Peas In A Pod

Another Multiple Momma requested these bibs for her boy/girl twins, but was unsure about the bow being pinned or handstitched onto the bib. So I merged the bow from the Applique Cafe Octopus onto the Pea in a Pod design, altered the size, rotated it and just made it part of this design!
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Kanzashi Flowers

My newest hobby: Kanzashi Flowers! Y'all know how I love to save an item from the landfill and give it a new life, so when my husband handed me a fistfull of neckties that had tiny little stains on them I simply couldn't toss them into the trashcan. So I put them in the fabric stash thinking surely there must be a way to recycle these! Then I remembered an article in Sew Beautiful about these kanzashi flowers. I had made one for my daughters Easter dress out of a cotton fabric, so I thought I would give it a try with one of these neckties. Out came my trusty old friend, Mr. Seam Ripper, and we took apart those ties, ironed them out and started cutting.

What do you think?



This one is for my mom, but I plan on making a few more to add to The Shop. I also plan on making one to add to this very plain boxy denim jacket I purchased but only wore once because "it just needed something". I think this little beauty is just what it needed!




Have a great weekend!

Taking orders again!

Now that the cushions are recovered, potty training is at 75% and outfits for the twins are nearing completion, I am ready to start taking orders once again.

I will post pictures of new designs I have purchased for Fall and Winter soon...but for now here is a pic of a shirt I just finished for one of the twins. The "football alphabet" applique is from Planet Applique and the font is MWP "tipsy". First football practice is tonight so we've got to start getting ready!!

Recovered patio cushions!

WHEW!! The patio cushions have finally been recovered! It was a long project, and by no means professional by any stretch of the imagination, but I have to admit that I am really happy with how it turned out. Sewing box edge covers with hidden zippers probably wasn't the best "beginner" project but there's nothing like necessity to hasten your learning process!!
A little background info: Our home was built in 1949 so the patio is an old painted concrete surface that originally had a wrought iron railing. The railing was in really sad shape when we bought this house 2 years ago but since we were gutting the inside of the house, the patio took back burner. Then last summer we replaced the railing with treated wood but I never found any furniture that "went" with the old style of the house. Then driving home one Sunday, I spied one of my favorite signs..."Estate Sale"...and of course I turned onto that road. There I spied this great old 6 piece patio set...all in great condition, but the cushions were in need of some TLC. So I wrote a check, loaded it up and brought it home. It is perfect. We had also "inherited" some patio furniture from grandparents that had seat covers in a pretty yellow floral print. (I am not a floral kind of girl, but for some reason I really like these. Plus, I hate not to try and reuse something that is in perfectly good condition.) So I ordered this yellow fabric online and started sewing. I didn't use a pattern, but sort of followed (loosely) some online tutorials, tweaking them to this particular project.
Like I said, it isn't professional, but for less than $300 (including the price I paid for the 6 piece patio set) I got exactly the look I was after. It is a great place to relax with my morning coffee, watch the kids play in the afternoon and have an evening cocktail with Hubs!