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and so it begins...

  • Nov. 17th, 2009 at 10:29 AM
the mad rush to create and, in a few cases, to buy christmas presents. not to mention the few birthdays that fall between now and then. i'm thinking this christmas will highlight all of my favorite "craft" activities (knitting, sewing, and embroidering). this weekend while watching the puppies at my parent's house i started a few gifts.


{embroidery transfer for future pillows, gift for the grandmas}



the embroidery transfers are by lace tales, i purchased them earlier this year at the quilt show i went to with my aunt jamie. the iron on transfers turned out very clear and are pretty easy to follow so far. i hope to have the one i'm currently working on done before the end of the week and the "home sweet home" ones done by the middle of next week. my fingers are going to hurt!

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pictures of the latest craftiness

  • Sep. 16th, 2009 at 10:57 AM
here are the pictures of the projects i mentioned in my last post, enjoy!

{laura's towel, i'll use this fabric scrap to make a loop}


{label for emilee's quilt, the mermaid pattern is from sublime stitching, i tried to mimic the colors in the fabric}


{squares for the next quilt top}



and a sneak peek into my new apartment...
i'm moving in with my friend kristina; this is a view from the kitchen to the living room. most of the furniture will be gone and the nook you see in the foreground will be my sewing area.
i'm very excited!

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nesting

  • Aug. 19th, 2009 at 11:15 AM
last night i completed the first corner of my towel embroidery project. the lines are a all a bit wonky, but i think that adds to the charm, right? i'm very pleased with how my stitches look, the towels had an easy grid to follow which allowed me to keep an evenness to the stitches. i'll start the opposite corner tonight, the colors will be brighter and should add a nice contrast. after all that, add a loop from some scrap fabric and i should be done!


 
the next project i need to return to is emilee's quilt! i want to complete it by her birthday (mid september), and really only need to piece together the back and then quilt it. it feels good to be making things again.

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hand-sewn

  • Aug. 17th, 2009 at 10:29 AM
i finally started a new project! i love embroidering for the simple joy of having a project that is so portable and, unlike knitting, it's light and perfect for warm summer nights. i'm using the towels my mom bought me, a pattern i purchased from sew bettie's shop, and embroidery floss from a bag of goodies my grandma sent me. i'm loving the simplicty of the back-stitch on the white background. in one corner the dolls will be green, blue, purple and in the opposite corner they'll be red, orange and yellow.

{nesting dolls}

 
here's a glimpse of the goodies my grandma sent me. the fabric on the carrier is not quite me, i think i'll whip up a new cover. the carrier inculded; a sewing book, books on candlewicking, a ton of embroidery floss, buttons, elastic, and various little tools. i've also rounded up my various embroidery patterns, i think most gifts this christmas will feature something embroidered.
{goodies from grandma}


{embroidery patterns}

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project-ing

  • Aug. 12th, 2009 at 11:23 AM
i collect a lot of online tutorials, there is a special folder in my "favorites" box devoted to online tutorials. over the past year i have printed scores of projects and they have been wholly disorganized and strewn about my sewing supplies. i've had the idea of making a "project book" for some time and monday night i made it a reality. with a stack of some plastic protective sheets and a 2 1/2" thick binder i created a nice no-fuss way to organize and store project ideas. on the inside the plastic sheets have the full instructions and any pattern pieces i've created and the interior pockets allow me to include thinner store bought patterns. i also devoted a plastic sheet to the sewing examples i created in my sewing class, this way i can have a handy reference to something like how to sew french seams.

{the cover}


{the inside}

 
i've been wanting to attempt more embroidery projects lately. my friend laura gave me some darling mermaid patterns, in addition i bought a ton of patterns at the quilt show earlier this year. i had mentioned this to my mom and she kindly bought me some flour sack towels to embroider on. last night i washed them all and this morning i found a post on sew, mama, sew about doing a "sew-along sampler", what could be more perfect?!?!

{towels pre-washing}


{the sew-along sampler}

 
lastly, i found this picture on my friend laura's computer and think it's too funny and random. i think it was taken last summer, where i have no idea. i miss my little bother, even if he does bite.
{me and mattie}

 

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time is not on my side

  • Dec. 16th, 2008 at 9:50 AM

christmas seems to be coming at a rapid pace and i feel like i have no time left! luckily, i had all day saturday to myself. saturday morning i was able to sleep in, and after getting up i drove to joann's for supplies. the rest of my day was spent attached to my sewing machine. i was able to put a nice dent in my christmas presents, but it still doesn't feel like enough. i've also developed a sanity-saving system of precutting all my fabrics the night before i sew and stacking them with their directions, it makes life so much easier and organized.
sunday, my friend talia was hosting a tree trimming party. i was hoping to make her some ornaments from these really cute nesting doll embroidery patterns, but alas i ran out of time. instead i made my aunt gina's artichoke dip and gave talia a darling penguin ornament i bought in claremont village. i'm happy to say that the dip was a huge hit.


i'm really looking forward to christmas and being able to share pictures of all the projects i've been working on. as a post christmas treat, i think i'll tackle this project for myself...

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little by little

  • Dec. 4th, 2008 at 8:07 AM
a few things i worked on last night...

these were made from small squares of japanese fabrics i had purchased. i had bought a bunch of buttons used for making fabric covered buttons, cut some circles, and voila! i plan on buying some magnets and attaching them to the backs. these should be a nice small gift for one of my friends...





some more embroidery, this will be a drawstring backpack for little john.

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oh the cuteness!!!

  • Nov. 26th, 2008 at 11:11 AM
i started embroidering the girl's bags. i'm pretty happy with the results so far, especially the font i chose. the process was simple, i chose the "split stitch" and made my templates by enlarging text in word and cutting out the the letter with an exacto knife.



the begining:


the finished look:

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Nov. 11th, 2008

  • 1:16 PM

i bought a book called doodle stitching in order to teach myself how to embroider. here are some of my attempts with different stiches, i'm not going off a pattern, instead i'm drawing on the fabric with a chalk pencil.


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