New Projects

I was asked to do a custom cellphone pouch in black fabrics. I sewed this up the block on Saturday and I stitched it up yesterday:



Yes, I got a lot done yesterday despite running to Michaels and WalMart. I actually started on this pouch at 3:30 a.m. My rude neighbors felt that 3:30 in the morning would be a good time to ride their snowmobiles up and down my street. Scott and I decided to overlook it this time because it was the first snow of the season but if there's a next time, I will be calling the police!

Anyway, so I have it all stitched now and will do with machine & hand finishing today.

My next CQ project will be a purse:



Ya'll know how much I love Winter.....NOT! Actually, Winter wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't cold and it didn't snow. And if I didn't have rude neighbors with snowmobiles! Ha, ha, ha!

Well, I thought a special purse just for the month of January would be something nice to help get me through the wicked month.

The blue snowflake is an acrylic ornament I found at Hobby Lobby. I can sew that on but I think I'll need Scott to drill a few extra holes in it for me.

Also, look closely at the lace. Do you notice anything interesting? I want this to be so glittery that it's almost blinding to look at in the sunlight. Just like real snow! I painted on some fabric glue with a small paintbrush and then I sprinkled on some very fine glitter. Is that too cool or what?!!!

So after I do some more finishing on my sewing machine today, I want to start on this.

I'm also wanting to pull out my vintage iron-on transfers and stitch some things from those and I'm wanting to pull out my box of Poly-Clay and play with that. Geez! Too bad I have to take the time to sleep at night. Maybe the snowmobiles aren't such a bad thing after all! No one can accuse me of not having ambition!

BTW - if anyone is looking for the 2008 Valentine Mystery Stitch-Along Project, you can find it here. It starts on January 3rd. I gave this one a lot of lead-time due to the Christmas Holiday.

Crazy Quilt Cat Dolls

I'm running a bit late today! Scott and I went out for breakfast this morning and then stopped at Michaels and (heaven help me) WalMart!

Anyway, here are the latest 3 cat dolls:



If you're interested in adopting one, you can find them here.

Purple Cat Doll

Yesterday was a "sewing marathon" day! I pieced a dozen cat dolls and did the finishing on a project for Kim, my model stitcher. When I finished up with that, I completed the stitching on the Purple Cat Doll:



Today will be another marathon sewing day! I want to do the finishing on these last 3 cat dolls and then I plan to do some more foundation piecing. Stop by tomorrow to see the finished cat dolls!

Finishes!

I decided to do finishing yesterday. I get a little crazy when my "needs finishing" pile starts to stack up too high!

The first project I did was this little Santa Ornament that I stitched up over the weekend:



He's very glittery!

Then, I did my little "Smiling Snowman" ornament:



I haven't decided yet if I want to put the tree up this year or not. If I don't, I'll hang this guy on a doorknob. This is one of my designs so if anyone is interested in the pattern, you can find him and his little friend over at my Etsy shop.

Next, I did these two little embroidered pieces:





These are 2 of my favorite vintage embroidery designs. The poodle is a Vogart pattern and I believe the bonnet girl is an Aunt Marthas transfer. I've stitched each of these at least 3 times now!

Anyway, I did these a while back and finally sewed them up yesterday. They will go to Pat for the Comfort Doll project along with the Blackwork Cat doll that I did last week. I'll mail them off to Pat tomorrow.

Once I got all that sewing done and the hand-work completed, I started on the Purple Cat Doll:



I'm sure I'll get him finished up later today. Tomorrow I'll sew up the last 3 cats that I stitched and I expect to them in the shop on Sunday. As I mentioned last week, I received several emails asking me if I would consider making up a few cats for purchase. So that's what these are for.

Today, I'll be doing a bit more finishing and then sewing up a few new blocks. I just can't imagine life without a sewing machine! And speaking of sewing machines, Scott told me that he'll be putting the cabinet for my antique machine back together this weekend. I picked the machine up from the Singer man yesterday so I expect to have photos for you very soon!

Burgandy Cat Doll

Well, I stitched up the burgandy cat yesterday:



Later today, I'll stitch up the purple cat.

In the meantime, I feel like playing! Can't decide if I should do some finishing or if I should piece some blocks. In fact, I've had a few emails lately asking me if I would do some more pre-sewn block kits. Yes, I will sew some up over the next few days and put them together with some lace and some silk ribbon.

I also wanted to mention that I was in WalMart this morning and they have all of their DMC Embroidery Floss marked down to 10 cents per skein. WalMart is no longer going to carry DMC Floss. What's up with that? Not that I need any but I'm sure for many of you, it was a convenient place to get to it. Anyway, just thought I'd mentioned it here for those of you who live close to a WalMart. 10 cents a skein is a good price!