Girl's Aprons

My sewing machines (all 3 of them) have been humming! I completed 12 items yesterday (no time to take pics...sorry!) and these 2 sweet aprons for a friend's little girls this morning.

Thanksgiving is less than 48 hours away! I have so much to be thankful for! Have a blessed day.

Order Placed!

For those of you who have placed orders for items for Christmas, I wanted to let you know that I made the big order yesterday. Hopefully, everything shoud be in by the first of next week and I can start stitching. I ordered a few extras to keep in my "stash" as I often get requests for baby gifts, teacher gifts, birthday gifts and wedding gifts that are needed within a few days. I have recieved a few of those requests lately, so I took a quick inventory of my stash and here is what remains: a few Stephen Joseph quilted backpacks, European Market Baskets (more coming in my order, so email me with your color request!), cosmetic bags,several colors of Koozies, acrylic luggage tags and mugs/sport bottles (these are customized with the fabric of your choice), neoprene luggage handle grips, fingertip towels, burp cloths, button covers (for pacifier clips, bow clips or ponytail loops), little girl's aprons and a few beach towels. Let me know if you need any of these items so I can pull it out and mark it for you as I don't plan on making another order for embroidery blanks till after the first of the year. As always, if you are out shopping and find something cute and would like it embroidered I would love to help you pick out the perfect font and thread color to make it a unique and personalized gift!
The Christmas season is quickly approaching! Remember to "think outside the mall"!

Pilgrim Turkey Shirt

Thanksgiving is only 9 short days away so I decided to do a couple of shirts for the twins. I love the Pilgrim hat he is sporting...just to show there's no hard feelings for winding up as their centerpiece I suppose?!? Another sweet design I purchased from Lynnie Pynnie.

Damask Market Basket

I had a request for another market basket, this time one of the damask patterns! I think it turned out great. Again, I cannot say enough how useful these things are! Mine (one of them anyway) just seems to go in and out of my car on a daily basis...I always seem to have more to carry in and out than I can hold in my own two hands (plus I'm trying to get the twins unbuckled and out of their carseats) so I just pile it all up in one of these baskets, carry it in, unload it, reload it with the things to go to the car, and it starts all over again. I am horrible at dropping pieces of mail as I walk inside just because I have so much else in my arms at the time, but this basket makes sure that what I put into it gets carried right into the house! This one was requested because the recipient will be flying back to her home so luggage space is a premium...since it is collapsible it won't take up much valuable suitcase room!

On another note, the Christmas Village is going on this weekend and I plan on getting there at some point! I will try and take some pictures to post...hopefully this will get alot more of you to "think outside the mall" for Christmas! BTW, did you check out the new button for Handmade Holiday? Cindy Lou has a fun crafty blog that is sure to inspire. You should definately check it out!

Backpack Patch

I have already sung the praises of a fun and functional patch and I thought I would show you my latest project using just that...


My daughter had asked for a new backpack for this school year. Mind you, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the one that she had, and she really couldn't find another one that she just loved...but she really wanted a new one. One that none of her friends had. I don't know if you have been backpack shopping lately but there isn't a huge selection out there. But, while we were at the beach, she and I wandered into some random store and saw this one. She loved it. It was on sale and I had a coupon and a gift card. I loved that! The only problem is that it had the words "Trail Blazer" embroidered on the top, which was also the only place that a monogram could go. Removing the embroidery would have been nearly impossible and would have also involved taking off the back waterproof lining (which I was not about to do!) so she asked if I could just put a patch over it with her monogram on the patch. (I would have thought of that sooner or later...my head was still spinning over the great deal we were getting!) I found the perfect fabric in my scrap bag and already had matching thread as well. I think she'll love it! I can't wait till she comes home from school and sees it!


Have a blessed day! K

Applique Cafe

Rosemary Gulledge is a fellow embroidery guru and WAH mom who has a blog that I really enjoy. She has a great eye for color and designs (and the fact that she's an Auburn Tiger is an added bonus!). She has helped me track down several designs and is always so sweet to answer questions and give her advice...I have bounced many ideas off this sweet girl! Anyway, she and her husband saw a need for more cute and fun embroidery designs so they have started digitizing as well! Her designs are all adorable and versatile as well, and they stitch out like a dream! She is like most of us who simply don't have the need or time for extravagance and fussiness when it comes to our sewing and embroidery and just seems to prefer to keep things sweet and simple! Hooray! Head on over to www.appliquecafe.com and check out her awesome designs.
Have a blessed day!