I'm on a roll!

I have been soooo busy! I actually feel as if I have accomplished something lately. I made inserts for 2 of the travel mugs I bought at www.embroiderygarden.com. The design that Reen sent to use with them is beautiful. A big thank you to her. The one I made for my son-in-law was done in camo with signal orange monogram. He really liked it I think. The one pictured here will always be a winner with me, because I love black and white! I still have to do my daughter's. I can't wait to show it off -- for more reasons than one!

I'm very excited. I met a new home economics teacher from one of the nearby schools. She needs some help with one of the school's sergers. Since we don't have local repairmen, I will see if I can help her with the "ancients" who are giving her problems. She told me the school will be having a craft fair in April, and they are looking for vendors. Hmmmm, I am very tempted to see if I can get some things ready for it. It would help the school and give me an excuse to sew some more!!

Please enjoy looking at a few of my things I've done. I've found some really terrific blogs to look at and some neat embroidery digitizers out there. I'll try to pass along some of those as I think of them.

Embroidered Faces

I discovered the neatest embroidered face designs from Huskey Designs. The bag (I love those in-the-hoop designs) is from My Embroidery Haven. I can't wait to try making some bags of satin with embellishments for weddings and proms. Can't you just see them now?

Cosmetic Bag

Time goes by too quickly. I get too caught up with doing and don't get along with telling about it. I guess that's why I never did keep a diary, lol. Well, I am going to put in a couple of photos to show a few of the things I've done recently -- well, since I posted last!

New Outfit for Emma

I finally got back to sewing what I love best to sew! Sewing something for Emma always makes me happy. This was especially fun, because I love the idea of the lollipop -- she doesn't have them often -- they're reserved for haircut days! And of course I love anything with her name on it. I enjoyed putting the little ruffles on the short pants. They make them a little more feminine to my way of thinking. Her parents don't usually put her in frilly girly things so this is my girly fashion stamp for her. I hope she likes it. She usually voices her approval of "Cute" to the same things I like. I know she is going to be a good shopping buddy when she gets a little older. I hope you will like my sewing, too. The applique design is from Lisa of Pickle Pie Designs. Check out her blog to see the matching machine embroidery in-the-hoop hair prettie. And of course, the picture didn't work. Sorry.

Has It Really Been That Long?

I can't believe I have only posted one other time since February! Where does the time go? I never seem to get anything done yet I stay busy all the time. I guess time does fly when you're having fun. I must say I take great pleasure in just about every minute of my day.



I've been learning more and more about my embroidery machine and getting back into sewing. I really love the creative process and seeing the created product. It's exciting to be able to choose fabrics, threads, ribbons, and designs, and put them together. You can feel that you have taken part in creating something unique even though you have used someone else's creations to do it.



Sometimes my products are better off put in the trash can, but we usually keep them around to use as practice pieces or to look back on in a few months to see improvement (I hope).



I hope to get some pictures posted to go with this in a day or two. I have been making key fobs and paci keepers. I love the ribbon key fobs. I have opened an "Etsy shop" - Emmasmimi - if you happen upon it, you will see that my physical shop will be called "Mine by Emma's Mimi". My Emma is at the stage where she is pretty possessive of most of her toys and Mimi (me) which surprised me a bit. Thus, the name came to me because of her reaction to Poppy moving a gift bag at her birthday party, "No, no, Poppy, Mine?" LOL

We all enjoyed her birthday party. I think the adults enjoyed playing with the toys and Emma as much as she did. Of course one thing we played was "tea party". We had to teach my brother and my grown-up nephew how to play! I seem to recall that my brother would never play tea party with me when we were kids!

I Am Not a Writer!

One thing I have discovered is that I am no writer of sagas! Another thing I have discovered is that I am no writer. Lol. However, I am an excellent Mimi and I love to do machine embroidery and especially in-the-hoop projects.



I do so enjoy my time with Grandbaby. Since we have started understanding the sentences she has been making since she was 9 months old :) I have learned that what we've been playing under the table is "tea party". She dearly loves the little talking teapot and cups she got for Christmas. She serves little plastic petit fours on tupperware and pours tea just like a little southern lady \when she is in "tea party mode". Thanks to Jennilee at "Digistitches" I'll be making in-the-hoop play food on the embroidery machine for her 2nd birthday. We already bought the Step 2 Gourmet Kitchen for her as well. I can't wait til the end of the month to give it to her.