs of socks so i will need to make those as well. luckily this helps my goal bigtime since each pair counts as a daily project.

first ever dress attempt! ok i love the fabric and i got the pattern from my 101 one-yard wonders book. i actually went completely off the reservation at some point and totally jacked up the instructions so i had to make the entire second half of the project up as i went. it's a bit whack in the back, but luckily it's the back and the pattern is busy so it's hard to tell. oh man, i love this crap!

upcoming: bloomers, skirts, shoes (?) ruffle-bummed onesies and more dresses!