Another Quick Gift

A quick gift for my daughter's girlfriend. A sweet little sun suit for a sweet boy born in July. This will be for next spring, it is a size 12 months. Featured on the bib front is a machine appliqued whale. Don't you love his a cute smile? The machine embroidery design is a Sew Many Designs/Junebug Designs combo pack called Whale Ahoy.

The pattern I used was Baby Playsuit by Creations By Michie'. It works up super fast. I think it took about as long to trace as it did to sew.

 

It is made from a cotton shirting with pima cotton for the bib. I trimmed the bib with whip stitch piping. All from my stash. So a nice gift for the "cost" of 3 buttons. I don't consider it a cost if I shopped in the closet. I know I bought it sometime, just not this time.

Someone has learned to grab onto their clothes, so her pretty gowns are up around her head all the time these days. She has even found a way to gnaw on them occasionally. I wonder what lace, starch and fabric taste like?

Sweet Bunnies on a Blanket

Heirloom Blanket

Originally uploaded by Nanna's

Isn't she adorable? This was a well loved child's blanket that was saved with wool embroidery. This bunny and her siblings dance along in strategically placed areas to give new life to a well worn "lovie". So adorable.

I finished the feather stitching along the bottom of the gown. I was going to do more and decided, enough. I am done with this.

I also added a small lily of the valley motif to the bodice. I also "fixed" the area at the top of the bodice where the feather stitching lies between the areas of smocking. It wouldn't behave as I wanted it to, so I beat it into submission by making two hand stitched tucks behind there. Now it lays where I want it to. I declare this project done! The gown now awaits some siblings in years to come.

I have actually entered the sewing room today. Working on some quick things. He's kind of cute isn't he?

Next up, a fall bishop for our baby girl. Mommy thinks she needs some green in her life. I plan to smock it with a mix of pumpkins and leaves. Should be cute.

From humble beginnings

It has been a longgggggggg time since I have pulled diapers from the dryer in my house. A long time. And I sure as shootin' didn't iron them before they graced a precious bottom. As a matter a fact, that last precious bottom just sped out of the driveway on her way to meet a fella and attend the Blue's game. How far we have come. Again I digress. I know its a trend.

Back to this stack of washed, dried and IRONED diapers. I want to be considered "with it" just like everyone else, so I need to learn how to use my embroidery machine. My goal is to make some of those burp cloths that are so popular. I tell you, I can take a skein of floss, a hand needle and make them stand up and bark for dinner; but that embroidery machine makes my hands sweat. Not to be outdone, I will prevail!

With a little help my friends. Barb, one of my stitching sisters, digitized the monogram for me. Bless her heart. I then searched on the interwebz for far too long (I bet you could Google "brain surgery" and find a tutorial) to find dozens of tutorials on burp cloths and a new passion was born.

Here are the results. I know this doesn't look like much; but I could have traced out an embroidery design for a christening gown in the time it took to accomplish this! Now my mind is a whirling with all of the possibilities.

Don't forget the PINK giveaway is open until midnight tonight. Winner to be revealed tomorrow.