Compulsive Sewing

Each day I think what can I get made for my new grandbaby before she arrives......today I made her a little fleece jacket. I hope she gets here soon because this deadline sewing is making me tired.
I used a Liesure Arts pattern and added the two embroideries. the larger flower embroidery is from LynniePinnie's Loopie Flowers collection and the smaller butterfly is from Smart Needles' Minatures collection. I also did a machine blanket stitch around the edges with a strand of white wooly nylon and a strand of regular pink embroidery thread.

the new grandbaby has not arrived yet so I have had time to finish up some things for her. I am a member of a private internet forum where several members including my daughter share craft ideas. When I learned that my daughter was going to have a baby I secretly asked the members to send me a quilt block made from their favorite craft medium (some are quilters, oters are embroiders and some are wonderful painters). About 5 members took part and sent me blocks. The blocks came in all different colors and sizes, and even received some fat quarters of fabric. With the blocks I made these gifts for my daughter and her new baby on behalf of the 5 forum members and myself.

Some of the quilt blocks had to be made larger, so I added small frame borders to them and some blocks were able to be trimmed to a size which fit. I added a tone on tone pink fabric as a sashing and then dug through my stash to find a fabric which would be a blender to bring all the fabric colors together.

I had some blocks which I just could not figure out how to incorporate into the quilt because of the color. So for these blocks I added another similar sized block with a letter of the baby's name and made soft baby blocks:

And finally with some of the extra fabric and blocks I received I made these two burp cloths:

Getting ready for our new family member's arrival

Our new granddaughter is due the first week of March and her mom likes things not to look too cutesy. So grandma's sewing fingers and machine got busy and the here is the result:





the paisleys are from Anita Gooddesign Fashion Paisley collectio


I also made a few small blankets for the new baby. These blankets are made from fleece and the edges are serged using wooly nylon on both the upper and lower loopers.

the caterpillar embroidery design is from http://www.nobbieneezkids.com/

the flower designs are from http://lynniepinnie.com/index.htm

A gift for twin girls

After a long day at work on Monday I went home and read the daily mail. Much to my surprise one of my husband's aunts was inviting me to a baby shower for her daughter, my husband's cousin who we really don't even know and have not seen in more then ten years. So after the initial shock I decided I better get sewing and create a shower gift for the twin baby girls since the shower was in five days from my receiving the invitation. So after several nights of sewing into the wee hours of the morning after working ten or more hours, this is what I boxed and sent off.

Purple, purple, purple

My currently youngest granddaughter loves purple and grandma loves to sew. So when these two loves collide this is what happens. The vest and skirt are made from the ever popular fleece and the flowers are appliquesed on using my embroidery machine. Just a couple more little things to do on this set and it is ready for post office to deliver to her.

Valentine Quilt

I had a few days left of vacation after Christmas so I decided to create something just for fun. since my latest issue of McCall's Quick Quilts arrived in the mail I took my inspiration from one of their quilts. I used Lynnie Pinnie's conversation hearts embroidery designs and this is the finished product.

I think I will send this quilt which measures approx 40" x 40" to my granddaughter who considers grandma her best friend.

Embroidered Dry Erase Message Board

Supplies Needed: Frame with GLASS (plastic doesn't work well), fabric for the background, ribbon, and embroidered Name.

First - embroider your name on the background fabric you choose.

Disassemble your frame - The frame I used already had a cardboard insert included. If your frame doesn't have that you will need to cut one to the correct size. Use a heavier cardboard for best results. Wrap the cardboard insert in the background fabric. You can glue the fabric to the back of the cardboard or tape it down. When you are done your fabric should be smooth (no wrinkles).

Next add ribbon in whatever configuration you like. Keep in mind that this is intended to be a dry erase board so you don't want TOO much ribbon. You can attach the ribbon with heat and bond, glue or tape them on (I taped mine to the back of the cardboard insert). When you are done, put the cardboard insert back into the frame and assemble the pieces of the frame. It should have a glass insert followed by your decorated cardboard insert and then the backing.

Add a nice dry erase marker and you are ready to hang it!