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i must say, danny's parents completely surprised me for christmas.

i told them that a sewing machine was on my "wish list" but there were plenty of other things on our wish list for the new baby + max, so i wasn't even hoping that a brand new sewing machine would be wrapped up with my name on it.

{ok, i might have been hoping a little bit, but they weren't realistic hopes :)}

...little did i know...

it was such a fun surprise to get something that i wanted and they even surprised danny! it was great. after a bunch of research and looking through reviews, i decided to upgrade to the brother innov-is 40, and i am so. so. so. excited about it. i have been finding tons of cute patterns on-line and i have quite a few ideas swirling about in my little head.

ever since my friend dayna's post on adorable baby shoes {check it} i have been dying to make some of my own. i've been drooling over these patterns from joyfolie and can't wait to get to the fabric store so i can whip up some of these beauties. so i don't leave max out, i better make a pair of these {or two or three...} and these little open-toed shoes are right up my alley.

oh, and i'm pretty sure these barrette's are the cutest things i have ever seen. i'm trying to figure out exactly how they stick on a babies head...is it just velcro? {i don't have much experience with hair accessories...}

homemade by jill is a personal favorite, and the ruffle leggings that she made for her little girl are amazing. my daughter needs some. little baby girl also needs some of these. i can't believe how cute every single headband is. seriously, homemade by jill is amazing.

aside from baby things, i am working on a master bedroom makeover {since it is desperately in need!} and my good friend brittany brought to my attention this beautiful quilt. we are going to tackle it one of these days in the very near future. i couldn't be more excited.

as you can tell, i am stoked about my christmas present. {thanks again mom + dad!!}

we are going to organize the
dungeon
downstairs bedroom and turn it into my little crafting/sewing room. right now it is a complete disaster, but not for long.

it has been so much fun looking around the internet for ideas + patterns, but i'm sure i've skipped over a bunch. do you have any patterns that you can't live without??