After my post about giving gifts, maybe I should dissect my thought process when making a gift. It might amuse you.
While some of you know that I was part of a long-distance baby shower, some of you don't. Now, I can finally confess and say that I was supposed to have sent off a baby gift in NOVEMBER. Yes, November. Of 2007. I guess that's better than if it were due in 2006, but still.
It all started with the pink jumper and the matching onesie. It took forever to settle on that fabric. I just couldn't decide which to use. Turns out, I hadn't bought enough of any of the other fabrics. So there was that decision made. Somewhere between the jumper and the house onesie, I embroidered the Baltimore Oriole, for the little Maryland baby.
Then I was at Purl Soho, where I found some orange Liberty lawn. I knew it would work with brown linen from yet another old pair of pants. And then I found the sweater.
Later, I thought that the carrots, another pattern from The A-Z of Bullions, would be cute.
Then I realized that the new onesies went well with the pink jumper. And that the brown jumper, sophisticated as I might think it is, is made of linen that goes all shiny when you iron it. So I thought awhile. Finally, I finished the brown jumper after all, because it looks cute, even if it's a bear to iron.
Then, when looking for an image for another gift, I came across this cool website, magazineart.org, where you can look at all sorts of great covers from old magazines. And, since the mom and I are both American Girl doll fans, I had to use this image:
When I found the orange striped onesie at Gap, I knew the madness had to stop. So Mary finally has the last of her shower gifts, and I can move on to making Easter dresses. No, make that April dresses, or maybe May dresses...