Cupcakes

Here are the blue and white cupcakes.  I made lavendar with a violet, and light blue with a white rosebud as well.  Forgot to shoot them with the i-Phone...

Megan's Wedding Cake

My friend Susan's daughter Megan got married last weekend.  In lieu of a gift I made her a small wedding cake and 150 cupcakes for her reception guests.  They chose a heritage red velvet cake for the cupcakes and the bottom tier of the cake.  The top cake is cheesecake!  I haven't decorated cakes in a while, so I prototyped the week before and I was all "caked" out come Saturday afternoon.  My daughter stole about a dozen cupcakes and stopped eating her meals until I discovered all the empty wrappers under her bed.

This is the cake before transport to the church for final decoration with the topper.  I slightly modified and adapted Sprinklebakes Heritage Red Velvet recipe for the cupcakes and the two 12" red velvet cakes on the bottom of this wedding cake.  Thank you Heather Baird!

Monogrammed Pillows

Snug as a Bug Diaper Bag, Bunting and Sacque

Crazy Patch & In the Hoop Smocking Christmas Stockings

Christening Dresses

Madeira Applique Hem - 1st Birthday Dress & Slip

Big Summer Quilt

The diamond squares are appliequed on an embroidery machine.

In the Hoop Projects - For a Baby Boy

In the Hoop Projects for a Baby Girl

Safari Applique Blanket and Sacque

This is done on knit fabric and  the detailing is done in applique.  The beading is hand sewn with embroidery floss.

Circle of Chicks - Shadow Embroidery

Diaper Shirt and Cover

This has a mock collar and embroidered bunny on the front tuck.

Rose Trellis Day Gown

This can be made in a christening gown length with a slip as well.

Martha Pullen Sewing For Baby Projects

I attended a Martha Pullen Sewing for Baby Teacher Licensing Workshop in Huntsville, Alabama.  It was amazing!  I am posting photos of the projects we did, and which I can now teach.  Regardless of sewing skill, these are doable if you have the desire to learn.  This onesie dress with detachable skirt is so cute!  It has ruffles on the bottom!

Swan

It has been a difficult year. A sadness has pervaded my life and I have worked diligently to combat it in the face of great adversity. Despite it, many gifts have been discovered, and almost daily something special happens. Today, this big fellow landed on the lake in the back yard. It is almost inexplicable how special it was to watch this lone swan on a cold December morning as he glided through the shallows. He watched me, I watched him and all was well for a little while.

Woody in the Backyard

We have now had every type of woodpecker in the back yard. This is the pilieated woodpecker. I keep a "dictionary" of Eilene on the refrigerator. Eilene used to call them "hoopuckers". I love original words!

Receiving Blankies for Twins

Here are two sided receiving blankies for twin boy and girl. Fleece on one side and flannel on the other. I used a Martha Pullen applique pattern for the corner of each.

Sugar Biscuit Quilt

I went crazy for a neighbor who is having twin boy and girl very soon. Here is the girl quilt based on the sugar biscuit pattern. I should have used the flash!

Rapunzel Rapunzel

Eilene was "Tangled" for Halloween. She loved the froggie tat she got at the Halloween parade at her pre-school. I have made all of her costumes and this year I let her select the fabric. This was by far the most expensive costume I have made, but what the heck. When I'm dead and gone, she'll know it was a labor of love from her elaborate costume collection.