I met this terrific new woman who invited us to golf with her and her husband. It turns out that she has a daughter named Jayme and some new twin grandchildren. First off, I cannot believe that she invited my husband and I to golf with her and her husband after having played with me once and it was really the first time I had played with another person. I was soooooo nervous but played pretty well the first time (it was only nine holes). So the second time I played terribly. It took me about 9 holes to stop being so crazy nervous and I finally started calming down. I played about 6 decent holes and then I started getting tired. Anyway, she was so much fun to play golf with and she was very encouraging to me that I really wanted to stitch up something cute for her grandbabies who are coming to visit next week. Look what I stitched. I think they came out pretty cute.
So, I turned that holiday fabric into two matching dresses. They turned out pretty cute, I think. One is a size 5T and the other is 6 months. I think big sister is going to LOVE having a matching dress with her baby sister. I hope so anyway.
I also appliqued a 1 and then embroidered a name on a cute T for a friend's child. After looking at the T shirt I thought one of those many tiered skirts would look cute with it so I stitched up one with three coordinating fabrics. I think it turned out pretty cute also.
It was one of the cute ruffled hem T's from Walmart. I think it was under $4 for the Tshirt. I am quite pleased with the finished product. I'll try to get a picture of the recipient wearing the new outfit so I can post it later.
Also finished the candy cane fabric but it turned into ruffle hemmed pants instead of a skirt.
Other than that, I am busy sewing up holiday outfits. I have one more Thanksgiving jumper to do and a turkey tee for my grand nephew :) Then I will be in Christmas mode full time except for the occasional baby gift.
Can you see the steam coming off of my machine?? :) Having sooooo much fun!
How cute is this? I decided to try and make a skirt to wear with some of the onesies and shirts I have been making. This particular pattern is SO easy to make and it can have three tiers and oh so many fabric possibilities. LOVE IT!
Stay tuned because in a few days I plan to have this fabric made into matching dresses to go along with the red T with holly trees. There will hopefully be two matching sister dresses and another red T with holly trees. I think that big sister will love having a matching dress with her baby sister and the brothers will tie in with their red t's with the same fabric as the skirts as the fabric of the trees on their t's.
The red t with the J ornament will have a matching sister dress with a red t top and a green candy cane bottom. I'll post the pictures when I finish (haven't even cut the fabric yet) the dresses.
Also made a cute Christmasy T with an appliqued tree and truck. FUN!
I haven't spent much time knitting lately and I have a Christmas stocking that needs to be knit. I thought maybe I would share a few of my favorite knitted sweaters. The sweater pictured below was very difficult for me and took a lot of time. It is beautiful inside and out. You could literally wear it inside out but of course you would not see the intricate pattern that way. Well worth the time and effort.
The sweater below was knit using a yarn that was variegated so the pattern just appeared as I was knitting. It is a lovely soft sweater. Perfect for a newborn.
This last photo is knit using a cotton yarn and it was very easy to do. It has a tulip neck which will hopefully be very easy to get on and off of a 6-month old.
I have always just knit the baby sweaters, hats and blankets and given them as gifts. Labors of love. I have never sold them.
I just love creating things with my own hands. There is such a sense of satisfaction when I see the completed project. And, if I get to see the recipient wearing the item, my heart just glows.
What exactly is a virtual shower? We are just showering a friend with gifts since she has moved away and we miss her and we want her to know that we care. So we are all going to send gifts to her at her new home no later than a specific date. The friend hopefully waits for all the gifts to arrive and opens them with her husband and some of her new friends and takes lots of pictures which she will post so we can see all the cool things that were sent.
Have you ever been to a virtual shower? Is it reasonable to respond with a maybe? In my opinion you either agree to participate and send a gift or you say sorry I can't. Responding with a maybe or not at all, not cool in my book.
I'll share a few photos of the newest creations (burp cloths). Getting ready for a baby shower for a friend with a Snoopy theme :) She will get a sneak preview of some of the goodies I am making for her baby. Such fun!! I am not thrilled with the precision of the stitching from this vendor. When purchasing logos and embroidery work some of the artists are more particular about the finished results than others are. In my limited experience this seems to be the case more frequently with "franchised" logos or themes more than with the decorative ones.
