The Finished Christmas Tree Skirt (Almost)

Here's my Christmas Tree skirt with the binding finished.  I just need to add the buttons and it will be complete.  I'm going to pick up the buttons that you cover with fabric and add them on the edge, probably the large ones, since I made my loops kind of big.

I also embroidered the year on the end.  For my binding this time I machine stitched the whole thing instead of my usual hand stitching.  I used a zig zag stitch which I thought went along with the chevron design.  I think I might do more bindings by machine.

Chevron Christmas Tree Skirt in Progress

I am doing a Christmas Tree Skirt as a project at the Viking Sewing Gallery.  I found the original skirt pattern on Jessica's Blog.  I followed the smaller pattern and added a chevron in the middle.  It took a total of 96 pieces, which seemed like a lot when I was cutting all those angles.  It went together quickly though.  It's quilted and ready for the binding.  Maybe I can get it done this week.

Some Embroidered T-Shirts

Two weeks ago we had several Birthday parties in the family.  Charlie turned 3 and Anna turned 6.  I thought I'd make shirts for both of them.  I also made Charlie's little brother Landen a cute Dragon T-Shirt. 

I found all of these embroidery designs at Planet Applique. They have cute designs at great prices. 

Sock Monkey Progress

I'm making some progress on the sock monkey blocks.  I have about 61 done so far. I'm going to intersperse the embroidered sock monkey block along with some 6" print blocks. 

And here's some chain piecing that I've been working on this evening.  I'm hoping to get the top completed within the next week.  I found the funky monkey print at Fabric Shack that was on clearance, so I'm going to use that as part of the backing.  

My New Machine

Well on Friday I bought the Husqvarna Viking Topaz 30 sewing and embroidery machine.  I've been working at the Viking Sewing Gallery now for a year and a half and decided that it was time to invest in an embroidery machine.

My son Troy was so excited.  He calls it the robot sewing machine because once you hit start it sews all by itself.  So on Friday when we got it home I made him 2 robot shirts.  Can you tell his favorite color is green?

Then last night I started on working on more parts for the sock monkey quilt.  I found this cute sock monkey embroidery design free on the internet.  I also used a twister tweed brown thread that really makes it look like a sock monkey.

The sock monkey quilt is going to be a birthday present for my cousin's son, so I'm going to put his name on the front with applique letters.  I'm pretty excited about this new machine.  Now I can embroidering and sewing at the same time.  Maybe I'll be more productive.

Finished Quilting and some New Projects

I finally finished quilting my Sugar Pop quilt over a week ago and have started working on the binding.  I love how the swirls turned out.  You can really see them from a distance when you hold up the quilt.

I purchased the Serendipity pattern for the Bebe dress and found some great Joel Dewberry fabric.  Now I just need some time to sit down and work on it.

I also pulled out this quilt that I started working on over a year ago.  I'm going to try to get it made into a twin size quilt for a birthday present for September.  When I pulled it out last week I only had 9 blocks made.  I'm up to 45 now, but need a lot more to get to twin size.  

Swirly Quilting

I've been working on quilting this quilt for a few weeks now free motioning these swirls.  It's taking longer than I thought.  It looks pretty cool though, you can stand back from the quilt and really see the swirls.  The next time I get a few extra hours to quilt maybe I will get it finished.