More Bibs

A friend in Abu Dhabi had her baby shower this afternoon. I was super excited for the opportunity to sew a few more bibs.

I decided to use these coordinating prints for bibs that would be appropriate for a boy or girl (the sex is still unknown.) Do you remember the apples from this project?

I also made up a little fabric-sewn-on-paper card.

She was a very happy mom-to-be today!

Goodie Bags

I definitely overwhelmed myself this year with all the projects I took on during the last few weeks of school. One of the bigger projects was my end of the year gift. I decided to make each of my students a little drawstring bag and fill it with goodies from the year.

Luckily, I found a very simple tutorial to use. Making 23 bags took a while, but I did it!

For a little bit of decoration I stitched the girls' first initial on their bag.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos, but I know the girls were happy to receive them!

Here's the gift I made my students last year.

Bibs and a Bag

When Julia designed my mom's birthday card this year, she requested "anything baby" in return. I was happy to oblige her.

Because I wanted to make something practical yet simple, I decided on bibs.

There are several patterns out there, but I selected the Best Bib pattern. The bibs were easy enough to sew up and the perfect way to use small amounts of the cute print fabrics I've been saving. I would have liked to try a more prominent quilting design, but I couldn't find batting anywhere. The flannel I used instead didn't do much to plump the bibs up enough. Oh well.

I wanted to throw in a little something extra for Julia's birthday so I sewed up a hobo sack. I had been wanting to try this project for a long time. I've since found a similar pattern with less steps to follow that I like a lot better.

Hope you like them, Julia!

Breakfast in Bed

Sometimes you just have to enjoy a special breakfast.

I made cinnamon rolls at midnight and Mike whipped up a delicious fruit salad in the morning.

It definitely beat running off to the grocery store on an empty stomach, which is the usual Friday morning routine.

What's for Dinner?

I hosted Hump Day Dinner last night.

Here's what we ate:

Beverage: Mint Iced Tea with Agave Nectar

Starter: Homemade hummus with vegetables

Snack: Pappadum

Main: Red Lentil Dal with brown rice

Dessert: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

It was a tasty dinner! Only a few more Hump Days left until summer break...