It's a girl!

Imagine my delight when we were to told in a few months time a precious little girl would be entering our lives. Imagine even more delight when I thought about all the gorgeous tiny outfits I could buy her! As the months dragged by and my due date was approaching, I decided to dust off the old sewing machine and start making things. As is always the case with me things don't seem to turn out how I picture them in my head. I can't find the right coloured fabric or ribbon, or my skills aren't as good as my imaginary sewing skills! Anyway I started with a mobile...spent hours hand stitching felt birds and wrangling ribbons, only to ditch it in favour of a far cooler version from Country Road. However in a fit of stubbornness (it took me bloody ages!) I tied it to the bassinet thinking it would look pretty, little did I know those birds would give Violet hours of entertainment as she lay in her little bed talking to them as they dangled above her. My first attempt at handmade lovelies wasn't what I first pictured but turned out ok in the end.