I am in love with this skirt.
The skirt looks terrific! It must have taken a long time to do all the appliques. It will do great in the auction!
I really like this idea. The skirt looks great btw. I wonder if I could do them around the hem of capris? Wouldn't get as many, but I think people would get the idea.
Thanks. I hope it will do well. This is the first time I actually "sell" something, so I am hoping for beginner's luck. (Well, if not, my next project should work better). While the appliques took quite a bit of time to do, I managed to do 2 loads of laundry and bake a chocolate cake at the same time. I was a little concerned about leaving the machine going upstairs at the same time as being downstairs in the kitchen (my machine ate my skirt the last time I did that), but it worked this time. Oh speaking of baking, I made "witches' fingers" for our office Halloween pot luck tomorrow. We can even dress up for this. Sadly I won't be dressed up as any Disney characters this year since my Minnie Mouse dress is too big! I made that dress when I was at my biggest size and now it looks like 2 of me can fit into that darn thing (I know I shouldn't be complaining!) Maybe I should donate that dress so I have an excuse to make a new one! Thankfully I have a Star Trek (!) costume from my university days that I can still wear. Strangely enough, for a healthcare setting, about half of the staff members in my office are males so I imagine at least someone would recongize the costume.
Back to the original topic, yes I think the flags would look cute on a pair of capri's as well. Maybe you can even do them as "patches" similar to one of my recent projects (picture to come below).
I STILL get a weird feeling just watching that needle go back and forth! My 11 year old tells me I am an embroidery geek...I love to sit and watch it do its thing...I know strange!
As a long time hand embroiderer (with needle and floss) I am amazed that a machine can do it faster and better than I ever could!
Oh... and that confession was just between us ... right?
Nini
Nini, you are not the only one. I did cross stitching for a number of years and now I catch myself gawking at the embroidery machine from time to time!
Question?????
Also, I think that I am going to go ahead and change the name of my Etsy store. Right now it is Dianemom2. I'd like something more creative. Any ideas for me? My friend came up with Designs by Diane. I am not sure that's catch enough.
How about Diane's Dazzling Designs? I am a big fan of alliteration!
finished the literary character outfit.
I need to make DS a halloween costume since I found out today they are having a party.
What do you think of this? Red sweatshirt with the incredibles logo and then red sweatpants and black sneakers. With all his sensory issues a regular costume will not work.
DH thinks it is a great idea
I think the Incredibles idea will work well for your DS.
I stitched out the design for the bag tonight. It was pretty easy. I made one very small mistake but I was able to fix it before I went on to the next step. This is for a bat mitzvah gift. I am going to put a gift card inside along with the bag. I added a double strap so that she can use it as a little purse.
My DD12 has been invited to another bat mitzvah next month. I think I am going to make another little bag like this to give along with a gift card. I think they make nice presents. I have had this design for a while now but this is the first time I stitched it out. I saw Pickle Pie at the Sewing Expo and talked to one of the ladies there. She showed me the completed bag which inspired me to try one out. Of course now both of my girls want me to make them little purses too.
This bag is super cute! I am sure my 4x4 hoop will be too small to do this though.
Who's up for an all night sew?
Ugh! I am so tired! We leave Thursday and I still have 6 tshirts to embroider. Want to get them done tonight so I can get everything packed tomorrow and I can just relax Thursday before we leave.
Good luck with the sewing. I hope your family will have a good trip!
Here are pictures of a recent project for a Big Give:
Front:
Back:
(I really like how the "patches" worked on the shorts! It was one of those random ideas I had one day and I decided to try it out.)
And I decided to model the skirt (with yoga pants under it as it would be a little short for me!)
It looks much better on the recipient as her hips are narrower than mine.
Thanks for looking!
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