A medley of gifties

Thank you so much for your compliments about the dress...

You really help me build up confidence and thus continue challenging myself!

I can't wait to start making my coat, but first, here are a few things I made more or less recently...

First, two new additions to my nephew Robin's things, still in the animal theme, since this the theme for his room and clothes.

A fleece blanket (150x115 cm), cut and serged in a jiffy
(hurray for fleece!)

The blanket is off-white, but the spools I have for my serger are either white or black... I was afraid that the white would not make a pretty contrast to the blankie, so to compromise, I used the sable spool I'd bought for my ruchéd blouse for the upper looper, which resulted in a decorative effect and muted the "whiteness" of the three other threads.

And here's another stitched bib... This one took two evenings although the previous bibs only took one; but my stitching evenings are rather on the short side at the moment; and anyway, what can it matter? That bib is my favourite... Doesn't that variegated thread (Anchor 1302) makes the kitty look like Little Miss Cutie? (she's gray, cream and pinkish-red).

Free design found here...
Thanks to Anne's suggestion, thanks Anne!!

And a swathe (swaddle? This is just something to lay the baby on while changing his nappy)
with a little frog:

Finally, here are two small pieces I stitched last time I visited my parents, 3 weeks ago. We celebrated my father's and younger sister's birthday then and those were extra gifties for them. They were actually my first two projects for the "stitching smalls October". Both are freebies from Brittercup Designs; I started stitching them in the train to Lille, and finished them up while chatting with my mother in the kitchen, as she was making soup (a treasured moment!).

For my sister Hélène, a small kitty in her Choupette's colours:

Stitched with GAST in Soot

For my Dad, a dog in our P'tite Chienne's colours
(she and my Dad have a special bond )

Stitched with a Vicki Clayton silk.

The whole family is gathering again at my parents' this weekend. This is pretty close from our last time together, but it'll probably be the last time when neither of us has acquired the Mama/Auntie/Uncle/Grandparent status yet! Not that we're nostalgic of that, far from it - but things will definitely not be the same once little Robin is born...
Hope everyone is having a good week.