Seedlings

We transplanted all our seedlings into larger pots today.

Tomatoes, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, zinnias, sweet peas, salvias & poppies.

Time to start a second batch of seeds :)

IEC . . Fall 2010

I'll be vending and teaching at IEC (International Embroidery Conference) in Evansville, IN this Fall. NOW is the time to register.

The conference is for machine embroidery, sewing, quilting enthusiasts & more. There are classes and lectures to attend and a vendor area to shop at.

I'll be vending and teaching 2 classes.

In one of my classes you'll create a fun, 'in the hoop' Zippered Pumpkin Pouch. This cute little pouch will be completely finished in the hoop, including the zipper.

My other class is a Mini Owl Wall Hanging. It will feature machne embroidery applique, basics of assembling a wall hanging, quilting & binding.

Hope to see you there ♥

Orchids

I love orchids

I have several in bloom now and am waiting on a few to send up a new flower stalk.

































These aren't growing well, so I made a terrarium for them to up the humidity.
I'll let you know how they do.

'Peary' Easy Hot Pad / Pot Holders

These are super easy!
They're double thickness and I used Lily Sugar 'N Cream cotton yarn.

Here's the pattern I used.

I'm ♥ing the 'pear' color right now.

Ladybug Legs Towel ~ New!

I've got another original Towel Legs design in the works.
Hopefully, my Ladybug Legs Towel will be ready by Friday.

The machine embroidery designs and instructions are available on my web site HERE

WhOO . . .

This is the first thing I've crocheted of this type.

The pattern came from Coats & Clark

I used some yarn I had on hand.

Hoot, Hoot!

"Ollie" Owl Machine Embroidery Design

I'm ♥ing Owls right now.


Introducing "Ollie", one of my newest machine embroidery applique designs.

I quilted fabric on my sewing machine, then embroidered the owl onto it.
I mirror imaged the design to make the opposite one.

I centered them in wodden embroidery hoops and hot glued small branches to the bottom.

Find out more about & purchase this design on my site HERE

'Welcome' Planter

I did this for my Mom.

I cut the outdoor vinyl on my Cricut. The font is Aquarelle and the embellishment under Welcome is from My Vinyl Designer.

The tub & stand came from Old Tyme Pottery.

Seashells by the Seashore

We recently got back from a vacation to the beach.
My son David & I collected seashells along the shore.

I bought some of the shells at the dollar store to fill in the jar.
The jar came from Old Tyme Pottery.

It sits by my tub and reminds me of the fun we all had.

Girls of Japan Machine Embroidery Designs

Introducing my 'Girls of Japan' machine embroidery set.

These pretty litte girls have applique faces and kimonos.
The designs with and without the quilted backgrounds are included.

You can make pillows, wall hangings, etc with the quilted background designs.

You can view more photos & purchase the designs from my site HERE or my Etsy

Baby Blanket

A friend told me about Lion Brand's 'Pound of Love' yarn and how she makes baby blankets for a local charity.

The pattern is on the back of the label and is sooooo easy to do and works up really fast.



It makes a pretty blanket.

Use a 40% coupon @ Joanns and it's under $5.00 to make.

Butterfly Shadowbox

I cut the butterflies out with my Circut. Then I ran them through my Cuddlebug to add texture.

Foam dots secure them to the linen paper background. The dots also hold them slightly above the paper adding dimension and shadows.

I really like how this turned out.

I'm going to try and get a better photo without the glare.