I'm looking for a source for aprons that are blank. I want to do the embroidery. I've checked Embroider This and they only have children's aprons. I'm not looking for free items but I don't have the time to make the aprons so this will be a short cut
28 Mug Rugs - Going to a reunion of Missionary Kids whose parents served in India...it's been 60 years since I last saw some of these people!! I made mug rugs for everyone by using the basic pattern from Oma's Place and the Scripture verses are from JuJ
Pillow using Psalm 4:8 design from Oma's Place. I made 2 for graduation gifts and this one is for a "Jack and Jill" wedding shower. Both bride and groom are children of two of our local pastors here in town. Design comes with instructions to make the p
This is not related to "sewing", however, it does come under "sowing"! Our garden is crazy bountiful this year and thought you'd like to see what I picked this morning. This is ONE lettuce leaf and it weighed 1 5/8 ounces, the cutting mat shows you t
I was thinking of making more cards in time for Christmas and played around with some different sticky stabilizers to see which one worked best. I made a birthday card for our sister-in-law as a test. The oval design is one of Elsa's and the font is in m
Awhile back these coasters were free in Embroidery It. I finally decided to stitch them out. I'll bundle them up with a pretty ribbon and will make a nice hostess or thank you gift. Oops...there are 8 in the set...wonder what I did with the other one!!!
I think I'm pushing summer as I want to see colour!! Today I played with my new Pfaff Icon and used one of the built-in designs to spruce up a plain white blouse that is almost 20 years old! #1 - Front; #2 - Back and #3 a close up of the back. Sor
Spring is nearly here and I decided to do some organizing in my sewing room. I found a bag of quilt batting trims that were too big to throw out so I zig-zagged them together in strips. I ended up with. a large piece that was 34" X 43". Just a few left
Am I having and "old timer's" moment or what?!?! What are knockdown stitches? I gather this is used to reduce pile in a fabric.....so...how do you achieve this? Avis Thanks to all who answered my question. I've never heard of either term so I g
Here's another prayer request! Our oldest daughter has marfan's syndrome. To put it simply, the connective tissue in her body is weak. The big concern is that the aorta will dissect from the heart! We were made aware of this from her early teens and she
No...I did not raid Toogie's fabric stash! Anyway, since I saw how sweet her hearts looked I thought I'd stitch some for Valentine's Day; it may end up being a gift. The large heart is done in my 200X200 hoop and I show it placed on a luncheon plate (8
Good Morning to you all. I've just logged in this morning and noticed that my number above is 2222! Thank you all for your comments and encouragement since I've joined this group. I am especially indebted to those that take the time to post replies when
This is as good a time as any for me to wish everyone in this group a very Merry Christmas and a New Year, 2018, filled with hope, love, joy and peace. We celebrate the birth of Christ in our home and know that He is the hope of the nations and that He is
Oh dear, I'm not having much success at stitching a design on a T-shirt. For some reason I've just never embroidered on a knit! I've ironed on a fusible stabilizer on the shirt, hooped no-show-mesh and then pinned the stabilized T-shirt on the mesh. Th
My youngest sister retired this year and has moved to a very small suite. Thought she'd like something that didn't take up a lot of space and could be Christmasy. The poinsettia design is from Zundt called Christmas Corners. I'm learning from Lidia abo
