Waste not Want not!

this is what was left of the scraps from the pillows, which were made from the scraps from the Rag Quilt. And it does not end there, the scraps from the stools are now qualified to go in my actual scrap bin, for future use. Waste not Want not! I have been using my "new to me" Kenmore. I cant wait till the cams come that I ordered so I can try out something other than a straight stich.

Raggety Pillows

Ahh. I finally got around to making some pillows out of the leftovers from my "raggety quilt" which is a FAVORITE of all who enter here, Go figure. Now I need to take a nap and try them out.

Sears-Kenmore 158.1601

This is the newest addition to my now growing collection of machines, which by the way, I/we do use ........justification ;) ... I found this at a local thrift shop with no accessories, just the foot on it. The thrift shop made it clear to me that I was buying the cabinet it was in and not the machine. I was buying it for the machine, not the cabinet. Let them think what they will. I brought it home and oiled it up, and it stitches like a charm. The motor and underside are in amazing condition, like some one barely used it. I found some cams for it on Ebay and a manual on the internet. Now I will be looking for some feet. Yeah! I love a good find

Purse

Sadly my old purse gave out , so I had to buy a new one. Not much of a selection so I decided to bring home this one and spruce it up a little.

I cut off the strap, which was far to long anyways, and added some print fabric before re-attaching it. I also made a little pouch for my cell phone so that it would not slip out of the pocket. What I really want is one of those fabulous quilted purses that I have been seeing around. Walmart did not have any, and I am too busy right now to make one. Will have to be an upcoming project :) This will do for now

Dog Vest

I made this vest for our dog. I used one of my husbands work T-shirts and quilted it onto some black flannel. Now he can run around the fields during hunting season and be easily spotted.

Reversable Apron

I made this reversable apron for my daughter for Christmas. She is learning the family trade of making cakes professionally. My Grandmother made cakes for a living, and taught my sister, who in turn is now teaching my daughter. I personally cannot make a good looking cake, or maybe I just don't want to. My mother said after seeing one of my cakes that I made for my kids when they were little "boy, your sister certainly got all of the talent in that department!". I of coarse agreed. My idea of a cake is to throw the mix in the pan and slather on a can of pre-made frosting.

B-a-n-a-n-a

This banana pillow was a gift my daughter and I made for a family friend
I used iron on transfer for the words. I first put it on cotton fabric and them sewed the strips onto the fuzzy/furry yellow fabric. We are impressed with ourselves with how well it turned out because we had no pattern. Only our imaginations! I must say that it was stitched up and then taken apart and stitched up again. Ugh! there are a few perfectionist around my house who thought it needed to be improved. This was the final banana! Okay perfectionist (you know who you are) you were right, it looks better now.