A quick wedding gift

I whipped up a last minute wedding sampler for my cousin's wedding gift. I didn't know if I was going to be able to make it to the wedding.

The only thing that I didn't like (and didn't have the time to fix) is the date. It's April 30th 2011. Different color next time.
But I do learn from my mistakes.

I really want to take better photos too, I just can't do it. My hubby is pretty good, but not me. :(

I have been busy

I have a Twitter now.

I've been posting WIPs and random craftiness. I have been a little too busy to make full blown posts on some of my stuff, and well most of them are gifts so I can't post just yet. I have to wait until this weekend before I can.

Love takes flight...at night!

My heart with bat wings has become a reality!
Yay! This plushie is roughly 29x12.
He really took no time at all to put together.


It's made out of fleece. I used some wire to hold the wings up and out.


I'm VERY happy with how the wings turned out. I'm proud of this guy!

Oh My! I think I Just Quilted Something!

It's not a quilt, but it's like a made a few tiny quilts, well in a way I did...


I got this idea from one of the free leaflets that you get at a craft store. I thought it was prefect for my kitchen theme.
I have always loved the raw edge look, that shabby chic look.


They are all made from my fabric stash, frankly it was starting to become quite the monster and had to be dealt with.


It is the first time that the applique was completely machine sewn! It was tricky for me but I did it!! Yay!


This was pretty easy. It took no time at all. I did all the cutting and placing in one evening. Then the next evening I sewed it all up!

I think my Granny will be very proud that I made something quilted.

Yet Another Coffee Fix

Sadly I have finally ran out of what a good friend calls "Tracy fabric". It's the fabric that I have use for all of my other coffee themed embroideries. So I picked a fabric that is similar to it.

My fill stitches (like the satin stitch) is getting better every time I do them. I like to set little challenges for myself. Hey, how else am I going to get better?



I haven't a frame large enough for this one (it's only 5 x 5), all I have right now is 4 x 6 frames.
I particularly like this one because I grind my own coffee beans, so it makes perfect sense.

Yet another embroidered coffee themed wall art to hang in my kitchen.


I have a nice overhang space above my cabinets that have just been screaming to be covered with something. My collection of coffee themed stuff is slowly growing. But I think that I'm only going to make a couple of more things, I don't want to clutter up my walls too much.


I kinda like the "bulkiness" of the stitches, it looks more handmade.

My Neighbor Totoro

YAY! I've been wanting to stitch him up for quite some time. I just don't know why I waited so long.


It's stitch on vintage fabric, I couldn't wait for it to dry before I took pictures. But the wet spot dried and disappeared. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet.