New Baby Stuff

Happy Day after Thanksgiving!  I hope all who celebrated yesterday had a wonderful holiday.
I did get a little quilting done this week, before the turkey insanity.  Little Buddy is posing here with the finished quilt for his little brother, who is due in March.

I posted about piecing this quilt a couple of weeks ago.  It's just a simple 9 patch, from blue, green, and yellow scraps.

I bound it with green, just to add a little more not-blue color.  Max the bunny seems to enjoy it.  Maybe it's the bunny print in the border.

I cleared a drawer in the extra room for the new baby, but there's not much to put in it yet.  The baby will be coming to me for child care, so we'll need a few clothes for emergency changes, and some sweaters, etc. for trips outside.

This sweater is much too big for a newborn, but will come in handy as he grows.  It's made from wool, so will need to be hand washed.  That's a lot to ask of parents who both work, with two other kids.  So I'll keep the sweater here and wash it myself as needed.

I got the wool second hand (maybe at a flea market?  I can't remember).  I looked up the company, and they went out of business in the 1960s.

Knitting sweaters in one piece is so much fun.  This yarn was very thin, so I held two strands together throughout.  It held up well, and is nice and soft.  The sweater will be extra warm for our Wisconsin falls and springs.

Here's the tag that was inside the yarn ball.  I'm glad to know that "Monarch-Knit Outerwear for Children in pure wool is smart and healthful."

Since we moved here 28 years ago, our family has grown from 5 to 11 (soon to be 12) people.  We are so happy to welcome new family members, either through marriage or birth.  For Thanksgiving, we now have two long tables, and I really hadn't kept up with tablecloths, etc.  So this year I bought two matching tablecloths in a neutral color.
If I had bought 12 napkins to match the tablecloths, it would have cost over $75.  That seemed like a lot.  Plus they would have been a light color, and probably would have gotten stained the first time out.
I did this instead.

I cut up this old tablecloth, which I've always liked for its fall colors, but which is too small for either of my tables.

And I made this.  I had 8 napkins already, so I made 4 more plus a liner for the rolls basket.  It took about an hour and cost nothing.  It all worked great at this year's Thanksgiving, and I plan on using these for years to come.

It's very quiet around here today after yesterday.  I miss the people and the fun, but I'm glad to have some time to rest.  Oh, and to sew!

I hope you have a lovely weekend, doing the things you enjoy most.
Thanks for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches

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