Pillow for Baby Girl's Room

Pottery Barn Rug

For the nursery, the new mom had chosen a stripe from Waverly (Memory Lane - Candy Pink) and a pink floral Pottery Barn rug.

The pillow combines the waverly fabric with a coordinating green for the flange and the zippered back. Three 6 petal flowers mimic the flowers in the rug.

The flower begins from an 8" circle of batiste and is gathered on 6 radial lines to form the 6 petals. The outer edge is gathered like a traditional yoyo to cinch to the middle. The middle layer is a bone ring covered with light pink fabric, and the center of the flower is a white linen covered button.

Illustrator Tutorial for Drawing Quilt Block

My first online publication! This tutorial resulted from a banner and avatar I created for Etsy. More to come!

Topiary Needlework Design

Two color design on 28 count linen
Finished size: 5" x 7"

Needlework Cat Buttons

Cross stitch button designs on 1-7/8" buttons

Materials:
28 count bay leaf Jobelan from Wichelt Imports, Inc.
DMC floss
Mill Hill beads


Original pattern, Just-Cross Stitch magazine


Chart for flower design, drawn using Adobe Illustrator

Please email me if you are interested in the complete pattern including sewing instructions for the pillow and/or the button forms.

Afghan Completed!

The completed afghan. Not like my grandmother made 'em. It turned out to be a little larger than expected, 67" x 84", and fits nicely on a king sized bed. I ended up switching to a yarn that was a little thicker. I used Caron's One Pound acrylic yarn (color Off White), and while I like that acrylic yarns typically wear well and retain their shape, I am looking into some other options like washable wool or maybe a wool blend.

The stitches are simple, and the pattern is challenging. I could work one row every 20 minutes, and it has 152 rows. I admit that I did numerous rows twice, cause I didn't take my own advice and check my work frequently with the pattern. It weighs just over 7 pounds. It kept my hands busy during Law and Order marathons and extended phone conversations with my favorite people.

I will put an improved photo of the afghan when I get the right set up for photographing it properly. It was so big I had to get on a ladder and could barely get the whole thing.

Little Pants

The vet scrubs for the American Girl dolls are well on their way. The hot pink pants will have a scrub top from a coordinating dog print fabric. Complete outfit available on Etsy!

Despeckling Baby Picture

Original

Some Progress

Faces are mostly finished, background and baby dress in progress.



FINISHED!

When I pulled out my wacom tablet, the finishing was a breeze! Touch ups were done with the healing brush, clone stamp and noise reduction filter.