An Apple A Day...

I LOVE apples! To eat to decorate with to look at on the tree - Apples are one of my favorites!!!

I am completely in love with this pattern!

It's from THIS book, which is rather charming on it's own.

These are so cute and easy to make and of course I can't stop at just one (it would get lonely).

These are for my friend Andrea - self-proclaimed lover of funky "pukey" colors!

This fabric was so very "Andrea" that I had to make her this as well:

I've been sewing and reading and reading some more - did I mention it's really quiet around here? Oh and I just treated myself to THIS (it's been on my wish list a LONG time).

I'll keep you posted!

AmyDe

Anna Sews

We bought Anna a new sewing machine; a Janome Jem Gold 2. It is perfect and easy to use and lovely; a little (and big) girl's dream machine.

Anna wants to sew all day everyday - like this:


and this (finishing by hand):


She makes things for herself, her brother, just because, but mostly for - the cats - like all of these:




The quilt blocks were in the scrap bin, a long-ago abandoned project and Anna made them into pillows herself.

Apart from keeping her safe with the machine, I don't help Anna at all (like she'd let me)and she just goes to town with her imagination and her new machine.

I'll Keep You Posted!


AmyDe

L.E. Funt, Thy Name is "Trouble"

Here is what should have been a really cute project.





Instead it's really NOT. It's just weird.

The pattern is from my new book Toys to Sew. The pattern itself was horribly vague. Neither Andrea, an excellent seamstress and smart lady, nor I could decipher the written directions fully. We went with what we know about sewing and finally got things together. It's still weird. I tried to put it into the "Throw me away, I'm really UGLY" bin, but Toby loves him.

I'm glad Toby loves him, even if it's just because he's "Mommy made"; in the end I guess we all need to be loved.

I'll keep you posted!

AmyDe

Gift Bin 2008 Begins

These are ready made denim totes embellished with silk kimono scraps. I used a raw edge technique to apply the silk. They were fun to make. I used items I already had on hand. I FINISHED them, AND I really like the turn out. All in all I am very pleased! Off they go into the gift bin.




I'll keep you posted!

AmyDe