Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Shower gift
Michelle and I gave this set as a gift at a baby shower tonight. The monogram is Vintage Chloe alphabet from Embroidery Boutique.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Baby Girl Gift Set
Melissa ordered this bib/burp cloth set for our mutual friend Glenda who recently had a baby girl. I used the Empire font from Embroidery Arts:
Ready for the Pool!
Last week I found towels (only $4 at Walmart) that match my kids' swimsuits perfectly! Annaliese picked the thread colors and font (Action from 8 Claws and a Paw), I did the stitching.
I surprised Annaliese by embellishing a pair of her flip flops with these monogrammed flowers:
The idea came from Embroidery Garden. You can download a free pdf with directions there. If you join her AD list yahoo group, you can also download the embroidery files for the fringe covered buttons!
I surprised Annaliese by embellishing a pair of her flip flops with these monogrammed flowers:
The idea came from Embroidery Garden. You can download a free pdf with directions there. If you join her AD list yahoo group, you can also download the embroidery files for the fringe covered buttons!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Poppy's Pit Crew/Daddy's Angels
Danielle asked me to make shirts for her dad and her husband for Father's Day.
"Poppy" is really into cars, so we opted for the text "Poppy's Pit Crew". I used Embird Alphabet #8 for the text. The faces are from Embroidery Library's Stick Figure Faces.
She selected "Daddy's Little Angels" for her husband. Same faces as Poppy's, I just added little halos above the faces.
"Poppy" is really into cars, so we opted for the text "Poppy's Pit Crew". I used Embird Alphabet #8 for the text. The faces are from Embroidery Library's Stick Figure Faces.
She selected "Daddy's Little Angels" for her husband. Same faces as Poppy's, I just added little halos above the faces.
Friday, June 18, 2010
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.
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.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Precious in His Sight
Ok, confession time... this order really stumped me, I'm embarrassed to say.
Carlin's sweet grandmother called a while back to order a few baby gift sets. She doesn't know the gender of the expected babies, so she needs something generic. Since I am all about personalization and customization, I was left totally blank. Even in the rare cases that I make a gift without knowing the baby's name, I usually do something career, hobby or sports team related that would be meaningful to the family. But I don't know these families at all! There are so many cute, generic things in the stores (selling for less than can make them) that I wanted it to be unique and special, worth the effort!
Mama Bailey is a wonderful, godly woman and I thought she'd enjoy giving a gift with a Christian theme. Except for online or maybe at a Bible book store, you can't find Christian baby items very easily, so I decided to go that route.
The lamb design is from Designs by JuJu. I added "Precious in His Sight" with Embird Alphabet #8. It was a fun challenge to pick a gender-neutral color scheme, too!
One of the families she's giving a gift set to has picked out a name for their son, so he's getting a personalized set:
I used the applique G from Embroidery Boutique's Fun Applique Alphabet. I used the Whoa Nelly font from 8 Claws and a Paw for "Graham".
Carlin's sweet grandmother called a while back to order a few baby gift sets. She doesn't know the gender of the expected babies, so she needs something generic. Since I am all about personalization and customization, I was left totally blank. Even in the rare cases that I make a gift without knowing the baby's name, I usually do something career, hobby or sports team related that would be meaningful to the family. But I don't know these families at all! There are so many cute, generic things in the stores (selling for less than can make them) that I wanted it to be unique and special, worth the effort!
Mama Bailey is a wonderful, godly woman and I thought she'd enjoy giving a gift with a Christian theme. Except for online or maybe at a Bible book store, you can't find Christian baby items very easily, so I decided to go that route.
The lamb design is from Designs by JuJu. I added "Precious in His Sight" with Embird Alphabet #8. It was a fun challenge to pick a gender-neutral color scheme, too!
One of the families she's giving a gift set to has picked out a name for their son, so he's getting a personalized set:
I used the applique G from Embroidery Boutique's Fun Applique Alphabet. I used the Whoa Nelly font from 8 Claws and a Paw for "Graham".
Friday, June 11, 2010
Sibling Shirts
My friend Glenda was expecting a baby girl, but they chose to keep her name a secret until after she was born. I asked if she wanted a generic gift at her shower, or wait until later to get personalized stuff. She opted for waiting. It was weird to go to a shower empty-handed... but worth it! Glenda chose matching sibling shirts similar to the ones I made for Emeline and Nolan a few months ago. I got to deliver them today and meet little Madelyn! How precious!
The BIG SIS/LIL BRO designs are from Five Star Fonts. I added their names using the Montana font from 8 Claws and a Paw. I started with Oliver's shirt, picking two fabrics from my stash that I liked:
Madelyn's is a filled design. I kept the navy blue but swapped out the light blue for pink:
The BIG SIS/LIL BRO designs are from Five Star Fonts. I added their names using the Montana font from 8 Claws and a Paw. I started with Oliver's shirt, picking two fabrics from my stash that I liked:
Madelyn's is a filled design. I kept the navy blue but swapped out the light blue for pink:
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Hooping a back pack
Someone asked me today how I hooped a back pack, and instead of just typing it up for her, I decided to put it on my blog to share with many. I searched for a tutorial online and couldn't quickly find one. So here we go!
First of all, since I have a single needle home embroidery machine, I often have to tell people no when they ask me to monogram a bag. Usually it is near impossible or too difficult to be worth the stress. But if the embroidery spot is easily accessible, I'm willing to give it a go. For example, here is Annaliese's backpack from this past school year, purchased at Old Navy:
Obviously it is already monogrammed... I'm going to quickly run through how I did it. See how this front pocket unzips and pulls down quite a ways? This makes it possible to lay on my hoop.
I use a hoopless embroidery method. I hooped tearaway stabilizer and used spray adhesive. (If I were to do it again today, I would use sticky stabilizer, but I didn't own any at that point.)
Then I placed the pocket of the backpack on the hoop. (I had used a marking pen to note where the center of my design should be and was sure the bag was straight on my hoop.) The stickiness of the stabilizer will hold the vinyl down flat, but it's good to pin the bag to the stabilizer outside of the stitching area just as an extra measure.
Now I move the hoop to the machine and stitch away!
Side view:
Front view. This is the tricky part... the bag blocks my view of the machine. And I need to hold the bag the whole time so the weight of it doesn't drag the hoop and distort the embroidery. You wouldn't want to do an extensive design on a bag hooped like this, just a name or three-letter monogram. (OH, and now I see how dirty her bag is, need to go wash it. insert blush)
This is my view as I stand over the bag. I can peak and hit the stop button if needed. :)
So there you go. Is that helpful??
First of all, since I have a single needle home embroidery machine, I often have to tell people no when they ask me to monogram a bag. Usually it is near impossible or too difficult to be worth the stress. But if the embroidery spot is easily accessible, I'm willing to give it a go. For example, here is Annaliese's backpack from this past school year, purchased at Old Navy:
Obviously it is already monogrammed... I'm going to quickly run through how I did it. See how this front pocket unzips and pulls down quite a ways? This makes it possible to lay on my hoop.
I use a hoopless embroidery method. I hooped tearaway stabilizer and used spray adhesive. (If I were to do it again today, I would use sticky stabilizer, but I didn't own any at that point.)
Then I placed the pocket of the backpack on the hoop. (I had used a marking pen to note where the center of my design should be and was sure the bag was straight on my hoop.) The stickiness of the stabilizer will hold the vinyl down flat, but it's good to pin the bag to the stabilizer outside of the stitching area just as an extra measure.
Now I move the hoop to the machine and stitch away!
Side view:
Front view. This is the tricky part... the bag blocks my view of the machine. And I need to hold the bag the whole time so the weight of it doesn't drag the hoop and distort the embroidery. You wouldn't want to do an extensive design on a bag hooped like this, just a name or three-letter monogram. (OH, and now I see how dirty her bag is, need to go wash it. insert blush)
This is my view as I stand over the bag. I can peak and hit the stop button if needed. :)
So there you go. Is that helpful??
Monday, June 7, 2010
"Barbie" shirt for Katie
When Michele saw my post about Annaliese's "Barbie" shirt, she immediately asked for one for her daughter, who is getting a Barbie house for her birthday. The "Paris Pretty Bella Applique" is from Planet Applique.
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