Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I celebrated by baking a Red Velvet cake for DH to take to work! I am trying to limit my own intake of sweets, since I am trying to eat healthier and lose weight, but I love to bake! So Voila! I came up with the bright idea to go ahead when I want to bake, then just send the resulting goodies to DH's work! His co-workers told him that they enjoy getting a treat once in a while, and I get the satisfaction of baking something, but not gaining the weight! It is a solution that works for everyone!

I have been sewing some lately, not doing much of anything else. The items below are burp cloths and bibs for one of our friend's soon-to-be-born granddaughter. I also made a receiving blanket, but didn't get a photo of it before we gave the gift to our friend.

I am working on another amigurumi crochet monkey (different pattern), but haven't had much time to work on it this week. I hope to remedy that this weekend.

More of the same...

Here is "Monkey-boy" (GS hasn't named him yet) posing with a set of burp cloths I made for my DD last night, free pattern here , I alternated using flannel and chenille for my materials.


and as you see, more pillowcases have been in the works, stacked here on my craft table. They are so fun and fast to make! I think Linda over at Craft Apple turned me into a Frankenstein after I saw her Christmas pillowcase post!! When I saw her post, I went out on the 'net and found this pattern that I liked the best. There are also a couple of good tutorials for making them on http://www.about.com/. I finished another set last night for my GS who requested this material below (and in a strange twist, he doesn't even know that he was born in the year of the dragon).

Now I am off to start working on some baby bibs with a pattern I found here. Toodeloo!