Baby Stuff

One of my friends is having her very first baby next month (she really hopes this month).  She asked me to make her a diaper bag but she wasn't really sure what she wanted it to look like. I searched and finally found something I liked and something that I hoped she would like.  Puppies..... who doesn't love puppies? Puppies and stripes... even better.  Take a look.

I'm also going to show you a couple of embroidered burp cloths and a personalized pillow made especially for Easton.  Cute, Cute, Cute.....

Stop that Playin'

 You can see that I've been playing quite a bit this week.  But I had to get serious.  I had already read my chapter for the EDIT class that I'm taking and had been mulling it over for the past few weeks.  I sat down with "it" (Chapter 8 of the text) Friday afternoon- worked 'til late (very late) and then started again on Saturday.  Here I am again on Sunday afternoon.  At least I posted it and am now reflecting.  I have decided that it requires much more work to "put together" a unit (al beit a one week unit) for an online course than a face-to-face course. Everything must be complete, proofread,  potential problems recognized and dealt with, and the list goes on and on.  With a face-to-face, problems do occur swiftly and painfully.  You must be a quick problem solver as those "innocent" faces are staring at you. But that is the difference- you are there at the moment.  Online- you aren't there.  You check the online class when you can or when you have set that time.  What if someone has a question 5 minutes after you have logged out for the day?  The student will have to take a risk or be behind for the day.  Ther is much more responsibility for the clarity of the assignment.

Well, lets see how I did.  I'll check in each day some time between 6:30 and 9:00.  Hope all goes well with my students.

Actually, April 1st- Day 7 of Spring Break

I can't seem to write on this blog at a decent hour.  I just get so busy that I can't quit.  Since I'm on break I tend to stay up later and sleep later too.  I completed numerous tasks today such as picking up the cat from the Vet. (fleas), visiting Wal-mart, and finishing a baby pillow for a new baby girl named Olivia.  Her mom really loves her sorority and those colors are red and black.

It appears my break is coming to a swift and painful end. So I also worked on organizing my sewing room which it was badly in need of.  I have lots more to do in there to make it completely useful. And I bought (on my trip to Macon- the nearest place to buy fabric since our Wal-mart no longer stocks bolted material) a huge stack of flannel.  I can't resist flannel especially when it is onsale.  Thanks, Joann's.

Sharin' my Stitches- Facebook Group

Day 6 Spring Break

                                                                                                                                                            

Well, I finished the t-shirts for Living with Punks.  It was such a great idea to make appliqued t-shirts for the children in Japan.  I'm not used to appliqueing this way.  I've gotten so spoiled with my embroidery machine.  I'm not exactly pleased with how they turned out.  But hopefully some little girl and boy will be happy with them.

Go to the website and look at everyone

else's submissions.

 

I've got a few more projects to work on tonight before going to bed- baby bibs and a baby pillow. Hopefully I'll have time to post more tonight.  See ya!

Day 4 Spring Break

I feel my motivation faltering but I did get somethings finished.  1st- I finished sewing the logos on Melissa's shirts.  She may be sending more business my way.  Yay!  (I think.)

2nd- I worked on the next step or 2nd day of the Living with Punks sew-along to make little Japanese children an appliqued t-shirt.  Tomorrow I think we will attach the appliques to the shirt. 

Then finally I prepared some packages for mailing.  I'm participating in a web-site called whoopdwhoop.  You post your handmade crafts and swap for other people's crafts.  I had 2 swaps in one day.  1st was a zebra mousepad and the other was my deer hunter's whiskey flask.  Pretty good, I think.  I'm going to save up my swaps.  I saw this neat little crocheted baby bloomers I think I want.  Who knows I may see something else later.  Lots of good stuff on that site.  And all you pay is shipping- pretty neat!

  Then I finished the last of 6 granny squares.  This website is called swap-bots. When I finish with the 6 rounds, I'll have enough squares to make an afghan.  On swap-bots, you can choose among all kinds of swaps- books, postcards, crafts, poetry, and more and more.  Check it out!

Boy, that seems like I did a lot.  Tomorrow won't be as much.  Going to Macon for an Ortho appt and am gonna check out Michaels, Hancocks, and more!  Yippee!

Day 3 Wall Hanging for a bride and groom

On Day 3 of Spring Break 2011, I finished a wall hanging that I'm making for a couple who are getting married this Spring.  It's made from an off-white prequilted fabric.  I embroidered a sampler pattern and added "Est. 2011" below.  It took a while to find fabric from my stash to match, but I did. 









Then I had to figure out how I was going to place the border around the sampler.  I think I did OK.  In fact it looks pretty neat how the squares are cut in half and the opposites are across from each other.  I made loops out of some scraps and sewed the backing, turned it inside out and top-stitched.  Get the dowel cut the right length and I'm done.








I also started day 1 of the http://3punkmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-sew-along-day-1.html . It's a blog called Living with Punks that created a challenge for sewers and crafters.  We are all going to make a shirt for either a little Japanese girl or boy or even both.  We'll send the finished product(s) to her and she will ship them all to Japan where they are needed most.  I think it is a great project!   Today is the 1st day and I chose my fabrics and got all of them cut out.   I'm ready for tomorrow.  I'll post more pictures then.

Spring Break Day 2

I'm going to try to finish something up each day of this Spring Break.  I through in an extra project when I remembered a little friend's birthday.  It didn't take too long once I figured out what to do.  She was having a Justin Bieber party.  So I got some fabric transfers and put Justin's face on one along with a few hearts in her favorite colors- pink and purple.  I added some ribbon and rick rack and embroidered her name along one end. Add a colorful ruffle and stuffing and it was good to go.  All that work and unfortunately I misspelled her name.  I couldn't stay to see her open presents (party was in its 3rd hour).  My daughter was supposed to offer my apologies and an IOU if necessary.

It's soooo cool to me, and I'm envisioning Taylor Swift and some of these other famous people that can be sewed on to a pillow.