Sunday, May 31, 2015

Phoebe at the Wedding

The first major public outing for Phoebe and me was our friends' wedding.  I love getting ready for weddings.  I had actually purchased the wedding gift shortly after we received the invitation in March because I like to have the pick of the registry and because I was trying to complete every task I could before the baby was born.


However, I had a few minutes to play, and so I made the wedding card.  That's a page from a falling-apart copy of Daphne Du Maurier's Frenchman's Creek (which I did like and do own a better copy of); of course, I picked one of the lovey-dovey romantic pages to sew over.



Phoebe was given a pretty dress, but I wished for pretty bloomers to go under it, so I sewed up some lavender ones with a scrap left from Genevieve's pajamas. I used a pattern in my stash and modified it to Phoebe's hilarious measurements. Because I didn't think she'd be using these bloomers a lot and because I need any shortcut I can get right now, I did not finish the seam edges and I sewed the elastic directly on the fabric instead of making casings.


I don't have any actual photos from the wedding (way too overwhelmed with just keeping my wits about me for all the needs of a nursing mother and baby).  Here are gratuitous photos of Phoebe with my dad.  Our little sweetheart.


11 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh how absolutely precious! Christina

beth s said...

So many things to love in this post! Baby, bloomers and lovely card!!! I want to go make my grandbabies some bloomers now! Great idea.

Leisha said...

Phoebe is a beautiful baby . I love seeing such sweet bloomers for Phoebe . Beautiful photo with your father .

Hazel said...

Phoebe is gorgeous :)

Love the card- the combination of bunting and the old book page works really well.

Unknown said...

She's adorable and you amaze me with your thoughtful, beautiful cards and "quick" "simple" sewing projects.

Sarah said...

Phoebe is beautiful! I just love her little dress and bloomers!! : )

Leila said...

Well, it's hard to concentrate on your excellent craftiness with that gorgeous baby to look at!!!

Elizabeth Musgrave said...

What a lovely baby and what lovely bloomers!

jenny_o said...

Such sweetness! Tiny bloomers, adorable little baby, grandpa and granddaughter ...

I do love that card. So original and appropriate.

MDiskin said...

What a beautiful baby.... there is nothing -- nothing! -- like that sweet soft peachy skin of a newborn.



I'm contenting myself with my 5YO's knobbly fingers. Just as sweet!

benilhalk said...

Totally love this post. Phoebe at the Wedding looks very cute. I too haven’t been anywhere since delivery, it’s been two months now but on this weekend we would be attending the engagement party of my sister. The party would be at destination LA event venues so officially my two month old baby will be lying to LA for his first journey.