School Bags

I agreed to add names and a character to a friend's kids bags. Check out the results.

Second Class

I had my second class on how to use my machine today and I'm very excited about everything that I learned. I can now properly hem pants with a blind stitch, apply a button, and even create my own decorative stitch. Some people would think, "Didn't you already know those things?" Well my old machine was a student version that did about 8-10 stitches. This new machine does more like 100 different stitches. And you can do combinations!
I have two favorites of the day - first the blind stitch because I've always wanted to know how to do that. My second favorite is a stitch that stitches two pieces of fabric together, side by side. I can't think of the name of it right now, but it's a good one for quilting, per the teachers.
Oh, and I also learned about how to use all of my presser feet, which I never knew before. And about some optional feet that I'm thinking I might get one day - like the walking foot, so cool!
The ladies at Sew Contempo are very helpful and really great teachers. I highly recommend the shop for both buying products because they search for the best quality (you do pay for it) and their great classes.

New Mickey Cartridge

Okay I practiced with my new cartridge.  Please forgive that I didn't quite line up things right, but my son really loves the shorts.

Disney Best Pals

So I took my first class today at Sew Contempo to learn how to properly use my machine.  Today's class focused on embroidery and I learned some neat new stuff.  I also shopped the sale section when the class ended and got a really great deal on a new embroidery card for my machine.  It's a part of the Disney collection and you can see a sampling below.

Lisa, I can make a Tinkerbell for Aiden!  

And I'm going to do a soccer Mickey for Cam on his soccer shorts.

The Bows

I'm helping a friend out by embroidering her bows for her.  Here's a sample of what we've been working on. 

 She'll be having an open house this month, if you are interested send me a note and I'll forward you the info to make an appointment.

Purses

My friend Heather makes these cute purses out of place-mats of all things!  Anyway, we tested out embroidering them and I think they came out really cute.  These were made up for her niece who was just born last month.