I just got back from my last work trip today. I told them I wasn't going to do any traveling in the third trimester...mainly because it is just soooo tiring! I think I have the baby's room finally cleaned out and ready for final decorating. I'll have pictures soon!
So, I don't have any knitting for you today but I do have some sewing to show off. I was in the mood for a quick project last weekend and I immediately thought of Elizabeth's version of the Reusable Grocery Bag.
After I finished mine, I thought "Something's not right". It didn't quite look like Elizabeth's. I couldn't put my finger on it but then it came to me a day later...I had sewn handles together wrongly! Although, not a disaster by any means, I was quick to fix it and now I like it much better. 
See, the wonderful tutorial here.
Also inspired by Elizabeth and many others, I finally got myself a copy of Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts. 
I've been reading everyone's rave reviews for a long time and now I see what all the fuss is about. Just after a quick glance through, it seems like there are many patterns that I will actually make. Unlike Amy Butler's In Stitches book, which I absolutely adore, I just can't see myself making too many of the projects. I'm hoping that I will be able to make some really great gifts for the girls that will be hosting my baby showers in another month or two.
I actually do have an FO to show you (my modified Anthropologie-Inspired Capelet) but my photographer is currently out of town. Hopefully, this weekend I will have some pictures.
When I first became pregnant my mother-in-law mentioned something about cloth diapering and, never having known anyone who has cloth diapered, I remember thinking....that's crazy! and gross! how do you clean the poo off??? Since then, I've done a lot of research and read a lot of how-to's and seen first hand how our friends in South Dakota do it (I didn't realize they cloth diapered until we visited them). So, you know what? it doesn't look that hard!!! plus, the money savings is a very motivating factor for me, not to mention the environmental benefits. Since, I plan on either quitting my job or going down to very minimal part-time, I know this is something I can do! Getting the diaper packages in the mail this past week has been almost as exciting as getting yarn in the mail. I think part of the reason I've been so excited about it is that I feel like I'm doing something for Baby right now. And when I think of putting those diapers on my little baby I can't stop smiling! This must have something to do with that whole nesting thing too. 
I'm using Lamb's Pride Cotton Fleece in black, which is a drastically different gauge than what the pattern calls for but she gives some great instructions on how to modify it for your own gauge. So far it's coming out really well! Although I just noticed that I have it inside out for this picture but you get the idea. :) I think I will make it a bit longer than the pattern calls for but I only have 2 skeins of the Cotton Fleece so I will have to see how far I can get with that. 
You know, my sock yarn stash is actually smaller than I thought it was!! This actually isn't everything though. I have a few miscellaneous half started socks here and there but this is everything that is still in its original unwound, unswatched glory! 
I pretty much just started all of this organizing this weekend. So right now the room is in a state of absolute destruction because I've pulled everything out of the closet and onto the floor. I think it will take me several weekends to get it all organized.
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