Fabric for the huge pile of WIPs

Do you recognize this fabric? This will all be in beautiful baby balls soon. Below is some of the fabric for the boy's new kitchen accouterments. By the way, when the kitchen is done done, you're going to hear about it in a big way. I feel like it needs its own blog: mylittlekitchen.blogspot.com. Oops. That should read: theboy'slittlekitchen.blogspot.com, right?! I painted it twice yesterday, and this morning we rearranged the boy's room for some added play space and room for culinary fun. We'll find the duktig here in a minute or two (ha!-- it's in storage... It'll take a good half hour!).

I fell in love with this little "smocket" on Alicia's site the minute I saw it, and actually begged for the pattern. I have no little girls for the smocket, but I'm making some any way. They are so darling! I followed a comment link about the smocket to Artsy-Crafty Babe which I love. Beki actually offered to send me one of her extra patterns for it and she's now my new best internet friend of all time (!). She doesn't know that, of course, but I think that's just so incredibly generous. I'm going to find a little something in the way of a "thank you" to send right back to her. I'll be smocking in no time.

I'm also enjoying Pixiegenne and Amstershiresauce lately. Lots of good, creative Mama stuff going on over there.

It's T's birthday today and there's a banner overhead and birthday dinner plans in the works. We're making a week of it with a family dinner tomorrow and a trip to Seattle for fun birthday things like new socks next weekend. In spare moments I'm itching to attack the new fabric, work on the kitchen and play with my new machine. Oh, and clean the house and cook for playgroup here on Monday! Good times.