gift making for maggie's second birthday

 smock stitched with a wiksten pattern,

using rifle paper company fabric i bought at gather here.

(the pattern has so many sizes...i'll be able to use it for years to come)
matching baby doll outfit stitched with mccall's pattern #M4338.

the fabric has gretta's favorite red clovers (vermont's state flower),

maggie's favorite daisies

and lovely forget-me-nots and ferns and golden rod.

...a little vermont meadow to wear in brooklyn.

xo

a birchy treasure bag, to take to the park for acorns, twigs and pebbles.

a snapfish book,

telling the story of cora and wilma.

gosh, i struggled mightily when i first sat down at the computer,

the format was not terribly intuitive...

but when i got things figured out, i had a blast
putting it together.

we went to brooklyn this past weekend to spend time with our
now two year old magpie.
she is full of spunk and sentences and independence.
we ate thai food, and bagels (of course),
played at the park (i even slid down the slide),
read so many books and played with blocks.

marmie, maggie and pizza pizza,

walking through a posh neighborhood to get to the farmers market

where we found brussels sprouts on the stem!

here are gretta and maggie,

curled up and close.

you may recognize one of those quilts...

here.

making homemade gifts for this dear wee one helps me feel

better connected to our city baby.

she may be far away, but now she has a few more things that connect our hearts,

crafted with love and care.