Aspen's Blessing

We went to Wyoming last weekend for Aspen's blessing. I had the brilliant idea the day before we left that maybe Jo (Billie's mom) and I could make a dress ourselves. I try to sew but I still don't really know what I'm doing so I was really excited to learn from a pro. I learned a lot but still have a long way to go. I was so glad to learn!

I loved this picture of Aspen hugging her daddy as he was putting her to sleep. The other arm was wrapped around his chest too.

We got to spend time with our nieces and nephew too! They loved playing with Aspen and did such a good job holding her.

Here are some pictures from the day of the blessing. I made the flower for her hair but it turned out a little heavy for the tiny headband. Oh well!

One of Billie's best friends, Devin, blessed his baby boy that day too! Such adorable dads :)

A big event of the weekend was that Tyler got an iphone. Here he is posing with his baby. How sweet!

Aspen loves her grandparents!!

Sleepers

Thanks, Matney and Billie for helping me do my very first patterned sewing projects. These were fun and really not too hard. Our baby will be a cozy little sleeper!

Oh and stay tuned for a post with Billie's latest video project. I know a few of you out there can't get enough of those. This next one might just be my favorite so far. We have fun on the weekends!!

Look! I made this!

It was a really rainy/snowy day on Saturday and I decided to get my nesting on and I made this car seat canopy/cover. It was really fun and I'm excited about how it turned out. I'm enjoying my sewing machine from my mother-in-law! It's so great to not have to spend $40 for something like this and to have it exactly they way you want it. And I never thought I would be the kind of person to be able to do stuff like this but it's been really fun to try it out. 

Here are my special ruffly edges that took a loong time to make. But it's so cute right?

Our baby girl will be safe from the elements! (And in style too!)

Just FYI: I used this tutorial and made some minor changes to suit my tastes, but in general I just followed the instructions and I was happy with how it turned out. They do a great job of explaining!

A real live quilt!

I decided to try my hand at a quilt. Thanks to Grandma Henry for the fabric scraps for me to learn on!

Advice from Grandma when I asked her how to make a quilt: "There are no rules. Just use your imagination!" So there you go. I used my imagination :)

P.S. Did you see that Billie did his very own first blog post about fall?

Sew what?

I have two weeks off before I officially start my dietetic internship and I've been keeping busy. Here is my latest creation, inspired by my friend's blog post. It's super simple, easy, cute, and comfy! And I feel accomplished. More to come!