Oh My!! It seems my jewelry is exploding out of my jewel box. Thank goodness Miss Bird came to the rescue with my Christmas present 2007. It features her beautiful punch needlework and now my gems have a home. What a problem to have!
I used a Simplicity (9658) pattern to make my custom Crab Bags that I gave to some friends for Christmas 2007. Sharon (aka Miss Bird) digitized the crab and each of the initials that were embroidered on the front. Each Crab Bag contained 2 crab rolls (quilted place mat, bib, napkin, crab pick, crab cracker), 1 plastic butter holder, 1 ceramic crab butter melter with votive candle and 1 lighter. This bag is a necessity if you like to go to Crab Feeds. The inside of the bag is insulated and a removable insulated divider turns the bag into a wine tote. Don’t forget your crab hats!
Miss Bird made this beautiful hand bag for me. It has wonderful beads and embelishments. It’s almost a portrait of us. Miss Bird is checking her reflection in the mirror before a night on the town!
Are you ready for a picnic? We are! This is my bag that Miss Bird made me for Christmas 2003. We made them for our friends out of a khaki colored denim personalized with their names. We made the blanket out of flannel and backed it with a heavy duty vinyl so if the grass is damp, you won’t get a wet butt. The blanket rolls up and fits in the satchel. We treated them all with Scotchguard for easy clean up. Kept in the trunk of my car, I am ready for any game, concert in the park, or picnic lunch.
These little sachets were wonderful to make. We made some with monograms as well (not shown). Machine embroidered on different shimmering translucent microfibers and silks. Filled with lavender, rose petals and other mixtures of flowers and essential oils.
I made this crewel needle case for my sister for Christmas. The design is not my own, but one that I came across in a book of embroidery. I added beads and a few extras. Appleton wool on natural linen with natural felt pages.
This is a six-sided French sewing box. I made a few of them as gifts. They were great fun to make. I did the embroidery layout in Generations. The design was inspired by a free design from Designs in Machine Embroidery. I stitched out the panels on my 6-needle Brother PR-600, then used Aileens glue to adhere the Ultra Suede and lining pieces to thick cardboard. The knob on the lid is a button I picked up at Stone Mountain and Daughter Fabrics in Berkeley, California. Before giving them away, I filled them with wonderful notions and threads. (another etui)