Lucky Kitty

Craftzine presents...

My holiday embroidery patterns!!!

 

I used them here on some festive napkins, but the possibilities are endless for these patterns.

Check out the feature and download the patterns over at Craftzine now!

Happy Holidays!!!

Turkey Day Bibs for Tots!

We were oh so lucky this past Thanksgiving when our dear family friends invited us out to Fredericksburg, TX to spend the holiday at a ranch house. 

Last year, when every holiday was 'baby's first', it was easy to find accessories and outfits to mark all of our special occasions.  This year, however, being 'baby's second' holiday season, has been a bit of a challenge.

Not one to give up so easily, I decided to make Quinn and his baby buddy Clover some special bibs - just for Thanksgiving.

Instead of trying to find the perfect pattern, I thought I would just wing it, so, I drew an outline around an existing bib...

 

Freehanded my embroidery design...

 

and voila! Baby's Second Thanksgiving bib.

 

Had to add the pockets - our little ones tend to drop lots of things and if it lands in the pocket, well, that's what we call 'seconds' at our house...

I think the babies were pleased...

 

 

...or maybe just distracted by all the delicious choices we had at our dinner...

I am so glad we were able to spend Thanksgiving with such good friends and that our babies got to dine in style!

P.S. Homemade cranberry sauce is the total baby jam...

 

 

Sewing Room

This is my sewing room. It's about to go through some major changes, so, I thought I would document the transformation. I'm pretty darn lucky to have a whole room dedicated to me making stuff, but the room itself still just isn't quite right... the walls are white, everything is just kinda put somewhere - wherever there's room... Stay tuned for the metamorphosis to begin...

Oh, my sewing room closet got a major re-do over the weekend. I wish I had a "before" picture - this was the "closet that you had to push everything into while you were closing the door - or it would all fall out" - kind of closet. You know - you probably have one too. Well, here it is all neat and clean:

I was tempted to bust out the label maker and label all the boxes, but then realized that all the boxes are clear, I can see what's inside, so, no reason to label them...