Smocking for Fall: Part 2

My fall leaves smocking for Miss Baby’s Autumn dress this year is DONE!  The smocking plate is “Leave it to us” by Little Memories. I didn’t quite know how it would turn out when I only had a few leaves smocked from the last time I talked about smocking this project: But I thought when [...]

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Americana Florals: Sneak Peek #3

Happy Monday, my Friends!   Quilting is underway for Americana Florals.  What you see is the quilting for the accompanying blocks.  I am just doing some textured quilting on these blocks because I want the blocks to be just that, accompanying. I did some smocking, sewing for baby, cross-stitching and reading this weekend.  So I should [...]

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Work cut out for me…

LITERALLY! Miss Baby and I went to my sewing friend and teacher Annelle’s house yesterday, and I brought these home with me – one thing I wasn’t quite expecting was that the pieces looks much bigger than what I am used to – another reminder that Miss Baby is growing up too fast… Annelle has [...]

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Americana Florals: Sneak Peek #2

I thought these turned out looking pretty good… … if I may say so myself!   It’s been another busy day for me.  I had more designing work to do these past couple of days.  So not much to show on fabrics.  But I am moving right along with Americana Florals — should have some [...]

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Ladybug in Polka Dotville: Housekeeping

Good day, Friends! Are you ready for some polka-dotting fun? Let’s start off with Ladybug Fun Fact #2, shall we? Here we go… A gallon jug could hold anywhere between 72,000 and 80,000 ladybugs. I don’t know about you. I would find that just a little too eeeeky! Due to the length, I am dividing [...]

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