Saturday, September 12, 2009
Started it back over this evening and it is coming along really nicely! Sleep and closer reading and following the directions are always a plus!
This is at 7pm:
This is at 9:40 pm
Still have a way to go before I can wear it to the meeting tomorrow night, BUT, its getting there! And I have decided to wear a brown skirt with a white sleeveless top and this scarf draped around me. Will snap up a picture and let you see the finished project!!
until next time!
Friday, September 11, 2009
I finally got to do the digitizing on the bunny. I could have hand embroidered the bunny BUT I wanted it to look nice so that the Mommies would want to use it, not say oh how sweet and put it away somewhere.
I have it here as a pes file but if you need it in another format just let me know and I will convert it! Just click the file you want and it will take to you my 4-shared storage to download the file.
Here is the bunny digitized:
Decided its best to go ahead and get her digitized. Never know what tomorrow is going to bring.
Hopefully later this evening I will get to actually sew it out and show you what it looks like in person. Still new at the digitizing part, so forgive me ahead of time. I use PED Version 6 and I am still at the 'coloring' stage of digitizing. LOL
Be sure to let me know if everything worked alright so I can fix it if necessary!
Until next time!
UpDate:
Digitized a couple more designs to try out. If you have one for me to try and digitize send them to me at my Email address. I will get on them and post to the blog for you.
Here are the new designs. Just click on the name and download from my 4shared files. Be sure to let me know how they turned out by posting pictures please!!
Bunny Boy Embroidery in PES format.
Girl Bunny Embroidery saved in PES format.
Bunny Banner Embroidery in PES format.
Go check it out and try it.
Here is Pearle looking quite unhappy about having to wear this.
A Close up of the stitches.
Now off to make my own version after undoing this one.
Until next time!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Kurt gave me the ok and I ordered it today!
Ordered what?
Well a knitting machine!! Not a really expensive one but a Bond knitting machine from JoAnn's Fabric and Craft And with the 40% code on the website it was just a few dollars more than the one without the extra attachments!
Nice thing about it is it will take all kinds of yarns from pencil thin to bulky and fancies and it has the row counter and the extension attachment included! I cant wait to try it out, will be good exercise for my left arm that refuses to reduce its size any!
So one day if you come over and hear a swoosh swoosh coming from the livingroom or my bedroom or eventual re-opening of my sewing room then I will be making something special for someone.
I can see wonderful baby blankets, scarves for all of my friends ((wink wink)) and who knows maybe a sweater or two when I get good at it. :-D
It will use machine patterns as well as hand knitting patterns and even though it is an unexpensive machine will be a good first time one for me!
Here is what it looks like:
With the intarsia plate I can make baby blankets like Bonnie was given with one color on one side and another on the other side, I think, I know I can make designs of different colors. :-D
Been working on my baby outfit and have a design to put onto the onesie, here it is:
Using cotton in white and colored embroidery thread to do the features and then stitch it onto the onesie, I think it will be the cutest thing ever! I am probably going to knit up a blanket in squares and then put him or her onto the blanket in a pattern scattered around.The footies have the first foot done and am starting up the leg and I have been trying to swatch the top for myself but so far havent got the right threads to make the gauge, I dont want to buy anymore threads so I am swatching up sock yarn right now. If that still doesnt work will delete it as a September project and put it back in my que on Ravelry.
Caitlynn and Caleb have been requested for the weekend after next, so I have to see what thier Daddy says, if they can come over to visit.
Catybug wants a little piggie now to go with her rabbits and chickens, so she may not want to come to Grannie DeeDee's house, LOL I know I would probably want to stay and play with all of my fur-babies too. ;-)
Well of to study, catch you later!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September is now here and Autumn days are coming, I know it just feels like it.
In honour of the new month I made up an eye mask, using a sleep mask on ravelry as an inspiration I crocheted it up and made closed eyelashes on it.
Here is Kurt modeling it for me:
Here is the pattern:
Ch 38 using a g hook
Crochet singles across until the piece measures 3 inches,
(though you could actually make it two inches so that it fits better, I just like mine to really cover my eyes so that no light gets in.)
Fold piece in half and crochet a row of singles around the entire piece twice. Then on each short end crochet 3 rows of singles with slip stitches on the long ends.
(Make 2) Chain 30 (or a length you like for tying) and slip stitch on the next row. Tie off leaving a tail and then tie each tail to a top and a bottom corner on each end of the mask.
Embroider black eyelashes (or any other design of your liking) with a small amount of yarn or embroidery floss.
Walaa an easy sleep mask!
Here is the completed baby onesie ( the snaps will be added soon). Now I need to decide how to embellish it a little. Looks a little plain to me, but then it might not to a new Mommy though.
Front
Back
Today Bonnie and I took Cambell to the park by Nina and Nathan's new house. We had so much fun playing and it wasnt long before the cool fan and snuggly covers made us comfy and fast asleep!
Tomorrow is another day of crocheting, hopefully finishing up the squares and making a cute owl mask for Bonnie.
Nina and I are going to go pattern shopping at JoAnn's this weekend. If you love sewing or even if you love collecting patterns (both of which I am guilty) Vogue, McCalls and Simplicity patterns are all on sale!
Well thats it for the 1st day of September! September 2nd I worked onthe Summer Blues Squares Swap, packaged up almost half and just need to finish the other half of the squares and mail off. I have received many lovely squares and plan on making some cute lap-afghans out of them!
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