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EASY toddler dress – reversible open backed baby dress

This is one of the coolest easy summer dress patterns for babies that I’ve run across.  You can make the whole outfit including bloomers in just over an hour if you’re fast, and the dress doesn’t require a serger at all–it’s a great beginner clothing project.  I got the pattern on Etsy here. I just […]

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knitting: ellie’s baby sweater

Last year I was doing a bunch of knitting in anticipation of Ellie’s arrival.  This sweater is one of the crowning achievements–a Debbie Bliss sweater from a cotton yarn (that I’d purchased a bunch of with the intent of knitting Will a sweater that I ended up chickening out of).  After I finished this, it […]

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a baby quilt for my four daughters

I finished this quilt in 2001, in my senior year of high school.  I had been collecting fat quarters in these pastels for a while and I remember being totally over-the-moon that I used up almost every scrap.  I was sure that I was going to grow up and have four girls, and that this […]

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Ellie’s baby quilt

Ellie’s baby quilt was my first ‘breaking the rules’ quilt.  I started small–just breaking the “quilt finishing” rules that I hate anyway.  I didn’t use batting or binding–just made the top from a Moda charm pack, slapped some bright pink fleece on the back, ran a couple of lines of quilting through it and called […]

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Knucks – Knit Fingerless Gloves

In January I was on a roll finishing off some very old WIPS. I started this pair of Knucks when I was pregnant with Ellie. I was disappointed to find that the first one was a little too small for me, but, knowing I was pregnant with a girl baby, I figured I could finish […]

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Boho Romper Action Shots + Pattern Notes

Remember the Boho Baby Romper I made for my cute niece?  She came to visit me last month and let me get some action shots! This cutie pie is 18 months and is almost swimming in the 12-18 month size, so choose your size accordingly!

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