Shopping at the Coast

Last Spring my girl friends and I went to the Oregon Coast to one of my friend's cabins to have a Bunco weekend. Of course on the way over we hit every possible fabric shop. I am a new quilter but I have sewn children's clothes on and off for the last 30 years so I am always looking for a new project. While I am working on a quilt, wallhanging etc., I like to have smaller projects that can be completed quickly. I love looking at fabrics and thinking about what a piece or a collection of pieces would look like on my little bug in an outfit, skirt, pants.... About the third quilt shop we came to I was admiring the various Asian fabrics and came up with two pieces that had small enough prints to make an outfit for her. I had already found a pattern a few weeks earlier so hence this darling little bug ready for pictures in an Asian Garden. My daughter is the one I really think about first when selecting projects and fabric. She is the one that dresses our little bug and I want her to be pleased with my selections before I even begin. I love the whole process...dreaming....planning out all the details I want....selecting the pattern or on rare occasions no pattern....finding the perfect fabric....showing it all to my Daughter....sewing it...adjusting the fit when necessary....and the best part....seeing it on our little bug!

(Photo credit to Captivating Photography & Design Co.)

She loves to see the baby in the mirror and said,"Pretty!"

Thought you may want to see the "little bug" I have fun creating for, as she is now 17 months. We have a Father Daughter Dance here in town and she got to attend last night! She is such a joy! I did NOT make this dress!!!! My creations are much less complicated.

Mimi's Makin's #2...

Here's another one of my pre-birth makin's...
A unique clock-like photo album titled "Once upon a time".
It's an eight page album with Mama framing Love Bug as the cover of the album.
Each page has a pre-made scrapbooking layout.
I was told, "I am not a scrapbooker mom, but I can slap a picture on the cardstock."
So here is the outcome...

I found a gardening bench that we made into a changing table. We found the vinyl lettering, "Grace was in all her steps heaven in her eye" and added it to the bench.

This is my little Love Bug perched on the bench! (photo credit to Captivating Photgraphy & Design Co.)

It all started here with Mimi's Makin' #1...

Little Love Bug has SO much love poured out on her daily by her Mimi,

and I (Love Bug's Mama) thought it was due time to shout about it, blog-style!!!

This blog will be full-o-Mimi's-Makin's for her little love bug, pre-birth and on!

We'll both update it with projects past and present

and hope to warm your hearts and inspire your craftin' and sewin' hands

to bless all the little love bugs in your hearts and homes too!

PRE-Love-Bug's entry into the world, Mimi hand-crafted this warm winter jacket for

her first-trimester out in the big cold world...

(flannel on the inside lining, chenille on the out, YUMM-to-the-O.

Embellishments for buttons and pockets added with Mimi's extra special touch of love.)

Please feel free to ask questions and such about Mimi's patterns and projects galore!

And tune in soon for more of Mimi's Makin's!!!