Embroidery

I have been sewing up a storm, and my machine has been embroidering for many hours. I saw a few photos on one of my Groups that really caught my attention. These are 3D free standing lace ornaments made with my embroidery machine. They are from OESD and I ordered the CD from Amazon last week. They arrived in a few days and I have been embroidering out some beautiful ornaments. There are also some flat designs, such as the angel and dove. They have applique sections, in which I used organza. They also feature velvet textured stitches that must be cut open with an exacto knife after stitching. I couldn't resist trying them as tree toppers on my little trees in the living room. They look so beautiful with the light shining from inside.

Baby Shower

Two weeks ago we had a baby shower for Marie. A teacher she works with made her a cake to go with the theme, elephants. Isn't it cute?

Baby coming soon

In a few weeks we expect a new addition to our family. My daughter and her husband, Mike, are expecting a baby boy. There was a shower for the baby given by her mother-in-law. I would say Elisette could give Martha some competition. She prepared & decorated quite a spread.

Halloween costume making

Julian asked me to make him his costume this year. He wanted to be Pikachu, one of the Pokeman characters. He was very specific about the details he wanted and gave me a little toy to use as a model. He wanted to have his face behind the mouth which was covered with red knit fabric which he could see through if it was light enough outside. He didn't want to have a mask or cut outs for his eyes. Here is how it came out.