Luke's 8th Grade Graduation

Our grandson, Luke, graduated from the 8th grade today. I'm so proud of him!!

From left to right are:

Brenda, Nicole, Audrey, Richard, Luke, Elmer, Jeff, & John. Missing from the picture is Rachel who was taking the picture.

Luke & Nicole

Luke

Sandy, for you.....

I made this little pincushion for Sandy. I used my embroidery machine and a pattern from a book called 'Piece in the Hoop'. Sandy loves red, white, & blue fabric so this is perfect for her.

Carry Me Bag

I finally decided to make the 'Carry Me Bag' (pattern by Bunnyhill Designs). It was the first time I made a bag using Timtex which is a heavy duty interfacing. It gave the bag stability. The pattern called for 1 1/2" ribbon but it was too big for the look I wanted so I used a 1" satin ribbon. It took me quite a bit of time to make the bag because I'm not an experienced bag maker but it was worth it. I'm pleased with the outcome.

I should mention that my friend Barbara inspired me to get busy and make the bag. She posted hers on Facebook.

More New Projects

Good morning! I have a few new projects to share.

I made a hexagon afghan that I shared April 11, 2010. It turned out to be too heavy for me so I gave it to Toni. She likes to wrap up in a warm blanket so I figured she would love the heavier afghan and she does!

To make this afghan lighter, I put a single crochet around each hexagon instead of double crocheting another round. I also used an H hook instead of a G hook which made this afghan less dense.

Second Hexagon Afghan

The following pictures are pillows I made with my embroidery machine and a Michelle's Designs pattern. It helped me to get familiar again with my embroidery machine again. It was the first time I ever did cutwork and puffing strips. The puffing strips are gathered strips on the sides of the pillow with the butterfly embroidered on it.

I'm very pleased with the way the pillows turned out.

I took my first class last week for a 'Hoop Sisters' project at Moore's Sewing Center. It's a block of the month quilt made with the embroidery machine. The fabric I chose to use is by 'Thimbleberries' and I really like the way the first block turned out. Here is a link to see an example of the pattern: http://hoopsisters.com/catalog/block_month.php

Bunnyhill just released the next snowman block so I will be working on it soon. I still have last year's BOM to put together and quilt.

And.... I finally got started on quilting the 'Gifts from the Sea' quilt for Toni. It will take me some time to do because I'm quilting it on my regular sewing machine. The twisting and turning is hard for me to do so I have to do alittle at a time.

WOW, I'm a busy gal. Guess I better get the day started sewing again!