Comp Book Covers

Well, I have done quite a bit of sewing lately that has not involved letter shirts! :-) This is a good thing for my creativity! :-) These are some of the composition book covers that I whipped up recently for Christmas gifts (and orders). They are super quick and easy to make and I love that you can just pop in a new comp book when you fill one up! :-)

I have also been working on some cards and other things that I will share later this coming week - as well as the 3 quilts I knocked out in about 10 days for Christmas. Whew! :-)

Have a great Saturday y'all!

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #36

Happy New Year everyone! I finally got to play Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge ... I have been too busy in previous weeks to sit down and make something while also meeting the deadline! :-) Here's the photo for inspiration.

Now, here's the version that I came up with. I had some fabric that was kind of similar to the one in the photo and I decided to use it like an applique in one of my sewing projects. I wanted a white border around it, so I did sew it on some white cardstock and then cut it out again before adhering it to the paper.

The color is a little off in this photo - the pink paper is a little paler in real life than it looks. This card is pretty simple, but I like how it turned out. What do you think?!

Supplies: Cardstock - SU! & PTI; Border strip - Bazzill Just the Edge; Ribbon - PTI; Image & Ink - PTI.

And I'm back...

So, I have been a bad blogger, but I have been busy! As soon as I get my camera near the computer I will post pictures of quilts, cards, and gifts.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and is preparing to welcome in the new year! :-)

Bella Swap - October Card

I am doing a monthly Bella card swap on SCS. Janet hosted for October and sent over these cutie bella images and paper and her's what I came up with. The theme was birthday and I had kind of hard time with the color scheme, but it turned out better than I thought it was. It really had me stumped! Hope my fellow swappers like how they turned out.

Pumpkin Wunkin

In between all the letter shirts I was stitching up, I did manage to make a few little jack-o-lantern shirts. I whipped up the pattern myself and went to town. It was fun to see the pics of the little dudes that got to wear them. Now, I am wracking my brain to come up with boyish ideas for wintery themed shirts. (Seems that all my friends keep having boys!) Y'all have any ideas? If I come up with anything, I may post them on etsy! :-)

Hope you are all having a great week!

What I've Been Up to ...

So, I haven't had much time for fun crafting ... not that I don't enjoy sewing, but sometimes I want to put down the shirts and make something different! :-) Here's one of my 20 (or more!) tshirt orders ... I really dig this fabric and color combo, so I really liked how they turned out.

I did manage to knock out about 80 shirts in just under 3 weeks. Whew! Thank goodness I now outsource some of the manufacturing process to my sweet husband and occasionally some to my mom as well. I have about another 60 or some odd shirts on order, so I will be back to work this week. I did take the weekend off to head to the beach with my college girlfriends. It was fun to get away and relax for a bit.

I am so excited to have tomorrow off from school ... thanks to our Veterans! :-) I am off to bed so that I can spend it at my sewing machine!

Polka Dots!

Hey all ... this will be quick. Gotta get to bed so I can get up in the morning. At least tomorrow is a teacher workday so I do get to sleep a little late! :-)

I made a set of these cards for my friend's bday. I hope she liked them ... I mailed them off to her last week. I love the color combo - it is our alma mater's colors, so it worked out great.

You can see my sewing machine in the background ... its been my best friend all weekend. I finished up 24 shirts and 4 pillowcases this weekend. I also stitched another 20 sets of letters today so hopefully I can get those sewn down on the shirts tomorrow and Tuesday ... I kind of need to mail them on Wednesday. Whew! At least my husband helps out with some of the work (well, I do pay him ...) so that helps it go a little faster.

I have some other fun things to post, but will have to post them later this week. Hope you all had a great weekend. Don't forget to vote on Tuesday!