A lot of bloggers post about their New Year's resolutions as their first post of the new year. Well I haven't made any resolutions yet for 2012 but one thing I am glad about is the return of some of my favorite TV shows. I know, important stuff here. 
Well the Christmas dress just didn't happen this year. I wasn't heart broken at all. There are plenty of Christmas's in the future. Right now I'm trying to work out a 1st birthday party outfit. One of the biggest problems I have right now with making M little clothes is that she is so slender so most patterns end up being quite big. But we're working on it, and I'm sure we'll have an outfit for her birthday party in February. 
My other cute neice Paige got a pair that matched Maizie's pj pants since I had some leftover fabric and it's colder here than in TX. These were made out of the same flannel I used to M's.
Remember this? It just wasn't meant to be. I had the first fabric snafu and then when I ordered other fabric for the jacket when it arrived it just wasn't right. So I've moved on. If Maizie gets a homemade Christmas dress this year it will be our Christmas miracle. But I have hope! So we moved on to The Claire Dress seen here: 
I loved the striped tights with the polks dots. I found these tights today online. They're called Peppermint Stripe. I've got some vacation days from work coming up so here's to hoping that Maizie will take some substantial naps so that I can spend some time in my basement.
Last week I finished the top to Maizie's PJ for Christmas. I don't know who thought the sizing on the pattern was accurate but I ended up having to cut like 6 inches total from the sides of the garment. I know Maizie is skinny and tall but I was surprised at how big her size really would have been with no alterations. Anyway, here's the front and back 
of the top. Turned out really cute. She can open this on Christmas Eve. And the reason my pics are yellow is because I just use my cell phone. 
I'm getting so excited for this. I'm a complete nerd and LOVE Materpiece Classic series that starts in the winter on PBS. And I'm looking forward to this coming back for round 2. Who's with me?
I finished the bottoms to Maizie's PJs last night. I got this pattern off of a blog I read called Made by Rae. I love her patterns. This pattern is called Big Butt Baby Pants and I love the back panel. I'm currently putting the top together which could prove to be interesting because I think I'm going to have to cinch it up quite a bit since I have a little string bean for a daughter instead of a potato. :) I absolutely love this flannel fabric too. I could shop and buy coordinating fabric all day.
I'm blogging about this book and I haven't even finished it yet. This book is definitely not for everyone but I am loving it. It's definitely in my top 3 reads of the year. (HA! My list of books I've read this year is NO WHERE near the kinds of lists I was pulling years ago. So 3 books is almost 40% of my reading list.)
Remember this photo of the fabric I wanted? I must be color blind becuase in this photo the fabric looks teal and silver to me. NOPE. When I got it last week it was EMERALD GREEN and GOLD! Needless to say I was NOT a happy camper at all. I also made a mistake and didn't see that the listing said it was bright green with gold feather and flowers. But bright green? What kind of green? The seller should have said it was EMERALD because I wouldn't have bought it. Good news is the seller agreed to let me return it. So now I'm on to plan B with my fabric choice. Haven't recieved my pattern in the mail yet but I'm hoping it comes soon.
I gave M a pear slice one day and she gnawed on it with her little bottom teeth, but she was right on my lap. Her cheeks pretty much always have that rosey color all the time. I'm sure it's a teething thing.
We went to the park one Saturday and we were literally the only ones there. It was a little chilly but the weater was really perfect. She gets tired of being strapped in her car seat or stroller. So I was handing her toy after toy. 
Isn't this hat the BEST? This was a gift from Aunt Crystal in TX. It actually has a big flower on it but I'm not sure you can tell it's that by the picture. She smiled at just the perfect time. Another pic in the car seat unfortunately but those are the easiest since she can't crawl away from me.
This picture here makes me laugh. We were pretending she was a big girl and sleeping in a big girl bed. I put her in my bed and made her all cozy in the sheets. One funny thing about her wearing a bib is sometimes Jared will swing her in the air and call her 'Superbaby who wears her cape on the front'. He comes up with the best things. 
Anyway, I picked this pattern up today from amazon. I hate how the pictures on the pattern envelope look so outdated. But I used my imagination as to what Dress A and Coat E could look like in some great fabric. I'm fabric shopping right now on Etsy. I like fabric on Etsy because sometimes you can find pieces that are harder to find on the big fabric sites. One thing I do know, is that the coat is going to be made in a brocade. Gorgeous! And I'm leaning toward something teal or turquiose like this beautiful textile. 
Just looking at it just makes me think winter and snow and ice. Brrr! Not sure what the dress will be made out of. A solid, that's for sure. But what kind of solid, still working on that.
