Baby Shower Gift

Today Nicole (and big-sister-to-be Presley) got showered with love and baby gifts by family and sisters in Christ; here's my gift!
Back in March we had a shower for Amanda -- when Emeline opened her big sister shirt, Presley said to her grandmother, "Tell Janay that she needs to make me one!" :) So I've known for several months that I would make another sibling set. And I'm pretty sure best buddies Emeline and Presley are excited to have matching shirts!

The BIG SIS/LIL BRO designs are from Five Star Fonts.
For Presley's shirt, I used two different colors of the sequins material for the applique. Dawson's is a filled stitch design. I added their names below the sis/bro designs using the Montana font from 8 Claws and a Paw.


Brian is an accountant, so I made this burp cloth for him to use with Dawson. The dollar bill-like frame is from a freebie on Ann the Gran. I deleted the middle of the design and added the text with Embird alphabet #8.

I'll be honest, I don't know what happened with my thread selection on that one... I'm sure I held the thread up to that ribbon, but when it was done, it did NOT match like it was supposed to. I was so disgusted that I decided to make another burp cloth. :) I've been anxious to test out this new masculine 3-letter monogram font anyway... Circle Monogram Set 3 from Embroidery Arts -- I love it!

Shirts for Sisters-to-be

After seeing Emeline and Nolan's sibling shirts, Melissa asked me to make a set for her family. She is expecting a baby girl in September, making Quinn a big sister! Since they are both girls she requested pink shirts, and we kept the pink/green color scheme.

The BIG SIS/LIL SIS designs are from Five Star Fonts. I added their names using the Montana font from 8 Claws and a Paw.

Happy Birthday, Kenzie!

Kenzie is my birthday buddy! She had a Little Mermaid themed party tonight. In anticipation of that I made this shirt:

After browsing the sites of my favorite applique designers, Kenzie picked the mermaid applique design is from Embroidery Boutique. I think the sequins material is perfect for this, don't you??

As we did for her big sister Kylie, we gave Kenzie her shirt early so she could wear it at her party. Not wanting to arrive empty-handed, Annaliese and I worked on a little tote bag for her, too.

The applique starfish is from Embroidery Library. I added her name with Embird Alphabet #14.

Baby Shower gift

Today some of the young mamas at church had a shower for Amanda, who is expecting a baby boy. I had a lot of fun making this gift!
Baby Nolan will make sweet Emeline a big sister, so I made them matching shirts.

I LOVE THESE. AREN'T THEY ADORABLE???
The BIG SIS/LIL BRO designs are from Five Star Fonts. I've had them for almost a year but hadn't stitched them yet. I intended to make shirts for my kids, but haven't gotten around to it...
For Emeline's shirt, I used two different colors of the sequins material. It's so sparkly and shiny, I just love it! Nolan's design only came as a filled stitch design since it's so much smaller. That's ok, I doubt daddy would let him wear sequins. HA!
I added their names below the sis/bro designs using the Montana font from 8 Claws and a Paw.




The other thing I stitched for Nolan was something I've been planning to do for a long time. In fact, one night I thought to myself, "When Amanda has another baby I know exactly what I'm going to make as a gift." and the next morning I found out she was expecting! Here's what I've been planning for several months:

Matt is a builder/roofer, so when I got this adorable tool belt applique design from DigiStitches, I knew it'd be a perfect baby gift for them. I used a brown suede-like material for the belt, and added "Daddy's Helper" with Embird Alphabet #14.

(The infant overall romper is from Dharma Trading, something I've had in my stash since Carla and I ordered stuff for our kids fall 2007.)

100th Day of School!

Today is the 100th Day of School in Leon County. That's a big deal in kindergarten, so to help Annaliese celebrate, I made her a special shirt. :)

The shirt is the last long-sleeved one I have in my stash from Grandma. Annaliese just got some new striped leggings, so we picked the silver and red to match. I used Chubby Wubby Applique Numbers from GG Designs, and added the text with Embird Alphabet #8.

Here's my excited girl, ready to celebrate!

A Project Five Years in the Making

Well, really it only took me two hours from start (idea) to finish (shirt). But the reason for this shirt has been five years in the making...

Today my daughter got her long hair cut off for the first time, and donated it to Locks of Love. I stitched this shirt for her to commemorate the event!

The applique numbers are from GG Designs' Chubby Wubby Applique Numbers. I love this sequins material -- isn't it neat?!? (Thanks to Kathy, I have it in about 15 different colors.) The Locks of Love Logo uses the font "First Grader", so I asked Kathy to digitize the text for me (I did the little heart in Love).

And now what you really care about...

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