BD Gift for Nephew

So what is one to create for a male relative in his 20's? It was a tough decision, as men are not as easy to sew for as women are. As I thought about it, I thought about my nephew's love of cars. I also remembered he had given me a list of cars he wanted to own some day.

That is when an idea came to mind - I could put pics of his favorite cars on fabric and make them into a quilt. Turned out the idea was the easy part. Everything after that took a lot of time... including what fabrics to choose and what to design.

But I did it and he loved it! Here is the finished quilt... made with love, by Aunt Patty.

Here is the front of the quilt (the black binding did not show up well due to my lack of photography skills).









































And this is a close up of the quote I embroidered on the back.





















After this project, I was so tired of sewing for hours on end that I have not been back to sewing/embroidery since! Hopefully, I will get rejuvenated soon, as there are many projects yet to complete.

Graduation Gift for Niece

My niece will be an Aggie soon. I thought she would enjoy some monogrammed Aggie pillowcases, made with love, by her Aunt. She did!

































I can't wait to see how they look in her dorm room!

Baby Girl Bib April 2009

My friend, Janet, had baby #2 in February. She had a shower in April. Other than some purchased clothing, I wanted to make something home-made for her 1st girl. I found a way to turn a big into something very pink and very froofie for her baby.

Gifts for Babies April 2009

My friend, Evelyn, had Baby Michelle in February. She was in town in April and I got to meet Baby Michelle and see baby Nicole too.

I wanted baby #2 to have something home-made from me as well as other goodies. So I made a personalized burp pad. I used diaper fabric that was pink and added yellow flannel fabric that had bunnies. I appliqued a bunny on it and added her name as well.




















I also copied a head band I had purchased for the baby, using pink flannel fabric.
















I couldn't forget big sister, so I embroidered a "I'm the Big Sis" onsie for her as well.

I had tons of ideas, but I was in the heat of tax season and could not do more at that time.

Pink Fleece Bear for Sick Little Girl

My friend Beth was generous enough to make this pink fleece bear for me a few years ago. I have enjoyed it, yet, it was time for someone else to enjoy it. I heard about a very sick little 8-yr-old girl who was having a heart transplant in Houston. So I added a face to the bear and made some clothing for her. I also personalized the bear's top with "Get well soon Robin". The bear made it to the hospital and I was told Robin was excited to get her bear.

Dining Chairs Done!

I finally re-upholstered and repainted my dining chairs. I decided they should be olive this time, to match my living room. Plus, I seem to be in love with the green family that goes with my tropical theme.

This is how they looked before the "renovation". I got the "brilliant idea" to paint them in rainbow colors to give them a colorful tropical feel. Yet, after a few months, I realized it was not what I was looking for.

Valentine's Gift for Nephew

My nephew just turned 4 and loves pirates. I've been working on a pirate costume for him to play dress-up for several months now. I finally stole enough moments on the weekends to get the costume done. I hope I will get some pics of him in it.

Here is the completed costume. I embroidered cross bone skulls on the hat (du-rag), the shirt and the pants. I created all except the top includes a pre-made tee in size 5.

A doll I have was nice enough to model the du-rag.