Hello Baby

Here is the cross stitch I have just finished for my niece. It is a combination of two patterns - a border from one pattern and the centre from another. The colours are mainly from my stock of floss from other work I've done. I plan to get it framed and presented soon.

More Pants

So Isabel has grown out of more pants and it was time to make some more. I've actually made two pairs but I forgot to photograph them when I was done. The other pair is identical but the colours are reversed (dark patches on light pants). They are also a bit cleaner than these ones but that won't last. They are made of all cotton corduroy.

I also made Isabel a sparkly princess skirt for a princess birthday party. I made it up by just sewing two stretch pieces of material together and putting in an elastic waist. I also did a bit of hand stitching at the bottom to give it a loopy hem line which may have worked a bit more as a trip hazard than anything else. But she loved it.

In Progress

I've been doing lots of bits and pieces recently but haven't finished anything yet. I have started two new pairs of pants for Isabel but haven't finished them yet. I need to get her to try them on to figure out the waist elastic and the hems.

Tonight she asked me to make her a cape like Pocoyo's so we went and found some material and I put one together for her. I haven't quite finished because I'm trying to figure out what would be the simplest way to attach the band around her neck at the front. A button, press stud or maybe some velcro. I'll ponder it.

The baby cross-stitch I'm making for my niece is progressing well. I've put Josephine's baby blanket on hold while I finish the cross-stitch. And I've found a pattern for making a simple beanie for Josephine which looks like a good way to learn how to crochet. If it works out well I'd like to make one for Isabel too.

And I also have to adjust another pair of pants for Isabel and repair one of Josephine's jumpsuits that she has put her toe through (again). I wish I had more time!