Family

If you're trying to get a hold of me for the next couple of days, please be patient. I have a sick family member. My life will be a bit upside down for a bit. Thank you for understanding.

C-130s

Introducing a new item! The stuffed C-130! ^-^
$25
Fabric does not have to be camouflage. I chose camouflage because that was the color they painted them for a bit when I was younger.

Back

I am back from vacation. ^-^

Hooded Towels

Between going camping, having a garage sale, and my family reunion* coming up next week (I'll be gone 29 June-9 July) I haven't gotten much time to post. But here's what I've been working on.

I made this hooded towel for a friend's baby shower. She is having a boy, and her nursery is blue with frogs.I embroidered (with one of my two fonts on my machine) the baby's name on the hood of the towel.All my future towels are going to have the pleats facing the other way. I wanted to applique some cattails on there, but I ran out of time and energy after camping with the teen girls in my church.The frog and letter are both home made appliquesTrying to finish, my husband was begging me to hurry up so he could snap some pictures. ^-^
I've already made a second towel. I made it for my daughter. I haven't quite finished it yet though, I still need to design the animal (a cat) and sew it on there. I'll take pictures and post them once it's finished.

*NOTE: My family reunion is out of state. I will resume sewing after 9 July. I will check my email as often as I am able while away.

Dress Form

Garage sales. You've gotta love 'em. My mom got this child 6-10 dress form at a garage sale down the street. It's practically new! It's begging me to find a project. ^-^

More Appliques

Here are some more appliques I've made. The Young Women (ages 12-17) in my church are going to a week long summer camp in June, and so I was asked to make some drawstring bags with their initial on it as well as their initial on a pillowcase that I put some trim on.

One of the bags (I apologize for the bad photos).Close up of the applique.The pillowcase trim and applique.Close up of the applique.

Embroidery

My machine does not embroider names, pictures, or the like (it only does small decorative borders). So here is my very first attempt at making the embroidery pattern myself. Its not perfect, but pretty good for a first time I think. If you're wanting something similar, we can talk. Embroidery will be a case by case decision. Again, just to clarify, I had to guide the machine by hand. This is not easy. I'll get better.