Dutch girls and a few vintage finds

I really love the little dutch girls pattern.  My mother-in-law gave me this pattern when my kids were very small.  She even helped me make a few of them. Then my grandmother helped me quilt.  These are new ones I've been working on.

                                         Here all is going well, then all of a sudden....................

          Somehow this doesn't look quite right. I actually did this one more time after this one.

              Found these at a local thrift store. The zipper repair kit was dated 1957.

Happy Valentine's Day form the Grandkids

 My sweet girls came by last night to decorate their Valentine boxes and they wanted to show them off.

 Ruby has on her pj's I made from a knit sheet. This is the 4th one I've and the only picture. First 2 made from Fleece, the 3 rd made from flannel and the last one here in knit. The knit was the easiest to sew. I used McCall's pattern 6475. Very easy to make.

 I made the dolls for the girls last week from Sewing with Children.

Poodle skirts for the sock hop

My girls needed some poodle skirts for the sock hop held at their school last month. At the time I made them I didn't have a child pattern.  So I went to the Internet and found a great pattern. I had an adult pattern and used the poodle from there and reduced them. They picked out their own fabric from my stash and let me know exactly how to finish it. 

 

Don't know if you've seen the movie Frankenweenie but Ruby wanted her poodle to look like Sparky's girlfriend.

Roosters and Owls, Oh my

My sweet daughter gave me this beautiul rooster for Christmas.  It is huge. Love it.

                                             Ruby wanted a rooster so I made her one.

                 My Mom made me this awesome apron. It was such a surprise and so beautiful.

3 New Purses Made

I made this made from some wool fabric my Mom gave me. It's for my niece Ashley for Christmas. (By the way she loved it.) I use this pattern from Cold Hands Warm Heart blog. It was pretty fast and easy to do. Wish I had a pretty braid belt like she had.

 

 Then I made 2 bags from Ana Graham at Noodlehead pattern.  I love making this bag and plan on making some to sell very soon. This one is my favorite, but I did make the other one.  The first one is made from corduroy for my Mom and she loved it. (She also made something for me, stay tuned).

 This one is mine. I made from some fabric my dear friend Jenene gave me. Still have some left.

Amaryllis, Christmas tree and a finished quilt

First I wanted to show my beautiful Amaryllis. They are really easy to grow.

 Then to show off my pretty tree. It doesn't change much from year to year.  That's okay I love it just the way it is.

 Been working on this quilt for weeks and finally finished quilting. Another double wedding ring I found. All hand pieced and quilted by me. This one is mine. All mine.

Made more ornaments

I read Skook's blog last week and had to make some of these cute ornaments. She did an excellent job. We both ordered from Noia Land on etsy.  She has lots of others to choose from.  These are for my precious great-nephews Aiden and Princeton.

 Then I had to make these for Ruby and Layla. They are obsessed with Adventure Land. Found these on Pinterest.

Making Ornaments

Hope everyone takes some time to sew some ornaments. They really are fun to make. I've got some others printed out to start on later.

 

Layla and Ruby really love Angry Birds so I've been searching for patterns.  First I found this one. I loved the idea of beanbags.  Then this post had some awesome patterns. These are Layla's and she wanted them to be beanbags. My husband (Dadoe) is making her a slingshot to use with these.

 I really adored  this beautiful ornament on etsy. I made my own. Not as pretty but I like it.

I printed out this pattern last year and just now making it. Partridge pattern is here.

 Then I made this lovely snowflake ornament found here.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

My grandkids decorating their little tree at my house.

 Loving on Santa in my front yard.

Quilt for Layla and Ruby

I found this great queen size quilt top and had to have it. It took me about week, working 5 or 6 hours a day, but I finally finished it.  I love the curved corners.  I think it's called a double wedding ring.  It was hand pieced, so I thought it needed to be hand quilted.

Ruby is trying it out and I think she likes it.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from the Mummy and the Corpse Bride.

Birdie Bag

Lemony Squeezy Home is having their Purse Week Contest Oct 8-12th. This is the first time I've entered.

 

This is the second time I've made this purse. I sold the first one and wanted one for myself. The pattern is taken from The Perfect Handmade Bag by Clare Youngs. I highly recommend this book. used it several times. The directions are really easy to follow.

 

The bag is eco friendly wool.  It's 11 inches wide with 3 inch gusset, and 11.5 inches long. The strap is 32 inches long. I hand embroidered the birds. Pattern is in the book also. The rings on the handles are key rings.

 

Owls For Layla's Class

My granddaughter Layla is in the 3rd grade.  Her class is featuring owls in some of their studies. So, she wanted me to make something for the class. I haven't added pins to the back yet.  I wish I could say these were totally my ideas, but I happen to see a pin and tried my best.  She has them for sale here.  I know Layla will love them.

Owl Brooch

Lately I have been loving owls. You can see the great ones I've pinned here on pinterest.

Found this at Walmart for $3.00. I clipped off the top loop, filed it and added a small amount of black sharpie.

Cut out one of the flowers from this thrifted scarf. I glued the charm to the flower, then added some felt on the back to add some stiftness and glued on a pin.