Purse Entry

Recently I decided to enter a purse in a contest sponsered by Nancy's Notions. I completed this purse this past week and entered it into the contest. The purse had to be constucted from an specific pattern package. I choose to create my own crazy patch "butterfly" using Masterworks to digitalize it. It came out better than shown in this picture. I also quilted the fabric around the butterfly with a little flower design created from Masterworks. The handle loops are also stitched down with an appliqued flower that is 3 D and created in Masterworks than stittched down. I can't wait to see how I do in the contest.

Modified Miranda Day Bag

Here is the completed Miranda Day Bag that I finished today and started last weekend in a sewing and embroidery retreat. It is a little larger than what I am use to and has pently of great pockets. The embroidery design is on both sides and the bag is quilted. The flowers are dimensional. I modified the bag by adding a zipper.

Butterfly Hanging Vase

Here is the Finshed Butterfly hanging vase that I completed in a Sewing and Embroidery Retreat this weekend.  The butterflies are stitched on organza.  The color does not show well on the vase but it is beautiful.  Complete with butterfly spacer beads on the top ribbons and edges

Showman Wallhanging

I went to a Sewing and Machine Embroidery Retreat this weekend. Here is a finshed wallhanging that I made in class and finshed at home. I used my machine to attach buttons for the first time (had it for 5 years).
I had all buttons attached in under 10 minutes and it was effortless. I love the finged designs on this wallhanging as well.

Applique snowman

http://www.mediafire.com/?2vd1szjnzyc Here is a link for this applique showman decoration in pes format. It fits in a 5 x 7 hoop. First sew snowman on single piece of fabric, just before edging is sewn place loop at top and layer of fabric on backside of hoop.