Super Lolly

Meet Super Lolly. Super Lolly is a dear friend to my friends autistic son. Lolly came to visit me for some repairs, originally it appearred that repair wouldn't be a quick stitch but that she would need pant replacement sergery. Upon further inspection I found that some properly placed stitches would bring Lolly back to her super self. AND then I thought maybe a back up pair of stylish trousers may be in order. So instead to tackling the HUGE pile of work I should be doing I knocked out a custom pair of trousers for Super Lolly.

Time for a Change

The Spring Issue of  Craft Ideas (formerly Crafts n' things) is  ready for you. Inside it's pages you will find my fun new project "sewn portable changing station" p 30, a great on the go changing station.
In case you are wondering the fabulous cotton prints in the project are all Riley Blake, cutest fabric!
Also if you go peek at p 80 you will see little tote I embellished using the VIVO by Singer AND you can win a VIVO!
So who are you going to make this versatile diaper bag for?
A little shout to my MIL who crocheted this aftgan for one of my munchkins years ago, still looks fabulous.

What will 2014 bring?

So I mentioned news for 2014.

January will start out with a bang..

1. I have CHA January 10-14 can I say Crafters Paradise!! So I get to go and see all the fun new product coming out...get my hands on it and play...I will be posting everyday...maybe multiple times a day. Let me know what you wanna see and I will make sure not to skip it.

2. I will get to be part of the Riley Blake quiet book....So on January 30th you will need to go and visit the Riley Blake blog and see the fun pizza page I am in the process on making.

3. I WILL have my studio finished! I have been designing and planning and slowwwwly working on it when I have a brief moment. I have all the furniture, I have the paint, I have the desire all I need time and a little elbow grease...anyone wanna come help!??   



I am already tired just thinking of all the work but extremely excited too. So come join me on my January journey and beyond.



Here is the request of the day. What kinds of sew crafts would you like to see in 2014? themes? types? products you might want to know more about?

A Very Merry Christmas

I can't believe we are rounding to an end this year already. I have been enjoying a day of family and food and of course a little gift here are there.
As we are visiting with family I am away from all my usual crafting tools but still managed to make 2 pairs of PJ pants and to finish up a quilt for Singer. So grateful that each family I go to visit has a sewing machine. I am kinda a homebody and love to have all my own tools and machines to use but since I opted out of packing my machine in the car... beggars can't be choosers. :)

I have some fun news for the new year and January feels like it is already over cuz it is so packed full of busy crafty things.

Tune in for all the fun new announcements on the Monday the 30th of December.

As for now all the sweetest wishes of this Holiday Season to you and yours...Hope Santa brought you all the crafty tools you had on your list.

What was on your list this year?

Put a Pin in It

 

This cover turned out soooo awesome! The color pallet came as special request of Ellen March to suit the cover of Sew It All issue 7. The prints are Acacia by Tula Pink (pretty sure that is one of the coolest names ever). This article has some fun info on what to fill a pin cushion with although if you do a little more digging online you will find some very odd other items that have been used in pin cushions. Go grab your copy of Sew It All on news stands now!!

What color will your pin cushions be?

Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat

The holidays are quickly approaching and this goose is not gettin' any thinner this year, sigh. But along with all the yummy, rich and highly caloric things that come one of the funnest crafting seasons of the year! Let me just tell you why I love this holiday crafting the best. Being that it is the season of giving I have the perfect rationalization to get new crafting toys and supplies to make these fun and fabulous gifts for others. It's a total win win. You know you were thinking the same thing you just don't want to say it out loud. As a Kick off to the holiday crafts I get to share with you 2 project recently published...

I will do a tutorial with some tips for this holiday stitched card. for full instructions click on over to the Singer website. All Stampin' Up card stocks ... Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White and Silver and Sizzix Embossing folders. The brad is a retired SU product I had in my stash and a May Arts ruffled ribbon all assembled with a silver Sulky thread.

And coming to a new stand near you December/ January issue of Sew News magazine with my Count Down Calender. This fun project will hang in my home for years and years to come. With fabulous fabrics and trims by Riley Blake this project was so much fun to put together.

 What are you crafting this Christmas Season??

A early Merry Christmas and Happy Crafting to all and to all a goood night.

Leaves Keep on Fallin'

 This is a fun little project I whipped up for Singer.  These fun fall leaves are similar to the ones I created for another Crafts n' things project Falling Leaves Apron although simplified to fall color Kona's. I used the same Accuquilt die to cut the leaves but hand cutting is always an option.

 

Go and visit this fun project at Crafts n' things or Singer.com. 

So once I had the pile of fall leaves sitting on my table I had to find more things to use them for. I love the straight out of the dryer wrinkly and showcasing every layer of the Kona.  I created a paper bag wreath and pinned my beautifully crinkled leaves in place. I just love fall don't you?