Have gone this weekend to visit our Daughter & grand kids & to see our great-granddaughter too. Miss Ava got a new dolly (naturally lol, we have to bring them something each time we go & this was only from the dollar store). Being so it was from the $ sto
One of my first priorities when I got my new Janome was to finish this jumper that I started with the 12000. I am showing you the top part of the dress so you can see why I added the snowman to the bottom. I previously added the top snowmen a while back.I
A birthday gift for my cousin who is undergoing reconstructive surgery this morning. She is having her left breast replaced again. The first time round she got infection & had to have it removed so today I pray it goes perfectly. The letter G & birds are
I am so happy to be able to sew again. I love this craft. my first project is this snowman washcloth. It turned out pretty cute & will be another stocking stuffer.
well my youngest daughter came by to help with my last 2 angels & I am thankful to be able to get them delivered & then we are off to take my machine in to get a second opinion so wish me luck.
with the help of my daughter I was able to finish a couple of my orders for FSL Angels. I am very thankful for the help to thread my machine. It's a funny thing I took for granted being able to reach up to thread the machine & now that it is a painful st
More of Sonia's Angels, another order for Christmas. I just think they are so very pretty. Unfortunately my 12000 has been acting up on me again!!! My bobbin case keeps jumping right out of the holder, the case & the bobbin? I am just happy that I was a
I have orders to catch up on.............I really am surprised each time I stitch these angels out from Sonia's. I don't think there is a bad combination of colour choices. The client wanted blue as these are all for boys & I wasn't sure how well they
There's nothing like grandkids to pull you out of the blues! I wasn't really up to sewing anything when Miss Ava called to talk to me yesterday. we talked about her trick or treating & if papa & I were coming up to see them (not this time) & then she as
I have had another order for a Sonia Angel with a mini to go with it. I wasn't sure how it would look in the yellow but it is very pretty too. However some days you just should not sew! @least for me anyway the wee one did not stitch out well because I w
I made everyone (immediate family) a hankie with their initial on it for the funeral service. 10 in all. I used my grandmothers. I started out with a lovely satin frame but it was too much for me to continue this so I did squares. My bil's favorite colou
A big thank you to Anita for her help with the round corners! I was having trouble with the mitered corners So she shared with me her award winning round corner receiving blankets I love it & it is so much easier for me then the mitered ones. I did as she
Another bib for the upcoming baby shower. This is from FSF ( Five star fonts) & is all ITH except for a few inches that I stitched the opening closed, then I went around to top-stitch it with the fagot stitching. One of my favorite stitches. The new mom'
another item for the baby shower this Saturday......boy I better get busy lol I used the PUL on one side & embroidered the ducks to match the fabric on the other side. A bit of everything for this baby lol
No matter how many times I try to sew with Minky I always struggle to get it to lie flat! I always say never again it is so hard to work with but then I go ahead & try again anyway! As you can see here I could not get the side seams right so I did the out