Onesie for baby Mac. My first try embroidering on a stretchy, cotton onesie. Not too easy. I appliqued the carrot, rather than embroidering, and then had to use many strands to embroider because the pattern ironed on so thick. Hmm...have to think about that in the future. I think it would have been much easier with fewer strands of floss.
I was SO happy to find the carrot fabric in my stash for this project!
Kristen (and Ava too!) came over yesterday to work on a big floor pillow for Ava's room. I love the fabric Kristen picked and the pink ruffle! It turned out great!
She had some leftover fabric (which she left in my stash cupboard!), so I whipped up a little zippy purse to match for her. I love the shape of this one--it's bigger and more square than the ones I've done in the past.
Here, by the way, is Ava wearing the outfit I appliqued for her. Isn't she a doll?! I just love this little kid and being her Aunt Jo Jo. (Toben is her Bo Bo; aren't we quite the pair?!)
Hmm...what else?
I've been using up leftover wool from my granny square skirt to make a pillow for Audrey's bed. I was totally inspired by some pillows seen in the new Country Living magazine (p. 24). I made a pillow for it to go on today since I finished the crocheting, but it is totally LAME--so I ripped it apart (the basic pillow, not the crochet) and will head off in search of a true pillow form tomorrow. I love this too much to not have it be just right.
Audrey made Valentines for her class this afternoon--my all-time favorite lollipop flowers. New school, new kids who've not seen these from her yet!
A new floor pillow for Toben's office so the girls can lay around (lie around? I can never remember which is right!) while he works. These match the new valance made last weekend from what we had in the dining room in California. So total cost for both--$0. My kind of projects!
Finally, Miss Emma decided to get her ears pierced on Friday while she and Toben were out together. I was gone all day, came home, and was totally "wordless" as Emma would say. (Love the paperclip necklace. We're high fashion, all the way!)
Now I'm off to pop some popcorn and slice some apples...
Great projects. The colors in your valance/ pillow are similar to some of our interior colors. Sage green is big in our house and I need something to balance it out. I like the raspberry/ reddish colors with it. I have to try the popcorn/ apple combo you mentioned. I think the girls and I would all like it.
Posted by: Sam | February 11, 2007 at 09:15 PM
Wow Joanne you have been busy. Love the carrot onesie. The pillows are great too. Emma looks very pleased with herself. Too cute.
Posted by: Erin S | February 12, 2007 at 01:25 PM