Nesting

So after months of not wanting to sew or embroider anything, I went on a two day sewing spree where I wanted to monogram everything in site for Lucy. I still have a lot more ideas in my head and the sewing itch is still there, so I am sure I will spend a few more days turning out baby things.

My sister bought me the diaper bag and I just added the name and made the matching burp cloth.

I  didn't have any pants to go with the colors in this applique,

 so I decided to make some bloomers to match.

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-perfect-diaper-cover.html

Here is the pattern link. It is pretty simple and accomdates for different sizes.  

All the pants were hand me downs from family or friends and I picked up the onesies at Dirt Cheap for 50 cents each,so besides my time they were seriously cheap outfits.

 A little something for Carter to wear his summer. 

I'm still crafting!

Athough I have loved having a break from customer orders, it hasn't kept me from being super busy with embroidery work. Now it seems there are tons of birthday gifts, teacher gifts, baby gifts, and things for my kids to work on. Here are some of my latest creations!

Burp rags for my sister-in-law's soon to be baby! 

I actually made other items for her but forgot to take pictures of them. 

A summer outfit for Carter. 

He LOVES finding "squirmy wormies" so I just had to make him a worm shirt. 

Personalized cups for teachers at Cooper's school.

This week was teacher appreciation week so we gifted Cooper's teacher a gift every day!

I think she was SUPER surprised when he brought her a gift each day! 

Beach towel and beach bag for Cooper's teacher. 

Dish towel set for Cooper's teacher. 

Beach towel birthday gift for a little girl!

I packaged it in a beach bucket with a shovel and thought it turned out so cute! 

A scripture tote for Cooper to bring to church. 

Nothing cute, but he loves to bring his scriptures to church  and so he was really excited to see his name on his very own scripture tote!

Baby Boy Set

A cute baby set that even the daddy will LOVE!

Baby Girl Cuteness!

One of my friends ordered this set forever ago and I finally finished it up. Sorry!!! I think it turned out adorable though!  I jazzed up the bib with some ribbon tags and think it makes it super cute.

  I mean seriously can a girl have too much frill?  :)

 I tried my hand at the ruffle butt onesie! How adorable is this? You can add more rows of ruffles to give it a really cute booty effect!! I got the directions from here http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2009/05/ruffle-butt-onesie-tutorial.html

Baby Items

I had a few orders that were placed in November/December but weren't needed till January/February. Since I am such a procrastinator I just recently finished up some of the orders and sent them off. Baby sets are really my favorite items to be creative with so these were fun to do.  Isn't the black and pink really cute together?

This was a December order for a baby and his big brother to wear. I bet they got some cute pics!

Baby Boy Set

I found these cute hooded towels at Tuesday Mornings and bought a few to monogram on. They are really soft and thick.  For a matching baby set I did a long sleeve onesie with a blue minky dot applique to match the towel. I think it looks really cute together.

Applique letter in Chunky dots applique font with jeffrey font for name.

Baby Galore!

This is a huge order for a customer that took every bit of  my imagination to finish it! :)  Boys are fun,but there are just not as many boy designs as girl designs to pick from.  So to think up 10 different boy designs for the bibs took a bit of effort. But I LOVE how they all turned out and Gauge will be one decked out little boy!

Baby sets and Valentine shirt

I feel like I just finished Christmas and now on to Valentines Day! LOL :)
Boy Valentine shirt for Carter! I acutally got something for my boys finished early! YEA! Truck with heart applique from http://www.appliquecafe.com/. Truck can be done without the heart, for a cute anytime boys shirt.

2-piece baby set(bib and burprag). Delightful font with bird applique (bird applique was designed by a friend and not for sale).

3-piece set (bib,burprag, and onesie) Curlz applique letters from http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/ with delightful font.

Welcome 2010!

Sew excited to welcome a new year! I have many new ideas and new designs! There will be some changes to my blog and to the prices. Check back often to see whats new!

Big sister applique for that special little girl! Cherie applique with love font underneath. Cherie applique font from http://www.jolsonsdesigns.com/.
Tie applique 2-piece set for that handsome little boy in Turner Font. Tie applique from http://www.ggdesignsembroidery.com/

Perfect apron for the hubby to grill with on game day.

Baby Shower FUN!

My sister-in-law had a Baby Shower on Saturday and I was so excited to make some baby girl things for her! Girly stuff is my favorite to make, because I LOVE all things pink and frilly!

The finished projects

Cherie applique font from http://www.jolsonsdesigns.com/. This site is fabulous. All of their fonts are ONLY $3.00 each!

Resort font from http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/ . I tried something different by adding a ruffle to the bottom of the burp rag.

Love font and Curlz font. I have had these fonts for a LONG time so I am not sure where they came from.

Minky dot bib (my design) and burp cloth with Girls are weird font. The name Ava was a freebie from http://www.sewforum.com/. For the burp rag I sewed the minky dot fabric down the center of the burp rag for a boutique look.
Cherie applique font from http://www.jolsonsdesigns.com/. Again, home of the $3.00 fonts!

Same font as above, but just wanted to add these onesies came from the Dollar Tree! What a fabulous find for $1.00. They are constructed well for one buck and come in all colors and sizes.Since Baby Ava will be here before Christmas she has to have a Baby's First Chirstmas onesie to take a picture in!! Can't remember where the design is from, but as soon as I find it I will post it.

A fun way to trade!

A recently came across an add on craigslist where a lady who sells Mary Kay makeup was wanting to trade makeup for handmade items (bows, clothes, etc.). I use Mary Kay makeup and thought it sounded like a fun idea. Mary Kay makeup is not cheap if bought at full price, so I figured I could embroider some items for her and I would get my make-up for a fraction of the cost. Today we met at McDonalds and swaped items. It was such a fun way to trade items. I got my makeup and she got some cute embroidered items! (By the way, I looked the lady up on the Mary Kay website before I aggreed to the deal, she was a reputable Mary Kay seller.)

Boys R Gross font with football applique from http://www.sewforum.com/.

Minky dot blanket with Carmen font from http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/.

Pillowcase dress with fluttersleeves pattern from www.pinchingyourpennies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88150

The only thing I changed was the size of the sleeves. I cut out a 4 1/2in by 9 1/2in rectangle for each sleeve before hemmed and ruffled the bottom material before attaching.

Baby, baby , baby!!

It seems like everyone is having babies!! I can't keep up. I still have 3 more orders to finish by next week. Sounds like I am going to be busy,busy! Here are a few items I have made lately.

Blanket from Walmart with Carmen font from http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/

My own bib design with ghost applique from http://www.embroiderygarden.com/ and name in Apex font from http://www.apexembdesigns.com/
My own bib design made with Minky dot fabric with name in Resort Font from http://www.8clawsandapaw.com/

Bib and burp rag set for my sister's friend. Font is Apex font and polka dots are free from http://www.sewforum.com/.