semi-circle knit top

a couple months ago, my cousin did a clothing swap with a friend of hers and received this in the exchange: 

she showed me the shirt in exasperation, wondering what possessed her friend to

1) buy a shirt with a giant hello kitty face on it

2) thought she'd want it  

my cousin quickly admitted that the top has a cute cut and is extremely comfortable.  she then very generously gave me the shirt, and said i could use it as a pattern to make her a new shirt.  

ha.  

so i did.  

if you can't tell from the photo, the shirt is basically a semi-circle.  i chose a navy knit for her.  

fun sleeves, no?  sent it in the mail, and it was well received.  two of our other cousins saw it and immediately texted me asking me to make them shirts too.  maybe after i make one... for myself. 

shoes for the tiny

the craft room is still coming together, but in the mean time i've snuck in some sewing here and there.  these baby shoes are for a friend's baby shower this weekend (my first big social event in boston).  the pattern i used is from ithinksew.com, and is really well put together.  

but, to be honest, i am not particularly happy with how the shoes turned out - it can be terribly frustrating to work on something so tiny (absolutely no fault of the pattern maker)!  they ended up being a little wonky. 

i'm hoping my friend won't notice. i'm also hoping the baby won't either. how embarassing would it be if she rejected my shoes?

stylish at one

remember the baby kimono shirt i made a few weeks ago, for my friend olivia's baby? well, for you ladies reading, hold on to your uterus- because your maternal clock is going to go haywire after you see these pictures olivia sent me last week of emily modeling... and i'm not even a baby person.

you definitely want to click on the link below to see the rest.

baby kimono shirt

                                                           oliviahooperphotography.com

this past weekend, my friend olivia's baby had her first birthday party. it also happened to be the first baby birthday party that i had ever been to. it was panda themed, in case you were wondering, and the birthday girl was decked out in a cute little panda shirt and embroidered pants. there were panda hats, banner, and cake- and not to mention tons of food, plus favors for the kids AND grownups. i must say, it was a very educational and fun experience for us non-parents.