Quilting the Zoo

I took on an endeavor for my Mother-in-law's birthday this year. I decided to make a quilt with something from all the grandkids on it. I rummaged around cyberspace and decided on hand print art. The kids chose the animal they wanted and I embellished them to help them resemble animals.

The quilt just up on the stands.

My best helper! "Krispy" loves to quilt! Who knew?

It must be slave labor, or a 12 yr old dodging the camera.

"Enough with the pics!" Annie dodges another bullet.

Even the nephews came to help.

My 7 yr old was documenting the event

Chelle and I working away. Good mom and daughter time.

I took pictures of the sections The quilt was 5 squares across and 6 squares down. 

Here are a few individual squares. I hand quilted around all the "animals" and machine embroidered the names (of course! any excuse to use my machine).

Grandma Grace loved the quilt!

Pendleton and Embroidery

I received a request to make a pillow for a wedding gift. The customer wanted Pendleton on it as well. The pillow was awesome to create.

The pillow is 20 x 20. The wording is 13 x 9. Keep in mind, my hoop is 4 x 4. There were 10 hoop resets for this project. The effort was well worth it. The pillow is beautiful. Congrats to the happy couple wherever they are. ;)

Aprons All Around

I've made a few aprons and I think I will be making a few more. The first one of my recent aprons was a really cute pattern. I'd never seen an apron like it. Cute! If it had a back and was a little longer it would be a really cute sun dress.

I received a custom request for an apron with her logo embroidered on the front for a lady who wanted to use it at her boutique shows. We collaborated back and forth and this is the result:

The logo is almost 9 inches across and 5 inches high. Again, this was a leap into expanding my abilities of hoop moving and design. I am proud of the results. The recipient was pleased as well.

The next apron I have just completed. This was a special request as well. It is oh so cute!

This lady wanted one strap around her neck that didn't tie. That presented a problem because of the way the bib was designed. SO... I created a loop and velcro attachment so the strap could be a good length but still allow her to remove it (hmm... a permanent apron. ha ha). The strap slips through the loop and attaches to the velcro. The loop keeps the strap stable against the apron. It will be a permanent addition to all future aprons.

Order a custom apron with custom lettering.

Embroidery Fun

 I have been learning so much about machine embroidery and digitizing. Here are some of my creations, both original and edited from someone else' work to make it my own.

My first ever attempt at using my machine. On my son's backpack now.

Logo for a new bakery (first attempt) - digitized myself

Final Printing. I filled in more letters and brightened the colors

My logo. Top one not full enough. bottom perfect except for the extra threads-easy fix.

 I love seeing my logo as an embroidery file! I have made a few other attempts but the stitching has come out weird. Yesterday, I discovered a tool within my embroidery program that creates the stitches just the way I've been trying to do. YES!!

Hawaiian Flip Flops - created by someone else, modified by me.

 The flip flops were filled in with stitching. I removed the bottom stitching and created an outline for the shoes instead. This move allows this file to be printed on t-shirts since filled in patterns can tear up fabric. This was a fun discovery project. My first attempt, I was going to create all the outline stitches by hand. Then I decided to start digging around to see if some of the shapes could be made into freestyle shapes. First try, the oval allowed for line movement. Then I began with a thin line and decided it needed to be thicker. Voila! Done! Oh the possibilities!

Created from clipart!

 The pineapple was a special request from a customer. I didn't like the selection before me (too costly or ugly) so I decided to use my new skills learned from the flip flops (above) and create one. I first took a simple clipart then cleaned it up in Photoshop. Then imported it into my program and clicked the magic button. BEAUTIFUL!

The monogram was from stock lettering. It turned out nice.

 The monogrammed bag was a custom order. It is in the same style as my Fancy Totes. I made a makeup bag for this customer for Christmas and now they requested a bag to match.

Plushie Blanket. Design was modified to be one color.

Plushie blanket for a customer. Design was modified from a 5 color file. SO CUTE!

Fleece Baby Blanket. Custom work for a friend. Modified picture. Stock lettering.

Large Fleece blanket (60 x 72). I digitized all the wording and logo.

Large Fleece blanket (60 x 72). I digitized all the wording and logo.

The 2 Boys & Girls Clubs blankets were a custom order. Lots of learning took place for the creation of these projects. I was very pleased with the results.

Fleece blankets for the wrestling team. I digitized the wording.

Blanket for a friend. I digitized the wording and logo.

School logo that I digitized. Good experience.

Order from a school for a fund raiser. I digitized this too.

I always welcome custom orders.

Men's Messenger Bag

Here is yet another custom request. This person supplied all the items for this bag which included jeans, a Lakers jersey, a Celtics jersey. I tried to include all important aspects of each jersey. Here is the result:

The inside include 4 pockets and a velcro strap to secure a laptop computer. The inside is also padded to protect a laptop.