Izzy's first two months book

We decided to have Kimberly's baby shower after Izabella was born. I thought it would be nice to share her first to months with everyone attending so I created this mini album.

Li'l red dress, bloomers, and a cute flowered pinafore

I'd forgotten how much I enjoy sewing. Especially when the sewing machine is working properly. :o) Here's another little dress for Izabella.

Izabella's coming home outfit

It started out by my daughter Kimberly asking me to make a bonnet for her baby to wear home from the hospital. Okay so I did this in yellow per her request. However the shade of yellow I used (the yarn was an extra skein from a baby blanket she asked me to make) did not match the yellow dress she had purchased. So I was then asked to make a little dress. I haven't crocheted in a good 20 years but I thought what the heck I worked my way through the hat pattern I can surely do a dress too. I found a beautiful little shell patterned dress online and proceeded. Not only did I finish the dress but I also made a little diaper cover too. My mother-in-law says she's going to be a well dressed little girl. lol I think she's right.

New job

I got a job I got a job I got a job I got a job I got a job!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Lord. It has been a terribly long 14 months but I finally have a job again. I start April 19 and I honestly cannot wait. I'm so very thankful to my good friend Larry who told me about the career fair. It was just what I needed to get my foot in the door.

Wow that only leaves 18 days! I'd better get busy. I still have lots of sewing, knitting, and crocheting to do before my first grand baby is born this June.

Cruise Book

My goodness time seems to slip away from me. My last entry was 3 weeks ago. I've been busy working on our Cruise Scrapbook and I'm happy to say it's finished. I wish I journaled more. But, I absolutely hate my handwriting. It seems the older I get the more some of my letters are either unrecognizable or non-existent. Perhaps if I lifted the pen more when I wrote. Oh well. Other activities in my life right now are working with Ed to install a drop ceiling in our basement. We purchased the ceiling tiles a year ago and just recently brought home the railings. I've also gone shopping with Kimberly at a Mother-2-Mother sale for baby items. Arranged and attended a MIABA group meeting in Fremont. Plus job searching. One of the best things to happen recently is that I attended a career fair and now have an interview scheduled next week. Have you ever attended something and both during and afterward felt that everything was right I mean you felt you belonged there. Everyone was smiling and so very nice. I felt like I fit right in and am hopeful that I will soon be working with some of the wonderful people I met. It's funny just the other day I received a phone call from the food pantry where I volunteer. I was actually fired, okay more like temporary laid off, from volunteering in the pantry. I'm still doing the computer entry work in the morning but now my afternoons are free. A missionary couple who has volunteered there for years had returned and wanted my Friday afternoons. Stephanie, a friend from the pantry, told me that for every door that closes God opens another one. She said perhaps the new door is Gerber. That would be wonderful!

Daisy dress set

I absolutely love this little dress set! It worked up quickly and easily. Of course it helps that the fabric is one of my favorite shades. As a child I had a lavender bedroom and now as an adult my craft room is painted a beautiful shade of royal purple.

Twin Set

Tomorrow I'm attending a baby shower for a young couple that are having twins. I considered purchasing a gift but then I thought why not make matching outfits. I've already got the patterns just need the material. Thank heavens for fabric sales. The dress, panties, & hat are exactly the same as I made for Izabella. The boys romper (complete with snap crotch) and matching hat are just too cute!

Izabella's first dress

I'm sewing baby clothes! Finally something to do besides job searching, volunteering, and just plain being bored to death during the day. Awhile back some of the local fabric stores had patterns on sale and boy did I take advantage of it. That was of course before we knew the sex of the baby so I ended up with boy and girl patterns plus the animal ones. Kimberly (mom to be) and I hit the last JoAnn Fabrics sale and she had fun picking out material. We ended up with enough material to make 12 dresses. It's been years since I've sewn for an infant and I actually forgot that children's patterns run one size bigger. So Isabella's first dress even though I intended it to be a 6 month size it turned out to be a 12 month size. Okay so hopefully she'll wear it next year. Obviously there will be more pictures to come.

Sewn with love for the new grandbaby

Oh my goodness I don't know where the time goes. Our daughter Kimberly is expecting her first child (our first grand baby)! We found out about a month ago that the baby is a girl. I'm afraid since then I've gone a little crazy with the sewing and knitting. So far I've sewn everything from a spotted horse to an elephant and from bassinet sheets to burp cloths. The knitting projects have consisted of two baby blankets and a set of 8 washcloths but I've plans for a bonnet, stuffed pig, and booties. Thank goodness little Izabella isn't due until mid June so I still have some time. lol My husband Ed has reminded me on several occasions that what I do for this first grandchild I'll be expected to repeat for all others. No problem I say. I feel like Super Grandma able to leap over the mountains of material I've collected and the tunnel through the skeins of yarn to complete any project of love. Ed has joined in on the fun though too. Grandpa is making the baby a bookcase so that the shelves will be nice and sturdy. Gosh I love that man! Okay, here's some pics of the various animals and other necessities for Izabella. Enjoy!!


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