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My first pair of fleece socks!!

So I didn’t know what to make Ray, my soon to be brother-in-law, for xmas… I emailed my sister and she said socks… go to WalMart and get him some socks… well since everyone else got home-made gifts I thought it was important to give him something special… so I searched for a fleece sock pattern on-line and made these today… 

Here are his socks… tell me what you think… those are jaguars embroidered on them… school mascot… he’s a football coach..

Stars FINALLY done!

Large Hanging Holiday Stars

Well I finally finished all the stars with ribbons, groments… everything. I don’t think I’m going to put any holly in them until the Christmas but then it can be fresh. But here is what the larger ones look like…

The pattern was free at You Can Make This – Hanging Holiday Stars and the embroidery design can be found at Swak Embroidery.

Small Hanging Holiday Stars

The smaller star comes with the pattern for the larger star. I think they both turned out pretty cute. The 4 smaller stars with letters on them are going to have Christmas pictures of the girls tucked in them and given to friends. The other small stars are going to my sister and mom, who will hopefully use them as ornaments or accents around their house. All the stars were made from recycled jeans.

Small Hanging Holiday Stars

Aprons…

I embroidered some aprons for a friend. She wanted to give them as gifts to other teachers and classroom helpers. I think they turned out pretty cute. She LOVED the bulldog.

Embroider Aprons

I really need to start working on the girls’ outfits!

Bloomsburg Fair 2008 Entries

Machine Embroidery entry PA state fair 2008

Let’s see, I entered two items into this year’s PA state fair held in Bloomsburg. My embroidery project got a 1st and my sewing project got a 2nd.

My embroidery project was inspired by our entry into the Williamsport Flag Day March. I also used one of the outfits I created for the Williamsport Flag Day March for my sewing entry into the fair.

Children Clothing Sewing entry PA state fair 2008

The 2 piece outfit was appliqued on the front, strip twirl skirt hemmed with double ruffles and lace tie work on the back, embellished with rick rack and crystals.

All in all it was a great year for my fair entries and the girls. Did I mention that they brought home a 2008 1st place trophy from the Williamsport Flag Day March?!?! Well they did.

Best Decorated Wagon Flag Day 2008

Aren’t they just the cutest two year olds ever! WOW! I can’t believe they are two!

Here is a picture of the 2007 entry into the Williamsport Flag Day Parade, where they also brought home a 1st place from the Flag Day March. I also made their dresses but you can’t see them very well in this picture. The visors were made from blue star fabric and foam.

Best Decorated Stroller 2007 Flag Day March

Time to start thinking about what we will do for the 2009 Flag Day March and the PA state fair.

If you have any ideas please send them!

Well, back to making collars and other things for the JRTCA Nationals.

Recycled messenger bags for the girls

I made the girls matching messenger bags made from a pair of their daddy’s old jeans. Well they sorta match… the basics… made from recycled jeans embroidered with the same thread and made from the same pattern… the appliqued and lining fabric was picked by the girls.

Haley and Autumn’s messenger bags…

Now to make me something from daddy’s old jeans…