…as promised–some baby girl gifts:

About a month ago I showed some baby boy giftings, and told you I had a few girly things to let you peek at . I did not lie .Really .But I’ve still got some unfinished projects on the stack .(…just one or two…) So don’t go too far .I just might finish a couple…

sewing (11.5") doll clothes

sucks!

("What's wrong with this one?" you might ask...
Barbie's fingers get stuck in the antique lace...)

Wait, perhaps I should paraphrase that to say, "I suck at stitching Barbie® outfits!"

"Sorry ma'am -- did you need that crotch  area stitched?"

When the nieces were visiting last year at Thanksgiving, they accidently left behind one of their dolls. No problem! I'll just whip up a few cute little outfits & ship her back to you for Christmas...

(for some reason sewing the outside of the legs
to the inside doesn't work, either...)

ummmmmmmm -- my fingers & high-end machine would not cooperate. I downloaded some decent patterns & picked out some nice fabric scraps. I cutout two pairs of pants, a skirt, a long formal, a short lace dress and a top.

This is the only survivor:

However, Saturday I was needing some props for my Sunday School lesson the next day. I had no problem coming up with these:

I guess G.I. Joe® is just easier to sew for...

baby girl gift

"Change" is the word for 2012, I guess. Come the end of May we'll have one boy ready for college, one boy ready for high school, and one junior high school that won't know what hit 'em when our third boy shows up in August! That's alotta change!

These boys are one of the reasons we changed churches eleven years ago. Change can be tough, even though it's a good thing. Our church is in the process of changing youth pastors. The one we've had for about five years has been called to a senior pastor position in the mid-west. He and his beautiful wife and three darling children will be a blessed addition to that church, but leave a sizeable hole in our congregation & collective hearts.
But our God is good all the time, and does good things for His people. Five years ago He began preparing another young man for this position. This new youth minister has been a friend of, and mentored by the one who is leaving. It's a God thing. It's a good thing.
Oh! Another good thing is the new baby girl that happens to accompany this young man and his sweet spouse. What a doll! And she has such a precious name. I just had to do something with it...

I used my favorite appliqué script, but made it raggy instead of satin stitch. There are four layers of fabric in the letters.Three of them were used to make these rolled raggy roses.

Also used them to make a bunny.
Sew cute!

singed flowers

Stop me now -- I think I'm addicted!

I started making a couple in school colors for Zach's girlfriend & me to wear to his football games.

(I put a pin on the back so it can be taken off the headband & be worn on a hat or blouse.)

Then I had to make some for Cita's girlies 'cause they were here for the championship game.

Adorable, or what?

Then I had to create a couple for the other nieces because, well, they're girlies, too!