I have always loved sewing since I was a little girl at about 10 and started making Barbie clothes on my Mother's treadle Singer sewing machine. Actually this machine was originally my great grandmother. My uncle had installed a motor on the machine but I was not allowed to use the motor until I was a little older. Mom made almost all the clothes for herself, my sister and myself on this machine. I remember standing in the middle of the kitchen table so Mom could use the hem guide to hem our dresses. When the dresses were done we would spin in the living room to see how far out the skirt would go. That was of course after we sometimes found a wayward pin in the waistline. Not only was Mom an inspiration for my sewing but also my Aunt Kate. If Mom didn't have a solution to a problem with a pattern, Aunt Kate surely did. And then there was my friend's Mom, Mrs. Muir who lived up the street that was always helpful when I needed it. They all encouraged me to keep sewing and I continued to use the old Singer machine. When I got my first full time job, I bought my own new sewing machine. It was a Pfaff cabinet model and I bought it at Witherill's from Mr. Thorne. And, this machine went in reverse! I soon upgraded to a Pfaff free arm machine and then to a Pfaff 1471. I am fortunate to have three beautiful daughters and I can't begin to tell you how many hours are on that 1471 making them clothes from infancy right up to adulthood. Play clothes, dress, coats, 1st Communion dresses, dozens of Halloween costumes - even in high school and prom dresses. For many years I did little sewing and missed what I call "my therapy". There is nothing more relaxing to me than to spend an evening sewing. So, last Spring I bought a used machine. I said, I don't want a fancy one - I don't do embroidery but the 2170 fit the bill for the features I wanted and it did embroidery. Well, I was soon taking classes at Knecht's and have found a love of machine embroidery. I was jealous of the other sewers with their Creative Visions and soon upgraded to one. I am having so much fun with this machine and have found a whole new world of sewing in embroidery. I thought that I would share some of my projects as I go along. I don't profess to be and expert seamstress but I love sewing and I love sharing these with you. Hope you enjoy them too! Thanks for looking.

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010



Santa brought Sarah this e-reader for Christmas - which has barely left her hands - and I made this little padded cover to protect the screen when she throws it in one of the many bags I have made her. Sarah bought the fabric a while ago and we were looking for a project to use it on. She felt the look of the castles had a fairy tale look and made a perfect book cover! Fast and easy.
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My sister and sister-in-laws loved these embroidered aprons I made for them for Christmas. I had a lot of fun making all these presents and everyone enjoyed receiving them. Now I have to find new projects since the holidays are over. Oh yeah - first grandchild on the way in March. That should keep me busy.
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These are more Christmas presents for my son-in-laws. Towels for my popcorn making/eating Derric and the apron and hot pads for barbecuing Rob. All designs from Embroidery Library.
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I love making this octagon table mat. It is so simple and fast. I made 6 matching placemats for the holiday season. These were shipped as a Christmas present for my brother and sister-in-law in Las Vegas.
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How cute is this. This snowman is an applique banner from the Hanging on a Star collection at http://www.joinedatthehip.com/ It is a pretty easy banner to stitch.
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This is another bag for my knitting daughter made from this great neon on black fabric with a knitting needles design. The fabric for the front pocket which is a holder for knitting needles and supplies is from a cool Spirograph collection. I found this fabric at
Pucky Huddle Delight in Candor, NY. A great quilting shop! The pattern by Wired up Designs is a large bag with a drawstring top that can be folded down inside if you don't want to close the top.


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These are a couple of bags that I made a while ago for my knitting/yarn spinning daughter. The first one is a McCall's pattern made with material we bought at Hobby Lobby. I made a matching needle roll which is not pictured. The second bag is a grocery style shopping bag with and applique/embroidery from A Bit of Stitch Designing Girls collection to use when she goes on her yarn/fiber shopping trips.













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