Where have I been?

A couple of years have gone by and I have missed out on sewing. 
Life has thrown me a few curve balls. I have had so much happening that my sewing room has only been a stacking zone for things that don't belong there.

I sold my business and helped my parents move twice, aquiring a lot of there stuff in the process.  my father passed away in January of 2015 and I moved my mom again. I have been selling a lot of there things at an antique mall. I blog about that at thefleamarkethome.com .
I am now taking care of mom as she has gone through a hip repair that failed, and now is getting ready for a total hip replacement.  This has created an opportunity for lots of hand sewing. 

I want to share some of those things for now, and if I  ever get back to my machines, I will hopefully start cleaning off the cutting table and start stitching daily again.

Another Elegant Hostess

This is by far my favorite hostess apron that I have made. With a layer of teal shantung silk underneath, the shear swirl fabric on top is really highlighted. I added a row of beads along the waistband and the hem for a truly dressed up look. The extra wide waistband and large bow in the back make up the total look. I made two of these for a friend of mine who owns a local coffee shop, she wore hers for a catering event. She gave the other one to the local television meteorologist she knew who showed it on air because she was so impressed with it. Sure made my day!

I have decided to enter this contest. Be sure to check out the other entries!

Keep Calm and Carry On

Happy New Year! After a fast paced and hectic holiday season, I really needed this saying on something. So I stitched it on a pillow for my self and one for sale in the shop! I love this and it came from Meringue Designs. She has some really great modern embroidery designs, be sure to check her website out!

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Halloween Hostess

Get ready to host that Halloween party in style. I made this apron from a sheer black fabric with silver mummies over black satin with a large black satin waistband. You could dress up for a costume effect, or make this your costume with a simple black dress or black pants and top.

I was a little concerned about sewing with this sheer fabric, but it was really quite easy. I did a rolled hem on the sheer fabric. I added a huge bow on the back for effect and made the skirt a full circle type. Hope you enjoy this one! I sure did!

Brooke's Towels

To go with the Tween Bedroom Makeover, where I showed the bedding I had made for my granddaughter, these are the towels I made for her bathroom. I monogrammed them with her initial with a great monogram font frame . The rick rack design is so cute and it really says fun to me. Then I trimmed the towels with a matching ribbon that went with her favorite color and her bedding.


I think they turned out great and we all know that tweens really love anything personalized!

Cute, Sassy Apron

Once again, I love fun little aprons. This one was from a remnant I had (I have a little problem with the remnant bin at Joann's). The pattern was Simplicity 3752 and it probably took an hour all total to make. It has a bias tape waist band so that was really quick. It makes me feel happy with all of the little funky flowers on it, I just wish I was as skinny as my little mannequin!

Tween Bedroom Makeover

For my granddaughter's birthday I decided to make her new bedding. I started with the plaid fabric that I already had. And since her favorite color is this turquoise blue, it was the perfect start, or so I thought. I backed it with a solid blue that I got at Wal-mart, which turned out to be her preference, so her it is reversed!

Naturally, a twelve year old girl has to have something really cool and fun, so I found the exact turquoise to match in the super soft eyelash fabric at Joann's and made two euro shams and added in a white eyelash sham to go with them. Lastly, I appliqued some throw pillows in various shapes for accents with her name, initial and a couple of cute flowers. To my relief, she was thrilled! (You never know with twelve year olds.)

Her mom and dad even painted the room to match a few weeks later. I will show those picks when I find the pics of the chair cushion I made her to go with all of this.