tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67666869685603639482024-03-13T12:40:51.715-07:00sew...what now?:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-52730697546036532002013-07-13T11:08:00.001-07:002013-07-13T11:08:30.035-07:00the long-awaited kappa kappa gamma t-shirt quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It only took a year, but I love the way it turned out!</div>
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My cousin's oldest daughter asked me (late June 2012) if I would make a quilt out of her favorite college sorority t-shirts. She gave me two bags that contained twelve tees. </div>
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And then through a series of very unfortunate events, the t-shirts ended up getting donated. I searched half of the southeast, but no luck.</div>
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With trepidation, she gave me twelve more. Every time I thought about her quilt, I thought about the tees that I lost. And I would go through the stomach churning guilty depression and think, "I'll work on it another day." Well, that and the fact that I worked on costumes for two major high school musicals and co-chaired a huge auction in addition to the normal role of "momster", but I digress.</div>
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Finally I ran out of excuses and started putting fabrics together and got more and more excited about the quilt. Then I found the adorable pink fleur-de-lis fabric and I couldn't wait to get it finished. The black with white dot fabric (Michael Miller's Dumb Dot pattern - great fabric, silly name) was the proverbial cherry on top. </div>
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However, with the last stitches of this quilt, I have decided to take a break from sewing. I don't know how long it will last, maybe a month, maybe five years. </div>
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Anyhoodle. There ya have it.</div>
<br />:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-39950726152105534292013-06-15T19:22:00.001-07:002013-06-15T19:22:15.298-07:00sneaky peeky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The other night (after seeing so many beautiful crocheted items on Pinterest) I decided that I was going to learn to crochet, by golly. I found some really good tutorials on YouTube, ran to the craft store (it took forever trying to decide on colors) and got a crochet hook and settled on these two colors of yarn.</div>
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Then I set my mind to making a Granny Square. And I did. And then I made a couple more. And then I googled how many squares it will take to make a decent sized afghan. Oh my. </div>
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Enter Jayne.</div>
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Jayne is a modified creation from the <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/264299/black-apple-doll" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;">Black Apple Doll pattern</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">ps - She is mine and I won't let the kids play with her. Is that wrong?</span></div>
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Here she is sitting on my bed. She asks, <em>"Aren't you going to sit down beside me and fold laundry?"</em> And then she offers to help, <em>"I have long arms, so I can help fold sheets."</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">First of all, they are so. freaking. adorable!</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Second, they keep my hands warm.</span></em><br />
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:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-29932240105287398732012-09-12T16:50:00.003-07:002012-09-12T16:50:50.068-07:00thinking outside the boxSo, I went shopping today to get an outfit for tonight's special 20th anniversary dinner with King. The shirt I bought had cap sleeves, but a really cool neckline. Slimming even.<br />
I cannot wear short sleeves. So, thinking outside the box, I bought a second shirt and made sleeves from the second shirt. <br />
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Turned out beautifully. Now, on to dinner.<br />
:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-82314890000638337242012-05-10T19:39:00.002-07:002012-05-10T19:39:41.873-07:00sewing lessonsThis morning was my 5 year old's preschool graduation. I mended a sweet heirloom dress for her into the wee hours of the morning and showed her the dress when she awoke. After she put it on, I realized it was a tad see through, so I made her some bloomers. <br />
She was standing beside me watching me sew and wanted to know what "that red button" was for. "That's the button I have to press to get this off," I said, pointing to the zig zag presser foot. <br />
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She watched me for awhile longer and then wanted me to tell her all about what that <span style="font-size: large;">"Stomper Shoe"</span> thing was for.:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-54706430840719212442012-01-27T11:28:00.000-08:002012-01-27T11:32:24.351-08:00file under: good to know!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/">Chica and Jo</a> have a very handy calculator tool for making <a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/skirt_chart.html">tiered skirts</a>.</div><br />
<div align="center">*******</div>Or, if you would rather not do all that <strong><u>gathering</u></strong> (I despise!) you can just purchase one of <a href="http://www.amoretti-designs.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=109" target="_blank">these lovelies</a> made<span style="color: black;"> by Rebekah Merkle at Amoretti Designs. I just stumbled upon her wonderful site and I am so glad I did!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just looking at her designs makes me happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So beautiful. So feminine. Very cheery prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She looks like the kind of person you'd want as your next door neighbor, doesn't she?</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-77015078437431281002012-01-13T13:11:00.000-08:002012-01-13T13:11:03.702-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wsIA4n4DWsQ/TxCbuSXBObI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/gZXIsGhVCVo/s1600/IMG_6723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wsIA4n4DWsQ/TxCbuSXBObI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/gZXIsGhVCVo/s320/IMG_6723.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this at Salvation Army <span style="font-size: large;">the day</span> that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all clothes were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a <span style="font-size: large;">dollar</span>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got it for my oldest daughter. It looked <span style="font-size: large;">amazing</span> on her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Course, she's like a life-sized Barbie.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She didn't like it as a dress, so I cut the bottom part off and hemmed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It. Looks. Even. More. Amazing. As. A. Tunic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very <em>renaissance fairy</em></span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And guess what else?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the part that was cut off, I am making my youngest child a fun & <span style="font-size: large;">funky top</span> by mixing other fabrics with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(hope to post pic soon)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This kind of math blows my mind: 1 dress + 1 dollar = 2 outfits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winning!</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-89770016237428736532012-01-13T13:01:00.000-08:002012-01-13T13:01:15.749-08:00the evolution of a sewing studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing like a little organization to start off the new year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Last weekend King helped me <span style="font-size: large;">rearrange</span> my sewing room, <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">which I think I shall forevermore refer to as</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"sewing studio,"</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;">because that sounds so much more <span style="font-size: large;">lofty</span> and <span style="font-size: large;">revenue-generating</span>, don'tcha think?</div><br />
If only.<br />
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Anyhoo, I am in <em>total love</em> with the new use I found for the shelves that I placed atop the antique cabinet. They came from my oldest daughter's dance studio, which changed owners and moved to another location. The new instructor was not interested in them, so I gave them a home in this same room when it was my youngest daughter's bedroom. <br />
The cabinet was flipped another way and I had teeny tiny clothes hanging up on teeny tiny tension rods. Her shoes went in the bottom cubby holes. Everything fit perfectly.<br />
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And then she grew.<br />
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And then I moved all three girls into one room.<br />
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But I digress. In this newly organized room, I shall attempt to tackle one of my New Year's resolutions: <span style="font-size: large;">finish quilts I've started.</span><br />
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Since the rearranging and organizing the roo... er... I mean <span style="font-size: large;">studio</span> I have already finished a bunch of smaller projects that I've been meaning to do. Yay!:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-90025755995474244872011-12-21T05:52:00.000-08:002011-12-21T05:52:41.574-08:00bye baby bunting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vdz_8WEG7CU/TvHjnFKrHNI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/A2NkRN43jBQ/s1600/IMG_6584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vdz_8WEG7CU/TvHjnFKrHNI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/A2NkRN43jBQ/s320/IMG_6584.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a doorway or mantel Christmas bunting I made for a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's message:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-50181725904318556582011-12-04T16:05:00.000-08:002011-12-04T16:05:32.853-08:00swoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E8T2jyaHBRQ/TtwJi6ek6QI/AAAAAAAAB3o/iJeKo2N1G0g/s1600/0929-Artist-Trio_Joel-Dewberry-7_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="167" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E8T2jyaHBRQ/TtwJi6ek6QI/AAAAAAAAB3o/iJeKo2N1G0g/s320/0929-Artist-Trio_Joel-Dewberry-7_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I so enjoyed reading <a href="http://sew4home.com/tips-resources/interviews-inspiration/1010-free-spirit-artist-trio-3-an-interview-with-fabric-designer-joel-dewberry">this interview</a> with fabric designer Joel Dewberry. As far as I am concerned, he is a design genius. And now I find out that he and his wife are expecting their fifth child.... beautiful! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aPxFNkH74nU/TtwJd5XX-2I/AAAAAAAAB3g/1bn1xZLLDdY/s1600/Joel+Dewberry+laminate+fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="219" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aPxFNkH74nU/TtwJd5XX-2I/AAAAAAAAB3g/1bn1xZLLDdY/s320/Joel+Dewberry+laminate+fabric.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Laminate fabric! Hello adorable aprons, bibs, lunchboxes, and raincoats!</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-88442841376886973902011-09-05T18:24:00.000-07:002011-09-05T18:24:57.987-07:00have you cleaned your machine lately?<div style="text-align: center;">Labor Day 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spent a lot of time in the sewing room this weekend as the rest of the family was out of town in various places. Made pillows for the home of a soon-to-be-newlywed couple. They get married in a month and are feathering their soon-to-be nest. First time I had dealt with this type of trim. It was thick and didn't really want to be co-operative.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>But I won.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The pillows with brown and lime green pom pom ball fringe turned out to be my very favorites!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Y'know, I could do this for a living... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">if only more people needed decorative pillows and knew that I rock at making them.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">***************************</div><div style="text-align: center;">After that project was complete, I made a table runner for a friend whose family has just moved to a new neighborhood. I recovered their dining room chairs in the same fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd never made a table runner before.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Y'know, I could sew those for a living...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">but then I might put the poor children in China's sweatshops out of business.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">And I'd hate to do that.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">***************************</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of the weekend, I cleaned and oiled my faithful sewing machine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was well-deserved and much needed. She made a lot less noise afterward. But I am pretty sure I heard a small, sweet voice say 'thank you' when I walked out of the room.</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-60718632472938805642011-08-14T18:25:00.000-07:002011-08-14T18:31:49.102-07:00help a fellow seamstress<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christine Haynes, is a genius. I can highly recommend her book, and </span><a href="http://thekidsarenapping.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-resource-for-beginning-seamstress.html"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">have</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. She is now attempting to start her own pattern line. Check out the link below and learn all about it.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christinehaynes/christine-haynes-launches-sewing-patterns"><span style="color: #38761d;">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christinehaynes/christine-haynes-launches-sewing-patterns</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be honest, after I watched her video, I wished she was my neighbor.... what a sweetie!</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-53056121171750250742011-07-22T14:33:00.001-07:002011-07-22T14:33:10.048-07:00beautiful spools<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c-gdde80hIg/Tinsbm5ee7I/AAAAAAAABxQ/pLjYGYE6WZ4/s1600/IMG_5986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c-gdde80hIg/Tinsbm5ee7I/AAAAAAAABxQ/pLjYGYE6WZ4/s320/IMG_5986.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2oytMEBScyQ/Tinsg5EBwpI/AAAAAAAABxc/t-6TeSFcJNU/s1600/IMG_5988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2oytMEBScyQ/Tinsg5EBwpI/AAAAAAAABxc/t-6TeSFcJNU/s320/IMG_5988.JPG" t$="true" width="212" /></a></div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-46527675555090267342011-06-04T09:50:00.000-07:002011-06-04T09:52:22.686-07:00for a sweet little friend on her fifth birthday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">For a sweet girl whose favorite colors are blue and green.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">And who will be going to Kindergarten this fall!</span></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Cecilia!</span></div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-35621064322884078752011-05-09T04:43:00.001-07:002011-05-09T04:46:46.096-07:00second dress for auction<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PFz9SO8NVbY/TcfTibokJsI/AAAAAAAABug/PZZZdEw74fY/s1600/IMG_5563.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604680849772783298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PFz9SO8NVbY/TcfTibokJsI/AAAAAAAABug/PZZZdEw74fY/s200/IMG_5563.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">For a younger tot, this little apron dress would fit about a 12 month old.</p>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-82603253757544054802011-04-14T06:25:00.000-07:002011-04-14T06:40:56.578-07:00Although I really really want to win <a href="http://kidindependent.com/2011/04/giveaway-lillie-bee-handmade-kids-clothes/comment-page-2/#comment-46455">this giveaway</a>, I want to tell you about it, too. I haven't been this excited about someone else's handmade clothes in awhile! <br /><br />There are just simply some people in the world who can mix and match fabrics and the end result is phenomenal. My friend Tori is like that. These ladies at <a href="http://www.lilliebee.com.au/collection">Lillie Bee</a> have the knack as well. Gives me something to aspire to. <br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Just look at some of their genius creations....</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dODTQcbfGT0/Tab3fSlgvwI/AAAAAAAABqA/IVYPBe4t2l0/s1600/Akira%252520Kimono%252520Dress%252520450.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 197px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595431703991598850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dODTQcbfGT0/Tab3fSlgvwI/AAAAAAAABqA/IVYPBe4t2l0/s200/Akira%252520Kimono%252520Dress%252520450.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.lilliebee.com.au/product/New__Akira_Kimono_Dress">Akira Kimono Dress</a></p><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://www.lilliebee.com.au/product/New__Baby_Bubble_Dress">Baby Bubble dress</a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FU27g4QA07c/Tab3fhzmTMI/AAAAAAAABqI/EWaywuHORFk/s1600/Baby%252520Balloon%252520Dress%252520450.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595431708077214914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FU27g4QA07c/Tab3fhzmTMI/AAAAAAAABqI/EWaywuHORFk/s200/Baby%252520Balloon%252520Dress%252520450.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://www.lilliebee.com.au/product/New__Baby_Bubble_Dress"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595431726693422162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BUvp7c0RLb0/Tab3gnKDFFI/AAAAAAAABqY/p8fdPMVZGBk/s200/Gypsy%252520Ruffle%252520Skirt%252520450.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.lilliebee.com.au/product/New__Gypsy_Ruffle_Skirt">Gypsy Ruffle Skirt</a></p><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://www.lilliebee.com.au/product/Blossom_Skirt">Blossom Skirt<img style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595431720290981554" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tG2XnCiZgws/Tab3gPTllrI/AAAAAAAABqQ/eKWJxiftmoE/s200/Blossom%252520Skirt%252520long.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-59426359437761546632011-04-13T14:06:00.000-07:002011-04-13T17:28:13.400-07:00a new beauty to love<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikGXSf1LEiE/TaYmkBbMK3I/AAAAAAAABoU/vHS6uzs0Pno/s1600/IMG_4929.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595201987354045298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikGXSf1LEiE/TaYmkBbMK3I/AAAAAAAABoU/vHS6uzs0Pno/s200/IMG_4929.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Singer Model No. 27 circa 1910</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jL8RLB9vvVU/TaYmjmW8wCI/AAAAAAAABoE/ccnhOz2thic/s1600/IMG_4923.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595201980088500258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jL8RLB9vvVU/TaYmjmW8wCI/AAAAAAAABoE/ccnhOz2thic/s200/IMG_4923.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L3dUUQW51A0/TaYm6HK5cpI/AAAAAAAABpc/XAXr3CHuVCo/s1600/IMG_4955.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202366853444242" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L3dUUQW51A0/TaYm6HK5cpI/AAAAAAAABpc/XAXr3CHuVCo/s200/IMG_4955.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Gonna have to practice to get the treadle rhythm just right.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G9kr4htSdHo/TaYmjyyz4dI/AAAAAAAABoM/gWKxIst6aWg/s1600/IMG_4924.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595201983426585042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G9kr4htSdHo/TaYmjyyz4dI/AAAAAAAABoM/gWKxIst6aWg/s200/IMG_4924.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KKU15pk3fSk/TaYmwIoQfrI/AAAAAAAABpM/MHe_WljgBLw/s1600/IMG_4949.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202195446333106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KKU15pk3fSk/TaYmwIoQfrI/AAAAAAAABpM/MHe_WljgBLw/s200/IMG_4949.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Something consistently scratched this area. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLEeT4t4HtM/TaYm54tW2AI/AAAAAAAABpU/ifbuxOeuNQ8/s1600/IMG_4950.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202362971445250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLEeT4t4HtM/TaYm54tW2AI/AAAAAAAABpU/ifbuxOeuNQ8/s200/IMG_4950.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHzBbd3Qdi0/TaYmwKtYV0I/AAAAAAAABpE/W-pDVZTjRaw/s1600/IMG_4943.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202196004689730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kHzBbd3Qdi0/TaYmwKtYV0I/AAAAAAAABpE/W-pDVZTjRaw/s200/IMG_4943.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uVyGtWa1wJU/TaYm6SOvfSI/AAAAAAAABps/BzOLw-PFpyM/s1600/IMG_4961.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202369822358818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uVyGtWa1wJU/TaYm6SOvfSI/AAAAAAAABps/BzOLw-PFpyM/s200/IMG_4961.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">the bobbin... odd, huh? </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-reCY2zxwc/TaYm6LYkN6I/AAAAAAAABpk/jFDWbXJjkvc/s1600/IMG_4959.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202367984514978" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-reCY2zxwc/TaYm6LYkN6I/AAAAAAAABpk/jFDWbXJjkvc/s200/IMG_4959.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Bobbin case (shaped like a torpedo)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Eq0WdZM_TOg/TaYmvienuBI/AAAAAAAABo8/TRCXymhyOrk/s1600/IMG_4941.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202185205364754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Eq0WdZM_TOg/TaYmvienuBI/AAAAAAAABo8/TRCXymhyOrk/s200/IMG_4941.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">I am a sucker for the details!</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uVyGtWa1wJU/TaYm6SOvfSI/AAAAAAAABps/BzOLw-PFpyM/s1600/IMG_4961.JPG"></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l09q4XRHVaE/TaYmvG_2xZI/AAAAAAAABos/GzvdgHCJhKU/s1600/IMG_4936.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202177828570514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l09q4XRHVaE/TaYmvG_2xZI/AAAAAAAABos/GzvdgHCJhKU/s200/IMG_4936.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dr4rj5ZDaTs/TaYmvbxdRcI/AAAAAAAABo0/W_HulYEF-Qg/s1600/IMG_4940.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202183405323714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dr4rj5ZDaTs/TaYmvbxdRcI/AAAAAAAABo0/W_HulYEF-Qg/s200/IMG_4940.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-639g0ZNJDa4/TaYmktCV2qI/AAAAAAAABok/c2olehrTCao/s1600/IMG_4934.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595201999060982434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-639g0ZNJDa4/TaYmktCV2qI/AAAAAAAABok/c2olehrTCao/s200/IMG_4934.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki3VbsoE45Q/TaYmkcx7cQI/AAAAAAAABoc/OD-DPkM-DaE/s1600/IMG_4930.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595201994697175298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ki3VbsoE45Q/TaYmkcx7cQI/AAAAAAAABoc/OD-DPkM-DaE/s200/IMG_4930.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Believe it or not, this was a gift from a friend! It was in her grandmother's house and when they cleaned out the house, she did not want it. I was honored to give it a home. I actually have it in my silhouette themed dining room, because just look at the detailing on the legs!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Interesting to note: Our house will be 100 years old this year and since this is about the same vintage, I will display it proudly. I really hope I can master working it well enough to make something lovely.</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-1623620132772113522011-03-31T10:46:00.000-07:002011-03-31T10:52:17.634-07:00one word<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Farbenmix!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I just ordered a pattern from Germany and I am so excited about it.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.farbenmix.de/en/feliz-designbeispiele.html">Lookie here!</a></span></div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-91170755188952840782011-03-13T14:51:00.000-07:002011-03-13T14:53:12.143-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">The one</span> who dies with the <span style="font-size:180%;">most fabric</span> wins.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ready.</span></div><div align="center">Set.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Go!</span></div><div align="center"> </div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-73028518615995217612011-02-18T07:31:00.000-08:002011-02-18T07:41:53.869-08:00first offering for the silent auctionA friend of mine asked me to make a couple of the <span style="font-size:130%;">funky boutique dresses</span> that I have finally started producing (<span style="font-size:130%;">thanks</span> to my inspiration, <span style="font-size:130%;">Tori</span>!). With her request, she also brought me a huge bag filled with fabric <span style="font-size:130%;">remnants</span> from projects she has done in the past <span style="font-size:85%;">(she is a quilter and a crafter). </span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Let me just tell you,</span> I could not wait</span> to get my hands down in that bag of fabric!<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">Here is the first offering, a halter front dress with an elastic waistband in the back. It can be a dress for when the winner is a toddler and a fun shirt with leggings as she grows older. </div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tGs4-dSqhhw/TV6SRt_Ad3I/AAAAAAAABk4/FHcYyYG2GvY/s1600/IMG_4646.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575054221830551410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tGs4-dSqhhw/TV6SRt_Ad3I/AAAAAAAABk4/FHcYyYG2GvY/s200/IMG_4646.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">front view</span></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28VhOFnM01A/TV6SR10Qt_I/AAAAAAAABlA/7Q3fIKIw_Og/s1600/IMG_4647.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575054223932962802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28VhOFnM01A/TV6SR10Qt_I/AAAAAAAABlA/7Q3fIKIw_Og/s200/IMG_4647.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">back view</span></p><p align="center">I. Absolutely. <span style="font-size:130%;">Love.</span> the purse fabric with the black background!!</p>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-64021532658056564072011-02-18T07:27:00.001-08:002011-02-18T07:31:07.968-08:00sneak peek<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ujd1Z_gC4VA/TV6QAMQTmiI/AAAAAAAABkw/2zvkTLbBazE/s1600/IMG_4643.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575051721695271458" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ujd1Z_gC4VA/TV6QAMQTmiI/AAAAAAAABkw/2zvkTLbBazE/s200/IMG_4643.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>fabrics used for "the birthday dress"</em></span><br /></p><br /><p> </p><p>No. 5 has a birthday coming up on "Mawch Fiff" and to help her celebrate the whole month leading up to it, I have a little dress in mind. </p>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-26902188869179025882011-01-29T09:06:00.000-08:002011-01-29T09:15:18.118-08:00finally gave birth to this idea<div align="center">oooh I just love these fabrics together.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TURKIxL5ksI/AAAAAAAABkE/-O95ex5i0LE/s1600/IMG_4543.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567656553839432386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TURKIxL5ksI/AAAAAAAABkE/-O95ex5i0LE/s200/IMG_4543.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">brown, orange, white, and aqua</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">A-line dress</span></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TURKIw29eII/AAAAAAAABkM/-FU0gBNZNxE/s1600/IMG_4547.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567656553751607426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TURKIw29eII/AAAAAAAABkM/-FU0gBNZNxE/s200/IMG_4547.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">scallop stitching detail on the sleeves<br /></span></em></div><br /><br />I wish I had taken the chance to make this dress back in the fall, but I made it big enough so that #5 can wear it for several years, first as a dress then as a tunic. Even though it is made with lightweight fabric, you can bet your sweet tart I am going to layer it over a turtleneck and tights and put it on her this week!:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-48869108265091600562011-01-28T18:42:00.001-08:002011-01-28T18:46:02.726-08:00le lapin<p align="center">C'est un lapin.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUN-qi9E5VI/AAAAAAAABj0/djf0wvo0TNM/s1600/IMG_4535.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567432833762649426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUN-qi9E5VI/AAAAAAAABj0/djf0wvo0TNM/s200/IMG_4535.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">I know I know, it looks more like a triceratops than a bunny.</div><div align="center">Just don't point and laugh. She might get upset and take bites out of the legs of your furniture when you aren't looking.</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766686968560363948.post-16717297309732782062011-01-28T16:55:00.000-08:002011-01-28T17:44:07.255-08:00a surprise for the surprise<div align="center">There is a <span style="font-size:130%;">new little pink package</span> that<span style="font-size:180%;"> surprised</span> her mommy and daddy recently. Since <span style="font-size:130%;">everybody loves surprises</span>, I decided she needed a <span style="font-size:180%;">car seat quilt</span>... just a little something to keep her <span style="font-size:180%;">cozy</span> on those cooler days. </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvf5m1k3I/AAAAAAAABjM/n_pouoR7XrU/s1600/IMG_4530.JPG"></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvu_bsbrI/AAAAAAAABjs/Btu9XhXnPyo/s1600/IMG_4531.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567416417452322482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvu_bsbrI/AAAAAAAABjs/Btu9XhXnPyo/s200/IMG_4531.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvgLVIv-I/AAAAAAAABjU/gloxgOtYNCw/s1600/IMG_4532.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567416162948005858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvgLVIv-I/AAAAAAAABjU/gloxgOtYNCw/s200/IMG_4532.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvgQKo1XI/AAAAAAAABjc/-zIhysAPTNM/s1600/IMG_4533.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567416164246148466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvgQKo1XI/AAAAAAAABjc/-zIhysAPTNM/s200/IMG_4533.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">I loved the <span style="font-size:180%;">paper doll</span> backing fabric so much that I cut one of the girls out and made a<span style="font-size:180%;"> quiet dolly for church</span>. </div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvgVcAMQI/AAAAAAAABjk/PYKMg2lw_Bg/s1600/IMG_4534.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567416165661159682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLhCxM_9Vc/TUNvgVcAMQI/AAAAAAAABjk/PYKMg2lw_Bg/s200/IMG_4534.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">Mommy can also use the mini-quilt for a changing pad or something to put down for a little "floor time." When <span style="font-size:130%;">sweet baby girl</span> grows into a <span style="font-size:180%;">toddler</span>, she can use her blankie <span style="font-size:180%;">for her own dollies</span>, <span style="font-size:130%;">wrapping them tenderly and putting them to bed</span>. If it lasts that long, her mini-quilt can be made into a pillow sham and she can use it on her <span style="font-size:130%;">teenage bed</span>.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Over the years, I hope she knows that it was made with <span style="font-size:180%;">love and prayers for a beautiful childhood</span>.</div>:o) mghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773843852276872484noreply@blogger.com4