Getting a little tired of hearts? I am. But I made this sweet little deer tee for my daughter. I used an American Apparel baseball tee with red sleeves. I’ve wised up and figured out that I should make things for the three-year-old first, then ask my five-year-old if she also would like one. She declined on the deer tee.
There’s something to be said for tradition. I’ve been working on this custom monogram on the client’s fabric and felt like I should post something since I haven’t posted today. I used a no. 100 thread, which is a mess on my machine but I really like the look of it. I plan to add this photo to the custom page of my site, along with some others. I have lots of new embroidery designs I’ve been working on too, if I can just get some samples sewn and some pictures taken. A couple of weeks probably.
I’ve been sorting through my fabric over the past few days and came across the box of old baby dresses and such that were mine. These were either stained or too worn for the girls to wear, so I’ve been planning to make them into a quilt. I thought I’d post some photos of what I found because I love them so. I’m hesitant to cut these up until I have some kind of fabulous plan for this quilt. I thought I did, but I changed my mind. Suggestions welcomed.
Since finding the photo of Liberty of London fabrics framed in embroidery hoops at Purl (see post here), I’ve been meaning to try the idea. Here’s my interpretation with some embroidered birds on linen. I painted the hoops matte black. But I think that these would be great unpainted or painted with different bright colors and used in a child’s room.
I simply hooped the fabric and cut the excess, so this was a quick and easy project. I plan to add more to this grouping, mix in some plates or find some flea-market style small round mirrors. I embroidered the birds myself, but I think that vintage handkerchiefs would make a great display. You can find lots of vintage handkerchiefs online here and here.
I had to add some images of this snowman drawing that Eva made. I digitized it and embroidered the design on some hand towels. See my recent post about preserving children’s artwork. This time she had me make some changes after I scanned it into the computer (she wanted to change the hats) and she picked the thread colors. We’re going to give these to the grandparents.
Also, I had another thought about children’s artwork after watching Eva get super excited about these rubber stamps from the small object. You could turn a drawing into rubber stamps! I think a simple line drawing would make a fabulous rubber stamp (and a great stocking stuffer). Here’s a site that can do it. The customization feature is not totally user-friendly, but you can see your design after you upload it.
And I love the idea of making your child’s drawing into a stuffed animal. Here‘s a nice example from Fruit of Her Hands:
