The Giving Gemini

I made a quilted witch's hat! I selected a butterfly print with metallic gold thread, and the interior print is orange with gold metallic thread. I happen to have gold metallic thread and used that to quilt the outer fabric and then topstitch the finished piece. I can't express how happy I am with this 😊🧡 I am going to make a coordinating cape and then sell them as a set for a halloween costume. Im really having fun with this one 😊🧡

Completed items from the fun prints chosen for a friend. I made a zipper pouch, 2-pocket phone wallet (also holds sunglasses), and two bookmarks which double as drink coasters.

Current project: bought these specifically for a gift for a friend and excited to see how they turn out :-)

As sewists often say, sewing is the first hobby, buying fabric is the second. Boy are they right about that! I love visiting shops and perusing pretty prints anywhere I go, and I'm always looking for prints that will work with aprons, dresses, and a variety of bags. I rarely sew for myself, but then I don't get to enjoy those prints, so two weeks ago I set out to make myself a fall collection consisting of a purse (small, just my size), phone wallet and card wallet. I am in love with how they look! I have the most fun making the wallets because they only use one long piece of fabric--I'm fascinated with the process, and have made several of these for gifts. The purse was a new pattern for me, and while I like it, the next one will have more structure and slightly longer handles. I am driven to create pretty and practical things, and I'm so happy I get to enjoy these :-)

Check out my beautiful grand-puppy :-) This pretty girl lives in TN with my daughter, but we are both from St. Louis and will always support our hometown teams. A few weeks ago while making a bandana for her, I discovered that I had just enough Cardinals fabric to make this for her. This was a surprise for my daughter, and she immediately put it on Princess Penny. Now she can represent our favorite baseball team :-)

I'm making something special for myself--any guesses? I'm hoping to do it all tonight. Aren't these prints just stunning? The florals have metallic gold threads running through them, a detail I love so much that I have a pretty good collection of prints with either gold or silver metallic threads 😍

I have the best time matching fabric prints, and finding the thread that will work with them. I forat selected shades of blue before trying shades of green. This one is perfect!