Monday, November 16, 2009
Monogrammed Apron
Rosanne bought an apron for her niece that she wanted monogrammed. We settled on a chef's hat from Embroidery Library, and stitched Laura's name with 8 Claws and a Paw's Lizzy Font. As usual, designs from both places stitched perfectly!!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tooth Fairy Pillow!
Two weeks ago today in the middle of church Annaliese discovered that one of her bottom teeth was loose! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT -- MY BABY HAD A LOOSE TOOTH!
Once I got over that shock, I realized I needed to quickly get to work on her tooth fairy pillow. Thankfully I had already been brainstorming ideas, it was just a matter of finalizing the design and getting to work.
The little fairy is from the Angels Watching Over Me Applique set from Designs by JuJu. I digitized the pocket and Kathy did the text for me (I love the font Delightful!!). I decided to add the ribbon as a hanger so we can either put it on her doorknob or on her bed post. That will make it more convenient for the tooth fairy to make the exchange. :)
I got the pillow done within a week, but decided to wait until she actually lost the tooth to give it to her. Well, that happened today at lunch!
Annaliese's pillow is hanging by her bed, tooth safely tucked inside, awaiting the fairy!
Once I got over that shock, I realized I needed to quickly get to work on her tooth fairy pillow. Thankfully I had already been brainstorming ideas, it was just a matter of finalizing the design and getting to work.
The little fairy is from the Angels Watching Over Me Applique set from Designs by JuJu. I digitized the pocket and Kathy did the text for me (I love the font Delightful!!). I decided to add the ribbon as a hanger so we can either put it on her doorknob or on her bed post. That will make it more convenient for the tooth fairy to make the exchange. :)
I got the pillow done within a week, but decided to wait until she actually lost the tooth to give it to her. Well, that happened today at lunch!
Annaliese's pillow is hanging by her bed, tooth safely tucked inside, awaiting the fairy!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Dashiell's First Thanksgiving
I can't believe it's November! I stitched Dashiell's First Thanksgiving bib. I LOVE these designs from Embroidery Library. Kathy digitized the text for me again.
When I showed this bib to Carlin he said, "That's going to be one messy bib!" All the other first holidays were before Dashiell started solids and feeding himself. Glad I remembered to take a picture before we used it for the first time!
I love looking at how much he's changed from his first Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Fourth of July. Next up is Dashiell's First Birthday!! (After that the last two will be "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year", since they will technically be his second Christmas/New Years. Anxious to take a big group picture of all the bibs and submit it to Embroidery Library's Showcase!)
UPDATE: 11/26/09
Not quite as bad as I expected...
When I showed this bib to Carlin he said, "That's going to be one messy bib!" All the other first holidays were before Dashiell started solids and feeding himself. Glad I remembered to take a picture before we used it for the first time!
I love looking at how much he's changed from his first Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Fourth of July. Next up is Dashiell's First Birthday!! (After that the last two will be "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year", since they will technically be his second Christmas/New Years. Anxious to take a big group picture of all the bibs and submit it to Embroidery Library's Showcase!)
UPDATE: 11/26/09
Not quite as bad as I expected...
Friday, November 13, 2009
School Spirited Birthday gift -- UPDATED
For Madison's birthday gift we decided to make her a shirt to show school spirit, much like the one Grandma Kathy made Annaliese. Madison's school mascot is a fox, and their school colors are green and silver.
The applique fox is from Embroidery Library and I used fleece, so it's extra fuzzy and soft! I added the text with Embird Alphabet #8.
Friday we got together for a play date, the girls were so excited to be together!
The applique fox is from Embroidery Library and I used fleece, so it's extra fuzzy and soft! I added the text with Embird Alphabet #8.
Friday we got together for a play date, the girls were so excited to be together!
Burp cloths!
For Faith's burp cloth, Michelle requested Five Star Font's Scrappy Applique. I went on a hunt for a font that had rounded serifs, and settled on 8 Claws and a Paw's Jester font for "Faith".
For Summer's burp cloth, Michelle asked if there was anything new I wanted to try. I realized I have a beautiful stacked monogram set that I bought well over a year ago that I still haven't stitched! This monogram is Vintage Chloe from Embroidery Boutique.
For Summer's burp cloth, Michelle asked if there was anything new I wanted to try. I realized I have a beautiful stacked monogram set that I bought well over a year ago that I still haven't stitched! This monogram is Vintage Chloe from Embroidery Boutique.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tooth Fairy!
Kylie has lost her first tooth!
As soon as she noticed wiggly teeth (in September), Valerie got to work on finding something special for the girls to use for visits from the Tooth Fairy. She found these cute fairy dolls that have a tooth pocket on the dress. Valerie brought them to me to personalize. We decided to add their names above the "Tooth fairy" text which was already there.
Embird Alphabet #33 turned out to be a pretty decent match. Unfortunately even though I have lots of shades of pink thread, nothing I had was quite the right match. Kylie's thread was a bit to mauve:
and Kenzie's was a bit too bright:
I wish I could have mixed the two. Oh well, they are cute none the less!
This project got me thinking that I might need to come up with a Tooth Fairy solution myself within the next year. Thankfully I started brainstorming right away, considering making a pillow with one of the angel designs from Designs by JuJu... third row, second angel -- isn't she cute??
A week and a half ago, Annaliese noticed a loose tooth! I'm so glad I had put thought into it already. Within a few days I finalized my design and made the pillow. BUT we've decided to wait until she actually looses the tooth to give it to her, so you'll just have to wait in anxious anticipation to see it. It is VERY cute!
As soon as she noticed wiggly teeth (in September), Valerie got to work on finding something special for the girls to use for visits from the Tooth Fairy. She found these cute fairy dolls that have a tooth pocket on the dress. Valerie brought them to me to personalize. We decided to add their names above the "Tooth fairy" text which was already there.
Embird Alphabet #33 turned out to be a pretty decent match. Unfortunately even though I have lots of shades of pink thread, nothing I had was quite the right match. Kylie's thread was a bit to mauve:
and Kenzie's was a bit too bright:
I wish I could have mixed the two. Oh well, they are cute none the less!
This project got me thinking that I might need to come up with a Tooth Fairy solution myself within the next year. Thankfully I started brainstorming right away, considering making a pillow with one of the angel designs from Designs by JuJu... third row, second angel -- isn't she cute??
A week and a half ago, Annaliese noticed a loose tooth! I'm so glad I had put thought into it already. Within a few days I finalized my design and made the pillow. BUT we've decided to wait until she actually looses the tooth to give it to her, so you'll just have to wait in anxious anticipation to see it. It is VERY cute!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Baby Boy Gift Set
Michelle requested this bib and burp cloth set:
The burp cloth design is from the Monkey Shines Applique Alphabet Uppercase set sold on OregonPatchWorks. I added "Chase" with Embird Alphabet #2.
The bib design is from the Monkey Shines Applique Alphabet Lowercase. Mmmmmmm.... cookie...
The burp cloth design is from the Monkey Shines Applique Alphabet Uppercase set sold on OregonPatchWorks. I added "Chase" with Embird Alphabet #2.
The bib design is from the Monkey Shines Applique Alphabet Lowercase. Mmmmmmm.... cookie...
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Marker Roll
For Madison's 2nd birthday party, Michelle purchased Color Wonder markers and paper. There are 6 markers in the box, and she asked if I could make Madison a marker roll. Well, the in-hoop designs from Sewing For Sarah are for either 4-markers (which I can make) or 8-markers (which I can't). So I decided to just stitch one by hand for her, using the SFS designs as a guide.
(There is actually much more to the story, but to spare myself the embarrassment, we're just going to keep it between me, Michelle and Kathy.)
(There is actually much more to the story, but to spare myself the embarrassment, we're just going to keep it between me, Michelle and Kathy.)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Baseball T-shirt
Remember all the "Opening Day" baseball shirts? Well, Kelli asked if I could stitch a similar t-shirt for a little friend of hers. In this case we used navy, gray and white since they are Yankee fans.
The baseball monogram is from Five Star Fonts. (I apologize for the terrible quality of this picture. I tried and tried, but I could not get a close-up that was both clear AND accurately portrayed the colors...sigh...)
The baseball monogram is from Five Star Fonts. (I apologize for the terrible quality of this picture. I tried and tried, but I could not get a close-up that was both clear AND accurately portrayed the colors...sigh...)
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