Taking The Plunge!

So I have taken the plunge and am now officially a vendor #288 at The Black Sheep Gallery here in Twin Falls. It has taken me a while to make a decision and since more and more people have been requesting my items I am ready! I appreciate your support. If any of you don't live locally please don't hesitate to contact me personally if you are interested in something you see.

I am really excited and ready to get busy on more items! I am currently working on 3 charmer totes for an order out of Texas and almost have them done. I will put pictures of them up soon!

Here It Is!

Here is my new bag from the new pattern you see in the post below. I love this fabric so I splurged a little on it. I started working on it yesterday morning and with due diligence actually finished it by late afternoon. That is awesome for me to figure out a new pattern on my own. Maybe I am starting to get the hang of it?

Eye Candy

So after Christmas and all the sewing I had done I took a few week break. I have since made a whole new batch of boy swaddling blankets and burp clothes on my new serger and hopefully will get pictures up in the next week. I have to say that I LOVE my new serger! It sews and threads like a dream. If any of you have used a serger you know that the threading of one can be a nightmare. The serger I got after Christmas is a Bernina 1150 MDA with automatic threader and micro thread control.

I just had hand surgery this past Thursday on a ganglion cyst that popped up this past October, right in the middle of all my Christmas sewing. This has my hand in a splint for the next 2 weeks and then I should be good to go. Today I stopped at a local quilt store just to look and got lucky that they had these patterns on sale. Amy Butler caught my attention last fall with some of her beautiful patterns in fabric I started seeing online. This book and patterns will give me something lovely and new to ponder while my hand is recuperating!

Merry Christmas To Me!

This year when I was asked what I wanted for Christmas I asked for money. I knew it was too much to ask for someone to buy me the new serger I wanted, so I started saving months ago. This is also why I have been working extra hours with the Health Department this winter. I had been slowly putting cash away in my envelope. With my savings, Christmas money I received and trading in my old serger, on Monday I was able to go in and get this lovely new machine! It sews like a dream and I am eager to learn what all I can do with it. My old serger, a Janome 9102D, served it's purpose as giving me a serger to get started on and learn how to use a serger. However, it was a nightmare threading the lower looper and at times I would waste hours on it. When I read reviews on this Bernina 1150 mda they were excellent. Then the local dealer showed me some of the features on this machine and I was convinced it was the machine for me. It has an automatic threader and a micro-thread control adjustment to adjust the stitches like a dream. It also sounds beautiful when you are sewing. I am looking forward to the new year sewing many projects on my new machine!

Christmas Projects

This year I gave a lot of gifts I made for Christmas. Since my 4 year old is so into puppets right now and his biggest request was for puppets for Christmas, a wonderful lady taught me how to make the handpuppets you see above. My son was thrilled. The puppets you see above are Pinnochio, Dude, and Caillou. Then with all the other charmer totes my 7 year old saw me making over the last few months, he made a last minute request for one. The bottom picture is his tote for using when we go on trips.

More New Charmer Totes!

Yes, I have been sewing in my new area and I love it! In fact, I have been so busy I haven't been able to post and alot of what I have been making is for Christmas gifts so I didn't want the pictures on here. I will post pictures of those things after Christmas. So here are a couple of pictures of my newest patterns in charmer totes.

My New Sewing Room!

For our 10 year anniversary gift Dan has given me my sewing room! He put the storage units in the room, built the counter for my machines, and put in the shelf above the counter! I had my cutting table already, but now everything is in the space open well lit space! I can even set up my ironing board and iron. It is in our basement and it has been made clear that it is off limits to the boys. With the gate at the top of the stairs it will be free from Oliver who is now walking and getting into anything he can.