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There are three colleagues, one of them a really close friend, who are expecting babies in September and October. I thought I will put all of them in one thread.
So this is the first one I put together, I designed it (but looking at some patterns I have, I have to admit). Only the date is missing.

Oh how lovely, you have been very busy, Agi, during your holiday

This is soooo cute, well done for making this from scratch using other patterns etc. Ur friend is going to love it.

Your friend will be delighted with this Agi, such a personal gift from you .

aw cute!! Its great that you designed it yourself-like the others have said-its so personal!!(Reminds me that i should start my sons, as he is one in october )

Soooooooooooo cute! You have done a wonderful job.

Adorable. I'm sure your friends will be so touched.

..your friend will be delighted! It's a lovely gift!

Thank you so much.
I have a plan for the second one, due at the beginning of October. But the third one, the friend I mentioned... I am not sure. She doesn't like cutie things. So I would love to do something different for her but don't know what. Have you got any ideas what to stitch for a baby that is not a cutesie?

I'm not sure about one that isn't cutesy. My mom and I do a quilt cake decoration when we want a simple baby shower cake. Maybe you could do something with blocks of color and baby things with the name and date?

Difficult one. I have been searching on the internet and am looking through magazines - came across some baby's building blocks with numbers/letters on which echoes Busy B's idea. Will keep looking.

That's lovely Agi
What about this sampler
http://www.stitchdirect.com/shopWebSite ... lu=156010C" target="_blank" target="_blank
it can be paid for, then downloaded.

That is adorable Agi, well done.

Thank you - and thanks for the tips as well, I will try to look around some more. I may give up the surprise effect and simply ask her - may be show her three or four to choose from.

Well, I sent her some links to look at, and she says she likes both Tatty Teddy and Lickle Ted, so I am going to choose one of them. Perhaps Lickle ted - I love tatty Teddy but he is a bit too grey for a baby's room.
Also she was told she may be giving birth a bit earlier than expected, so I have to hurry up!

That first one is very cute And im sure the 3 of the mother's to be will be very happy when they receive their samplers ^^

Oh I so hate deadlines and I am so happy I have all next week to finish up the Fire and Ice for hubby, Agi wit school and the samplers I have a feeling you will not be able to be on as much. Good luck with your ideas.

Goodluck on your samplers Agi...I'm sure you'll have it done in time!

Well, yes, you are right. I was just telling my husband that I want to do nothing else today but stitching - I had so little done this past week. And couldn't spend as much time here as I would have wanted. But alas, the flat is in a real state, too, and some food needs to be cooked, and some ironing done... I need some housework fairies

I will not fret about the deadlines. If I can give them the sampler when the baby is one month old - nothing terrible will happen. I probably won't go to visit in the first few weeks anyway, you can pick up so many viruses and bacteria in the school that can be dangerous for a baby. So I will just enjoy the stitching.

I ordered this:

http://www.sewalong.co.uk/ProductFull.asp?sel1=(DMC" target="_blank" target="_blank)BL081/54

I also ordered some 16 count Aida from a Hungarian e-shop, quite cheap, because I want to make it a bit bigger than the original kit, with some text on it. Name, date of birth, etc plus a quotation. Don't know what yet. I hope Hajni (my friend) will like it. She showed me some pictures of the baby's room, it will fit in the decoration.


The third one is going to be a mobile. With these:







A little cloud and a fairy is still to be done. All things that are in the sky I may do a bird and a butterfly, too, if I have enough time and if I can make a pattern in a similar style.