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
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
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
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
Well, I've been playing around with making cards again. The lettering on the first one is part of my 5D software and the frame is one of Elsa's. The Christmas cards are designs from Embroidery Library which were free if you joined their Christmas Club t
Doily using Sue Box's designs: Versatile Doily 4 (smallest size) and Roses 3 (smallest size). This fit in my 240X150 hoop. Finished measurement: 5" wide and just short of 8" long. It's good to be sewing again now that summer has gone and garden etc. i
My youngest sister turns 65 next week and she's relocating to the Sunshine Coast in BC so I made her a set of pillowcases and used the Wedding Font J in white-on-white. I'm a little disappointed in the puckering and can't figure out why. This is a beau
My first embroidery machine was the Pfaff 7570. The designs I used were Creative Fantasy and were on purchased cards that fit into a slot at the side of the machine. Well, I traded that machine in for the 2140 (which I still have, although it's been upda
A couple more bags and a set of coasters. I love doing ITH projects!! Avis
Greeting Cards: A friend I used to work with sent me a birthday card with machine embroidery on it. I loved it! So...I thought I'd give it a try. I starched my fabric first and then used a sticky stabilizer to embroider on...cut out the shape of the card
Some time ago Lidia commented that she wanted to see what I'd do in the way of using a design big enough for the Pfaff 360X350 hoop. Well, I've played around with several smaller designs and have just stitched out one of them. Design is from Sue Box an
I was just going through some of my pictures. Last Christmas we invited a retired pastor and his wife to share the day with us...they have no family close by. I wanted to make them something that they would use. Here's a set of pillowcases I did for the