Living Pinterest: Baby Leg Warmers

Baby legs are adorable. I have them pinned here and blogged about them here.

And about two weeks after blogging about them Westley got a little package in the mail from his buddy Parker sending him that very pair. What a sweet dude that Parker is.

After getting them in the mail I got inspired and decided to make some myself. Then I realized this would involve a sewing machine and panicked. Then calmed myself down and went on a Pinterest hunt for an easy tutorial.

Oh Pinterest, you always deliver.

I found a tutorial that I thought looked easy enough: Here is the original pin.

Basically she takes a sock, cuts it up and sews it back together without the toe and heal and voila! Baby legs!

Figured it was a good first timer project.

I bought some tub socks and realized they were long enough that I didn't have to sew two parts together I could just cut the foot part off and sew a seam! WIN!

So I got to work:

 The socks after I cut the foot part off

 SEWING.

 I look much calmer than I feel inside here. SEWING.

 And this is how the seam turned out. Reaaaal crazy like.

  I think with the sort of material I had I should have used a surger? I don't even really know what that is but people on Project Runway use it on stretchy material so I'm thinking that is why the seam is so stretched out and wonky.

Or it's just that I am learning to sew and scream a little when I push down on the sewing pedal thingy.

Anyway, wonk as they are, they work! As seen on yesterday's post of Westley worriedly eating his first meal:

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And that very pair of leg warmers in packed up in my suitcase to go to Boston TODAY to visit some awesome women and 3 sweet babes.

e & ee - from e tells tales

bridget & parker - from tales of me and the husband

molly - from mr. & mrs. rigoloso in detail

and

shannon & behr - from the scribble pad

I'll be honest, I am nervous. What if they think I'm lame? What if my baggage gets lost and I don't have any clothes or a car seat for Westley? What if Westley cries on the plane the entire time and everybody hates me?!

I guess we'll seeeeeee!

I'll have details next week. But probably not till mid to end of the week because when I come home I'll have bags to unpack and sleep to catch up on.

Okay, now link up friends! Show me whatchu got!