Keeping our family in stitches - our adventures in making Bucilla Christmas Stockings.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Time for some pictures!


Look at Scarlett working her little fingers to the bone while Connie and Rosanna mess around.

And she gotta have her drink right there, so that nothing will keep her from completing her 26 sequins. 

Here's she's separating her thread, and keeping it from getting tangled.
(Connie is helping - why didn't I get her face in there too?  Bad photographer!)

I don't have too many of Violet, but this one is so cute it makes up for it.

And here's what is happening with mine. 
I was worried about doing the face - but once I got started it was easy.

Linda

Second picture done on tablecloth

Here is the second picture I have done on the tablecloth. If you look very closely, you can see the purple flowers on the word HOME. Not sure when my third one will get finished as we are now traveling.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Finished the first part of the Tablecloth

Here is the completed first part of the tablecloth.  This is getting finished much faster than I expected.  Good thing I have another tablecloth to work on after this.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Here is what I am working on now

No more sequins for me.  At least, not for awhile.  I would really like to see how the other stockings are coming along though.  Here is my current project.  It is a tablecloth just for the RV.  This is the planning stage.  What do I want on, and where to put it.

 
This is what I actually ironed on to embroider.
 
 
And here is what I have embroidered so far.

I will add more pictures as I get more done. 
 
Happy Sewing!!!


Monday, May 6, 2013

I have completed my stocking!!! Do I win a prize?

I know, that is just plain cruel.  I have way more time than anyone else.   I will say, I did add my name to the top of the stocking. The directions called for me to put my name on the back of one of the pine cones hanging from the top. I didn't like that, so changed it. Also, this is the first stocking kit that I have completed that had omissions in the directions and downright errors. I would not recommend this kit for a first time project. I still had a lot of fun putting it together.  So ... here is my completed stocking.

 
 Now I can go onto my next project. I have a couple of small pictures to do (about 4" x 4") that I want to put magnets on the back. I also have two tablecloths that I want to embroider. I bought two different pattern books for my tablecloths. 
 
I will be checking on the rest of you to see how your stockings are coming along.


Thursday, May 2, 2013

LOOK!!! I'm almost finished! PLUS - Scarlett's stocking!

Here is my stocking as of today - Thursday, May 2.  I still need to add some more pine cones and the back to have it completed.


And here is how Miss Scarlett is doing.  Good job Scarlett! 

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Good Job

Everyone is doing such a wonderful job on their stockings!!  Except me.  I have been very busy and travelled about 2200 miles this month.  I'm also leaving this weekend.  Next month I will travel over 6000 miles.  I will still try to find time to be Attacked by Sequins.

I remember the butterfly tablecloth and happy to see it again!  We should use it for a family dinner.