You ever have one of those days when it is so hard to get things done right! Well today is one of them for me! I made this pillow for our great-nephew's first birthday party tomorrow & I should have sewn the rick rack on first but I did not & I sewed the
I finished my Party Girl Dress & it turned out better then I expected. I have 2 more to finish & then I can move on to something fun & less work lol. I think her pearl buttons could have been a bit smaller & I laced the ribbon through myself & had to stit
This is our oldest grandson Mr. D.J. & he is such a camera hog he couldn't wait to try my other apron on so I would take his picture too. I made this one with a ruffle & a pouch pocket, which I like better then the other but did this one last. I will kno
This is my oldest granddaughter Miss Emilie showing the finished apron & highlighting the pocket. I think she is gorgeous & just makes this apron pop LOL This one has an apple top & matching pocket
Bloomers. I was going to add an embroidery design but I didn't for 2 reasons 1 I thought it was overkill & 2 I couldn't find anything small enough LOL. I went with roses instead. 1st is 100% cotton 2cd is poly-cotton blend, 3rd is muslin. The panties we
They say test test test, a good lesson to learn. Miss Ava has asked me to make a blanket for her dolly's bed. I chose this little doll & when I sewed it out the stitches we elongated? I clipped each loose colour once & this is what I was left with. What
I am very pleased with the way this dress turned out & I think I am really getting the hang of it. I think my teacher would be quite pleased with my progress. I see that I have a few threads to clip. Its amazing what the camera "see's" that my eyes don
I have been wanting to make an apron for a while now & after seeing the wonderful job that Jerri did I decided it was time to get on it. So I made this one & didn't have a pattern ( no surprise there LOL) but I did search the net for a few & I wanted a s
Victorian Baby Dress, I did this one by myself & as you can see @ the bottom it is & a little crooked. I was nervous. I am showing the 2 pics so you can see how big it is by itself & then the ribbons (no elastics) squash it up to fit. I did a cutwork @ th
I have already posted this design I just wanted ask a question: I saw a design to make the same sort of bag but for corn on the cob. But I forgot where it was so I was wondering if anyone else has seen this too & maybe remembers where it is? I don't thin
Just last night my grandaughter handed me this scrap of velour & asked me if I could make her a pocket with her name on it? & this morning I see a link from Christine to find the perfect pocket! Thank you Christine. The font is Aka Dora
I needed something more for my thank you gift & I was going to go shopping for a pretty strawberry mug, but that didn't happen so I made this instead. The blank is from Oma's & the strawberry is from the Curly Set Hunt by the site with the pink pages. S
I needed a quick thank you gift for my teacher this week so I have made her a strawberry pin cushion from Embroidery Garden ITH with a bit of hand work too
This is my doll dress for Tuesday @ first I made it with cream coloured lace ( I thought I had a photo) but I really did NOT like it but my Teacher said it would make it look more vintage. I thought it made it look yellow. So I sat with it like that for 3
I have been taking sewing classes this week from my Porcelain doll teacher. She comes over to my house (I'm not driving yet) every day this week & brings all her supplies She has an industrial sewing machine with I think 10 spots for thread (it might eve