Kimono Girls

A while back I had an idea to make little Kimono girl dolls (yes, it was for a party!) but the project never got off the ground.

I digitized three girls to stitch at a time:

After my embroidery machine got done, I did a sloppy stuffing job to see what they would look like and to figure out what I would have to change….

For some reason I only have one doll out of three…I think my girls “borrowed” the others.

After re-visiting this project I think I’m going to change a few things with the embroidery file and reattempt to make a stuffed doll out of this design…
What do you think?

kitty cat, kitty cat....

This little kitty is enjoying the sun...

She was embroidered on a store bought dress, has seen 3 girls wear her and was always a favorite of mine.

Alas, the youngest has outgrown the dress...so little kitty cat will have to find a new home.  Hope she'll be a favorite for another little girl.



Cozy fleecy pants….

Yes, spring is here and we should be thinking about lighter clothing, less layering and sunshine (I dream about the sunshine thing ALL the time out here in the Pacific North West)

Unfortunately, I’ve been running a fever/chills combo for the past 6 days and now I have an annoying hacky cough.

Will cold season ever end?

So I reached for my comfy cozy Chix Rule pants and remember that I didn’t share with you some of the other fleece pants I made earlier this year!

Disney bottoms: Mickey, Donald and the gang having a snowball fight & building snowmen—finally out of my stash after eight years!

I forgot about the bit of fairy fleece I had left over from a gift I made years ago…now it’s been put to good use as well!

I'll admit, my son got shafted in the fleecy pant department this year--but he's being a good sport about it and willing to wait until I'm feeling better...if you have an 8 year old boy, you can imagine the design ideas mine has come up with...and keeps coming up with...I need to get better before they become impossible to sew!

Me? I never procrastinate…..

Who me?  Procrastinate?  Put projects off to the side to finish at a later date? Nah…never!

I mean, would I be the kind of mother that starts a dress for her first (and for 6 years her only) daughter, places it away and forgets about it?  Would I be the kind of person to do such a thing?

Yup.  I hang my head in shame to admit that there was more than one project started for my oldest daughter that never got completed…this particular one only took five and a half years to complete.

Good thing I have two more girls to enjoy it…

Of course I do still have to hem and finish the sleeves…next time I’m at my machine that will be priority #1.

WARNING: Guinea Pig t-shirt...

My son was recently at a birthday party for a boy who loves guinea pigs!  He asked me to make his friend a t-shirt...and I was stumped!  I thought to digitize a guinea pig to embroider, but with everyone in my household being sick I just couldn't find the time!

Then my son pointed out the sticker on the back of the invited envelope...wish I had kept it to share with you all!  With a few adjustments we digitized the wording and ran a test embroidery which became a cute hanging pillow:

I like the way it turned out!  I like the t-shirt even more!

I was there when the birthday boy opened it and it looked like he was really happy!

Now my son wants one...he also wants a guinea pig...

I think he'll get the t-shirt...definitely not the pet!

HOOT! HOOT!

This little owl has been waiting over a year to be completed!  Another project checked off!