It has been a while since I last posted. I have been very busy, but I really can't say what I've been doing to be so busy. I know I've spent all my time. It's gone anyway.
Well, I have embroidered and appliqued and I've Facebooked and Facebooked and Facebooked some more. I have spent way too much time with my computer and not enough sitting down at the sewing machine. I'm really ashamed of myself. Time to stop all this nonsense. LOL Actually I have learned so much from my new embroidery friends I found in a Facebook Group. They are mostly young stay at home moms with from 1 to 6 kids, so what do I have in common with them? We all embroider or sew or craft in some way -- and I just want to mother-hen all of them, I guess. Be that as it may, they have taught me some new ins and outs to embroidery and applique, and a new appreciation of the generation that is bringing up the next generation of people. Way to go, girls.




I have decided to try to sell some of my little goodies I've made. I love making them, but you know, I don't have a place to store all that I make. And I've given away all I want to give away. So I either have to stop or sell some -- to make room for more, don't you know? (Big smile here!) So gradually, little by little, I'm getting my pictures in order to display for all to see. In the meantime, I am showing the few of you who read my blog a few things I will be showing. I hope you like them.

I won third place!

I can't believe I tied for 3rd place in a contest at Pickle Pie Embroidery Designs. Check out all the winners at www.picklepiedesigns.com/page/hair_pretties_contest_winners.aspx and see. I almost didn't enter but decided at the last minute that I would just for fun. I'm really happy because I love Lisa's designs and Emma did love those shoes!

Baby Gifts I've Made

These are a few of the gifts I've made for new babies. The pacifier clip is a design from http://www.embroiderygarden.com/. The embroidery design on the diaper burp cloth is from http://www.fivestarfonts.com/. These are two of my favorite designers. The bib is an in-the-hoop design from http://www.zippydesignz.com/., another super website to check out if you love to do machine embroidery as much as I do! I loved the bib, and so did the new mom. I used a soft Super Minky in pastel pink for the front and lined it with the brown and pink cotton fabric that matches the other pieces I made for her. It is reversible, however. Wasn't I lucky to find a Minky with stars to continue the theme of bears and stars? I thought so! I also used this Minky for a ribbon blankie and a Binkie Baby (so named by Grandbaby when she took a dolly I made for her to replace her binkie). It's actually the Softie Baby Bunting by Lisa at www.PicklePieDesigns.com. I don't know how many babies have enjoyed those, Lisa. I've lost count of the ones I've made.

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!