Teacher Gifts 2014

This year everyone got a kitchen towel!
I gave Annaliese's teachers a monogrammed Stay-Put towel:

I cranked out 14 of these! I like to give a token of appreciation to each of the special area teachers that Annaliese interacts with on a weekly basis.

 I used I2S's Intertwined Vine for their last initial.

(My Stay Put towel is loosely inspired by the Topsy Towel tutorial posted on Embroidery Library. In this case I did not applique a square of fabric, nor did I square up the towel. There is a free V-shaped buttonhole design posted on Sew Forum that goes with this tutorial. If you are not a member of SF, it is free to join.)

I also made a Nameflake ornament for her two classroom teachers:

 

For the preschool staff I gave out the various holiday towels I had stitched throughout the fall. (Full design details can be found here)

Misc Monogramming

Here are a random assortment of items I monogrammed simply with embroidery throughout the fall!
Barb contacted me wanting keyfobs for herself and her husband. I used LP's Taylor font for their names, and DS's keyfob design.

Marci asked me to monogram a couple robes for her:

I used I2S's Fancy Circle monogram

I monogrammed this towel for my friend Amy using EB's Striped Lexi Monogram Alphabet

I made a stay-put towel for Cherri using EB's Chandler Chevron Alphabet

 

I monogrammed Annaliese's apron (and her doll's apron too!) using 8CP's Satin Split Curlz font

Sabrina asked me to make a keychain for her niece to attach to a lunchbox. I used I2S's Behind These Hazel Eyes

This keychain was ordered for a new college student, we incorporated all three school colors by using 8CP's Two Color Script:

Tarika asked me to monogram a few baby items. Aren't these bibs elegant?

I used I2S's Covered By Your Grace for Joshua

and I2S's Nick for Damon III

and I2S's One Thing for Kendall

Christmas towels

Recent testing for four of my favorite digitizers has generated a nice stash of Christmas towels here!

First up, Santa Hat alphabet from 8CP:

 I LOVE this paisley!

 Next, a couple versions of the Merry design from Embroidery Boutique. The larger sizes are appliqué, but this 4x4 size is filled:

 I did one version with two colors:

And another with five colors:

Flourish designs from Lynnie Pinnie. These are perfect for putting a monogram in, but I opted to use fabrics with a pretty motif:

This is the Christmas Ornament Flourish design

And the Christmas Tree Flourish design

 And finally (for now) a sweet Reindeer with Candy Cane from The Itch 2 Stitch

The shape of this little guy lent itself to a stay put towel! My daughter fell in love with it, so it will be staying at our house. :)

Edited to add:
I did two more in December (which was perfect because it rounded out my gifts to the preschool staff)

An I2S customer wanted the "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" in 4x4 size, so I tested that for Cristy before sending it on to the customer:

And I tested this pretty Snowflake Monogram on a towel for 8CP:

Recent Test Stitching

Are you ready for football season?

This Touchdown design is new from Lynnie Pinnie. I put it on a stay-put towel for friends of mine who are Auburn fans :)

(My Stay Put towel is loosely inspired by the Topsy Towel tutorial posted on Embroidery Library. In this case I did not applique a square of fabric, nor did I square up the towel. There is a free V-shaped buttonhole design posted on Sew Forum that goes with this tutorial. If you are not a member of SF, it is free to join.)

School starts in less than two weeks and I still haven't done back to school shirts for my kids, but by golly we are ready for St Patrick's Day! ;)

This is Embroidery Boutique's Split Shamrock, and I used her Oopsy Daisy font to add Annaliese's name.

Blessed is the Nation

Another pretty text design... another kitchen towel for myself!

The Blessed Nation design is from Lynnie Pinnie. (This is the 4x4 size and is all embroidery. The larger sizes include applique.) I selected these darker colors to coordinate with my kitchen.

(My Stay Put towel is loosely inspired by the Topsy Towel tutorial posted on Embroidery Library. In this case I did not applique a square of fabric, nor did I square up the towel. There is a free V-shaped buttonhole design posted on Sew Forum that goes with this tutorial. If you are not a member of SF, it is free to join.)