Birdie's

Mary A. made this table runner after seeing Deana's.

The free tutorial is from here.

It is sooo adorable don't you think?? And from what I can tell, super easy. a day project. So there's time to make one for Easter. It would make a nice gift for a hostess if you're going to someones house for Easter eating.

Our new display thanks to Katelyn's genius!! She asked me to help make the birds but it was all her idea to hang them.

They're hard to see in this top photo.

The free pattern is from here and they are super easy too.

Ollie & Effie (respectively)

Elephants made from the Heather Bailey pattern, Ollie & Effie.

I'm in love! They are so tiny too. The fabric for Effie is Cosmo Cricket, Girl Friday.

The butt below.

Ollie...

Ollie's fabric is Robert Kaufman I think. Wool felt star applique.

The tales were supposed to be out of the same fabric as the body but I found it impossible to do (hard to turn a tube that small).

He fits in the palm of my hand. He's meant to be a pin cushion or a toy. I think I want to enlarge the pattern and make them bigger.

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At the clinic the other day trying to keep the girls entertained.

Emily's new Converse. Aren't these cute??

That's SO Emily & Ava below. Sums them up.

it's elementary

For my sister to put in her classroom or maybe her home office? Or the back of her closet:)

I printed out primary paper, enlarged it, had Emily write her name and then using this pen, I traced and ironed it on the linen. Then embroidered. The pen says permanent but it washed out in the wash on this particular fabric. I don't know if it will on other fabrics or if left to sit for a long time. This was only on the fabric for about 2 days.

And so Jenny Bean doesn't feel left out, there is one started for her too. They will both stay in the embroidery hoops so they can hang on the wall.

I got the idea from this flickr person. She uses a nice, neat font but I thought it would be more personal for my sister and Jenny B if Emily wrote their names.

Home is...

I went to the bazaar here on Patch Friday with my friend Lisa for one reason only. The reason was to get this plaque! I had seen it in my friend Heidi's house and haaaad to have it.
Isn't it sooo cool? It looks like a German house (to me it does!)! I chose not to have the first "base sign" (the little ones hanging down saying where you have lived) say "home is where the Army sends us" and instead to just have all the places we have lived as a couple. Well, I didn't live with Jon in Korea so I guess that doesn't make sense. I just didn't want Army on it. And what if he goes contractor someday?

Here's the website that makes these. When we move to Schweinfurt I'll order another base sign.

You can have hearts for the birth of your babies placed on the city/state they were born in, rings or a church for when you were married and paw prints for when you acquire a new pet.
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I had been hording a Williams-Sonoma gift certificate and finally used it last night. These two cake pans are what I ordered. The first is a giant donut cake! It's 8" wide and 2" high (each pan).

And then this giant Oreo cake pan. It's made with chocolate cake mix and whatever filling. I would do peanut butter frosting of course:) It's 9" wide by 2" high (each pan). I think I'll have Emily choose which one she wants for her birthday this summer.

Book Lover

A little pillow for my sister:) The books are her all time favorites.

The ones that have meant something to her.

My favorite embroidery on the pillow is the Twilight one. My favorite book would have to be Outlander. I already have my pillow started but I won't be as rushed with mine. I just wanted to get hers done ASAP!

I started this February 19th and embroidered a little each night and occasionally skipped some nights. I had to tear out a lot of stitches and redo them so that added to the time.

I had a lot of trouble getting the lettering on to the fabric since it's hard to see through (therefore can't trace it using a light box-for some of the colors) and it wouldn't take carbon tracing paper easily. I ended up using combination of many things.

I got the idea from here. Thanks Katelyn ever so much for emailing me the link. As you know I was so excited by it, I bought the fabric for it right then and there.

A lot of the fonts are really close to the actual books spin or front of the book. I created each title in publisher and then would print out several different sizes on one paper, then printed.

The back...
The book fabric is Drawing Room by Anna Maria Horner (decorator weight fabric).

The invisible zipper and the piping...

Julia, I hope you like it!