i get it, some people like a delivery surprise. i couldn’t wait that long to find out what i was having with either of my pregnancies, but i see how the “it’s a boy!” or “it’s a girl!” moment could be pretty special after labor and delivery. my cousin therese, having her first baby next month, hasn’t found out what she is having. she had a baby shower this weekend, and the “not finding out” element definitely presented a challenge for gift-giving! i’m not a person that’s TOO hung up on gender roles, either, but it sure makes it easier to know a little more about who you’re sewing for, you know? anyway, it’s sometimes just as fun to have restrictions. i kind of like working that way. gotta be more creative.
i decided to make another two projects from my now well-used and dog-eared copy of “little things to sew” by liesl gibson – the cozy winter hood (with ears!) and mittens. i made them in an extra-small, but they fit O perfectly at 9.5 months, so i think therese & chris’ baby might get more use out of them next winter instead of this one. both the hat and mittens are made in a supersoft white microfleece and michael miller celery ta dot flannel.
i couldn’t help myself and also appliquéd a 0-3 month onesie with little clouds. i love the white-and- natural linen together. these photos were taken in O’s room (which i need to finish up and do a room tour for). isn’t the wall decal perfect for a baby’s room? it’s by shanna murray. i’m in love with it, and my little guy is definitely growing strong so far!
therese seemed to like the gift at the shower, and i can see myself making another of these hoods for O for the wintertime. it came together quickly and lives up to its name – COZY! the mittens are great too, they stayed on O’s hands despite crawling around.
happy laboring, therese! i can’t wait to meet your little one!
skirt as top 
it all came out so cute! i love that cloud onesie. and o’s front teeth 🙂
these are so lovely. is it wrong to want an ear-ed cap like that for myself?
love it so much, the linen with white is perfect and your pics are just stunning!
What an adorable gift set! They are going to love it!
Oh, the cuteness has beaten me almost senseless! I love them- great job!
what a great gift set! seriously adorable. love the cloud applique. i’m really amazed that you can get so much done with a job and 2 kids.
housework slides in a major way and i go to bed way too late almost every night because sewing clears my head and i just love to do it. 🙂
I LOVE it Kristin! Can’t wait to make this hat for both of mine!
thanks everybody!
Oh dear, that set is so incredibly sweet! I have 3 pregnant friends and I think each new baby might need a hat with ears 🙂 So nice to find your lovely blog via kojo. Have a beautiful weekend.
Adorable! I love all of them. The hat with it’s ears is so nice!
Coming over from KoJo. This is such an adorable baby set. I love it and will be pinning it as a future project. Thanks for sharing it with us.
omg I MUST make a set of these for my son! I have featured this craft on my site! Check it out here:
forgot to leave the site! Here it is!
http://www.diylookbook.com/baby-gift/
very wonderful gift set……….thank you very much………..all the best.