I made a pillow!

SO- this is my first time doing multiple letters. I had to eyeball each word- I couldn't figure out how to have it do the whole thing continuously. So i had to start over with each word. I'm sure there's a way to do it better- but I don't know how yet. I was thinking about giving this to Anna.

Embroidery letters on machine

The first one, I was going to put "Amy is cool!" BUT- I ran out of bobbin, and I didn't want to refill it.

The Innitials- first I did the black, and white bobbin,- which didn't fill out the letters enough- so I tried it with the same color bobbin and spool, and then it filled out like I wanted it to.

EMBROIDERY ON THE MACHINE!!!!

Uhhhhh, so exciting! This was something I told myself "not until babies, or out of college" But now with my free time, I thought I would read through the manuals. Can i add that my sisters read cookbooks how I read sewing manuals. I read it like chapter book. Anyway- I cuoldn't resist I had try it. So ofcourse the first time I mess up- I accidently have 2 rows of grass, different colors. This is because I messed up- but didn't want to start over, so I just kept teh second row in the picture, even though it doesn't belong there- but the REAL picture covered most of it up anyway. Anyway- Here is my very first embroidery on the machine- I'm so excited for this- I am goign to do quilts, baby clothes, stockings, napkins and aprons- I'm so excited!!!!!

Steph's Napkins

This is what I gave Steph for her wedding present. I bought one of her plates on her registry to match the thread color, and then just returned the plate afterward. So the thread edge of the napkins matches the actual color of the plate. And then the other stripe- I thought would go too, plus she wants to collect fiesta ware, which is all different colors, so I thought both would go well with that too.

Stockings

I am doing a trade with someone, and my part is making stockings- i really like the fabric she picked, I think she did a really good job. Anyway- I had never made stockings before, so it was fun, and now ofcourse, I want to make my own! I made 3, and I have 2 more to go for her. And I also made some curtains for her, a kind I had never made either. They go on a rod, and have ... hmm hard to explain, but once she puts them up, I'm going to take a picture of them. It has been a real blessing to trade.

Finally DONE

This has been laying around for a long time, and I finally broke down and put the binding on it. UHHHHHH FINALLY DONE. CHECK OFF THE LIST. I still need to wash and dry it so it can shrink up and get wrinkly but I wanted to take a picture anyway. I hand quilted it, and picked fabrics that looked older, I wanted it to look like it came from scraps. Anyway- today I get the binding, and I'm debating between two different colors, and I'm leaning towards the brown, and the lady at the counter says "oh, just go ahead and pick the brown, (like it was a bad choice) it's more you." "what is that supposed to mean?" "well you know, you like weird stuff." hmmm,,, I happen to like my style, plus she complimented my quilt, so I'm thinking, "you like my quilt, and I made that! I put the colors together!" Those Joann ladies...uhhhhh....

My dresses!

So, this was a dress that I finished awhile ago, but haven't worn it yet, because it's been rainy and gross outside, but I've decided to just go ahead and wear it. This was a more spendy dress. it was originally 14.99 a yard, clearanced to 8 dollars a yard, 50% off- 4 dollars a yard- and i got 2 1/2 yards of it, so it was 10 dollars, but my mom paid for it when she came to visit, so it was free! I'm really excited to wear it. Kind of has a hippy vibe to it. And the fabric is stretchy if you can't tell. I already had a pattern for it. So that was nice.

I love this dress: total cost: $2.62. I've loved this fabric ever since I saw it at 9.99 a yard. Then it went clearanced 5.00, then 50% off clearance, 2.50, then 30% of total purchase. But that's not why I love it. I love the style. I've been wanting a dress like this for a long time, but most of them that are affordable, are too short. I am so inlove with this dress and I can't wait to wear it to church. It doesn't have a zipper because the neck is big enough to fit over, without the belt, it's just kind of a loose bag on me. I am so pleased with this dress. I actually need to hem the sleeves, but I just couldn't wait to take a picture. Also, this was originally a shirt pattern I had, and i just made it longer, because I didn't want to buy a pattern. I'd had the fabric for quite some time, but couldn't figure out what to make out of it, originally I was going to make a top, but I'm so glad I didn't, and made this dress. I love it.