It’s official. Samuel may just be the cutest baby ever. I know I’m biased, but seriously, isn’t he adorable? At almost 8 months old he is just the most smiley, happy baby. I could just squeeze and kiss his lil’ baby cheeks all day.
And he is definitely on the move now. He flips and rolls all over the floor. Crawling will be next so I took my obsession with hearts and red felt and made him some heart knee patches. I’ve been itching to put a patch on something but elbow patches for me seemed kind of pointless. It’s not like I wear them out! I saw this pin from Little Pinwheel thought the extra padding would be perfect for Sam’s poor knees.
Basically this project turned into an excuse for a photo shoot for Sam. We are definitely not snapping as many pics of this little guy – poor third child! But he’s a natural for the camera – he even held his Judy prop! (Three giraffes ago we named her Judy before we realized she had a name. It stuck.)
DIY Heart Knee Patch Baby Pants
You will need:
- A pair of pants
- Felt
- A heart template – obviously I love hearts but this would work for any shape. Four leaf clover pants may be next!
- Embroidery thread
- Scissors
Cut out your shapes and pin them to the pants. If possible, try the pants on the baby and mark the knees. Sam was napping while I made these so I had to guess. Pin the hearts to the pants and sew patch on with embroidery thread.
I couldn’t wait to try these on Sam so I dressed him in his festive pants as soon as he woke up. Not sure if this face means he likes it or not?
And if you’re wondering, these did great in the wash. I always worry about my sewing skills but the patches stayed on and the felt looked fantastic.
Oh he really is the cutest little guy! Love the pants too – SO cute!
wow thanks for share it
Oh my goodness, these are precious!
Ahh, cute cute project and even cuter model! :D I love that photo of him on the bed with the giraffe. That’s my go-to gift whenever someone I know has a baby!
Oh gorgeous! You are too clever :)
How stinking cute!!!
What a cutie! And what an adorable idea!
Oh I love him! What a cutie!! My girl is putting holes in all her pant knees. I love this idea!!
cute and clever idea!!!
xxx Ale
The heart patches and that smile are both so cute!
You are so right! Sam is the definition of baby cuteness ~ A true Gerber baby! Kiss those little cheeks for me too!
Yes, he’s definitely got the cheeks, doesn’t he? Will give him a big kiss for Auntie Jan!
What a little cutie patootie, love those pictures, especially that little tongue! :) oh yes, cute pants too :)
So cute and they gotta add a little extra cushion for those knees as well. Good to hear they held up in the wash. :)
Aww so cute! That’s a great idea for little knees I must show my friend with the twins. They have Sophies too – alternate between being called Raffe and Sophie.
Sophie (aka Judy) is the best! I’m always amazed at how much the kiddos love to gnaw on her little ears :)
Cute!!
So cute! He looks like he’s ready for Valentine’s Day :-)
OOOOooooohhhh I love these! Isn’t it really difficult to get a still picture of these little roley-poley almost 8 month old babies? I always have the toughest time getting a picture of McCrae. And he’s got two little bottom teeth in so I *really* want to get a picture of him! Too bad we don’t live closer so our two little fellas can have a playdate! haha! :)
Anyway, love the little patches! So adorable!!!
A playdate would be so fun! :) It’s fun to see them start exploring their world more. And Sam has been drooling like a fiend the past couple of days – I wonder when he’ll get his first tooth!
Samuel IS incredibly cute – the perfect little baby model, and you’re a great photographer! What an adorable idea. I may need to do something like this for Jillian when the time comes!
Well, when Sam grows out of his pants in about a month, I’ll send ‘em your way! :)
Awesome! Although they may not fit…Jillian is 3 months old and wearing 6-9 month cloths already. I love me a chunky baby!!!!
Chunky babies are definitely the best! Let me know when she starts crawling and I’ll make you a pair :)
absolutely the cutest baby! and such a cute idea – makes me wish I still had a baby to do this for!
thx for sharing the sweet pictures, took me back to good memories.
I know, nothing like looking at cute baby pics to cheer me up – makes me forget all those nights of waking up every 3 hours!
He is so adorable!
These came out beyond adorable!
omg i need to find a baby stat, because i’m smitten with these
I just shared it on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and StumbleUpon.
Thank you Sigrid :) Sam says thanks too – he was pretty proud of his modeling job today!
He is adorable. I love the pants.
Oh he is the cutest! Children are the perfect guinea pigs for clothes DIYs, getting away with way more than we can!