Santa brought me a . . .

Heat Press!!

Christmas came a bit early when my husband bought me a heat press.

I've wanted one for a while.

This is my first project - a personalized Santa bag for our grandson, Ethan.

I love how it turned out.

I made the bag from duck (canvas) to last many, many, years.

I'm hoping it brings fun memories for Ethan as he grows up and hopefully lasts for him to use it for his kids :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Another 'Snow' Cute Gift Idea

You can never have too many snowman ideas :)

Here's a cute, quick, inexpensive gift .

I got the small red tub and white bath scrubbie from Dollar Tree.

The body wash (with label removed) is from Target.

I cut the snowman face and the snowflakes from vinyl using my Cricut.

I'm going to wrap it in cellophane, add a bow and cute gift tag for my neighbor.

Snowman Yard Stake Holiday Idea

While standing in line at a Dollar Tree store this summer, I looked over and saw some small solar powered yard lights.

Immediately I thought it looked like a snowman :)

After hanging on to the light all summer and fall, I got it out last week and made this.

I cut a small snowflake and the face from vinyl using my Cricut and applied them to the light.

A scrap of burlap was used for the scarf.

The vase is filled with florist foam soaked in water.

I stuck the light in the center and added fresh holiday greenery all around it.

Set him by a window to absorb sunshine and at night he will light up!

I am very proud to have my Snowman Snowball Fight set in this month's 

Vol 83 Nov/Dec issue of Designs In Machine Embroidery!

This is such a fun set and makes a great gift. It will keep kids busy all winter long.

The faces are machine embroidered. The snowballs are 3D orbs stitched on a sewing machine.

I've included the 'in the hoop' tag and instructions for decorating the bucket with vinyl.

The vinyl face is easy! It's all freehand.

Visit Embroidery Garden for 

'what's new, fun & creative in machine embroidery'

Knitted Ruffle Scarf

I know these scarves have been around awhile, but I just learned how to make one.

I don't knit, but I can crochet. 

A neighbor showed me how to knit one of these recently. 

It was so easy and came out really cute.

It's about 5' long and I used Red Heart Sashay yarn.

There are tons of videos on how to make these.

I need to make a few for Christmas gifts :)

Holiday Machine Embroidery Designs for Gift Giving

Here are just a few of my holiday designs that would be perfect stitched out for gift giving.

Get started early this season with my downloadable machine embroidery designs on Craftsy!

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The T-Shirt Quilt

It took awhile, but the quilt is finally finished.

I worked on it off and on for close to a year.

It was made using 30 of my oldest son's race shirts.

David is a runner, marathoner and ironman.

Each shirt was washed and cut apart dividing them into fronts & backs.

I rough cut the fronts to around 15"x15" then ironed a lightweight fusible stabilizer (Pellon) to the backsides.

All the shirts were then cut to 14"x14".

The blue sashings were cut to 2 1/2" and I stitched 6 rows of 5 blocks each.

I had a local lady quilt it on a longarm machine.

She did a wonderful job on it.

I cut a continuous strip of binding 2 1/2" wide and machine stitched it around the quilt. I had to stitch it at the kitchen table to support the quilt.

The finished quilt measures approximately 80" wide x 95" long.

My son loved it.

I've very proud of all of his accomplishments!

In the Hoop Snowman Coffee Cozy, Sleeve & Mug Rugs

I've designed a set of new 'In the Hoop' machine embroidery designs.

My love of snowmen continues with a Coffee Cup Cozy, Coffee Sleeve and 2 sizes of Mug Rugs.

They stitch up 'in your hoop' and will make great gifts for teachers, co-works, neighbors . . .

Quilting & snowflakes adorn these designs.

The cup cozy & coffee sleeve secure with an elastic loop & button.

This cute set is for sale on my site HERE

http://www.embroiderygarden.com/shop/in-the-hoop/beverage-and-food/snowman-cup-cozy-and-mat.html

Burlap Flowers Photo Project

As promised, here is my finished photo project using the In the Hoop Burlap Flowers I made.

The wreath was purchased at JoAnns already pre-made. 

I used a 50% off coupon :)

The little black frames were purchased at Dollar Tree.

The frames have holes in the easels on the back side.

I attached the frames, with large safety pins. It was a bit tricky, but they are all secure.

I wanted to be able to remove the frames so I can change out the photos.

 I sized and printed all the photos of our grandson in black & white.

I used 3 of my burlap flowers to embellish my photo wreath.

The flowers are in this set of mine:

Frayed & Layered Flowers

In the Hoop Burlap Flowers

I love experimenting with my designs.

I stitched one of my Frayed & Layered Flowers using burlap instead of cotton fabrics.

I love how it turned out.

I'm working on a family photo project and a few flowers like this will be the perfect addition to it.

My In the Hoop Frayed & Layered Flowers Set 2 can be found on my site here:

http://www.embroiderygarden.com/shop/in-the-hoop/flowers/frayed-layered-flowers-set-2-frag102.html

I will post my finished project in a few days :)

In the Hoop Fall Pins

I've designed a couple of new flameless tealight pin designs.

My Scarecrow and Jack O'Lantern pins are perfect for fall & Halloween.

The designs stitch up 'in your embroidery hoop' and are placed over

small battery operated tealights.

To purchase these machine embroidery files visit my web site by clicking on the links below.

Jack OLantern Pin Design

 Scarecrow Pin Design

Embroidery Garden

Some of my 'In the Hoop' designs available on Craftsy