Archives for December 2010

Countdown to CHRISTMAS!!

Posted by on December 14, 2010
This Sock Monkey design is featured on the right hand of my blog. Like the Elizabeth’s Embroideries Lamb #3 from my post a week or two ago, I get a lot of e-mails from people looking for it. It is from Applique For Kids and this is her photo as well. It also comes as just the Sock Monkey face which is cute! I believe MODA sells the sock monkey fabric too (seen on ETSY). I usually use brown gingham or the Fabric Finder’s brown houndstooth fabric (small houndstooth) ~ need to order some of this fabric because it is pretty cute. Anyway, I thought I’d post where it came from since I get asked at least once a week! This is one of those designs too that may look off center with the tail – I did it on a tee yesterday and got it centered w/ the name! I did a post on centering off center designs a month or so ago as well and will try to post that link ~ HERE it is!!

Here’s a new AC design sampled by http://sewinitially.blogspot.com/ today. I love this design! This and the Topiary are my favorites for Spring! We’re also working on several Valentine designs and Mardi Gras (a couple are not listed yet but preview pics are on Facebook).

Here is my train of work for this week. This was taken a couple of days ago so luckily I am down to 4 big towels and 7 hand towels (ALL MONOGRAMMING) and 1 bag of shirts. The towels are for Christmas so they will be done in the next day or two. This is IT for me! Jeff was so proud of me last night ~ someone called with some items to monogram and I referred them to a place in town that might do them. My usual answer is “oh sure (twist my arm, I hate to say NO to anyone) I can do them” and I have vowed that this is it for this week so I can enjoy a couple of weeks of Christmas (no school) and the New Year!
JOANN!!!!!!! This weekend they had 50% off NOTIONS, so all of this was 1/2 off including the Gingher 4″ curved scissors (mine were getting dull). BUT….. I also had a 20% off your total purchase coupon that started SUNDAY as this sale ended on SUNDAY! So I got all this at 50% off, then they took another 20% off. Needless to say that is why I bought so much. My drawers are overflowing with Heat N Bond Lite but I use it so much that I couldn’t pass up this deal. Hopefully no one else in Montgomery wanted any b/c I cleared out the HNBL shelf!

Here are a couple of shirts I did this past week – the AC Owl…

The AC Tinsel Tree…

Lastly, the AC Zig Zag Christmas Tree done in the Michael Miller Play Dot fabric.
We are done with our shopping, I think! Jeff & I ran our last errands this morning and hopefully that’s it! Our kids are getting way more than they need! What’s new, huh? I have bags of toys crammed on my closet shelves (half hidden) and more up in the attic. I can’t even remember what all I’ve bought! The little ones have their parties tomorrow, B on Friday and G has his program at school Friday. Then they are OUT OF SCHOOL for over 2 weeks! Pros and cons to that – hopefully they won’t get bored and I can SLEEP IN! Back to monogramming…
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Celebrating FRIDAY!

Posted by on December 10, 2010
I am so glad it’s Friday! I haven’t posted in a while. I pull up my blog several times a day and usually check my blog list for updates. I haven’t had anything exciting to post (and still don’t) but thought I would do a quick Friday post and include a few RANDOM pictures! I’ve collected/found a few more thread ornaments. The wreath in the middle (also seen at The Pleated Poppy‘s blog ~ today’s post) I bought last year so I found it when we got our Christmas out. We ended up putting up a skinny Christmas tree this year and we put it in the corner of our dining room, so I have not done my “Sewing Tree” b/c I thought it might be overkill for my dining room/sewing room (since our house is for sale). I got a few more ornaments (Santa x 2 and another snowman) this week from Joann. For now they are partying in a bowl in my china cabinet (which is full of fabric)!
Someone sampled the AC Topiary for me in Christmas colors ~ I love this design!
And… earlier this week I got a box of shirts I ordered from Hollywood Baby, and this little guy either came in on the box, or came in IN the box all the way from Birmingham!! It took me 20 minutes to chase him all over my dining room/sewing room and I finally caught him in a big cup and set him free outside! He reminds me of the Geico Gecko?
I did my last 4 shirts like Monday, and somehow I now have like 25 more things to do? Most of it is monogramming which is less time consuming than applique. Hope to get it all done by mid-week next week and that will be IT! No more! Finished til 2011! My answer will be N-O!!
Sale note: At my Joann, Heat N Bond Lite is 50% off this weekend and I have a 20% off coupon for Sunday only (total purchase). I have tons but may try to stock up!? That’s quite a deal!!
Applique Cafe ~ Christmas designs are on sale, PLUS get $5 off your purchase of $20 or more. Have a great weekend!
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Where did December come from?

Posted by on December 3, 2010
First and foremost – isn’t this the cutest tree you’ve ever seen? I borrowed this picture from http://preppypapergirl.blogspot.com/ which I have added to my blog list. I ordered some little gift tags from her earlier this year and had not thought twice about them (just when I use them) and someone sent me a link to her blog this week so I immediately added her to my list b/c everything is so cute! Take a look! She sells on ETSY of course, where everything is so stinkin’ cute! My goal is to do a SEWING TREE!! Love the ribbon and ornaments and THE TREE!! I believe she sells these ornaments too, so pop on over to her blog and see. Cute Cute Cute!
I saw the above blog TODAY ~ YESTERDAY I bought THIS ORNAMENT from Joann…
Coincidence?? I already had a SEWING TREE on my mind?? I hung this cute thread guy on my kitchen cabinet and this, my friends, is the extent of Christmas decor in the Gulledge household other than an Auburn Christmas tree in G’s room. My “FALL” market basket is still on my front door. No. Christmas. Anywhere. But, I have a thread guy ornament for my sewing tree! You may be wondering what a sewing tree has to do with the Preppy Paper Girl cute ribbon and ornament tree? Not much other than my sewing tree will have ribbon on it, and my thread guy.
I did this Swirly Tree today to match the below striped pants. The shadows are bad. I can’t seem to take a picture these days. My broken LENS is finally back from being fixed and I pick it up tomorrow.
I also did this Rudolph with Lights this week. I like him!
And a new AC design is this cute TOPIARY which was listed today. I also have a pic in Christmas fabrics I need to edit and post. I did this on a tee for Mallory and I could totally see this design in her future bathroom ~ on a towel or something? You could also put an initial in the box!
I’ve been sewing like a crazy woman all week and am down to MY LAST 4, YES FOUR, QUATRO shirts!! I have agreed to do a few shirts next week for 2 people and that may be IT until 2011! We showed our house yesterday, which meant everything had to be taken down. The taking down and putting it all back out thing is getting really really really old. That, and the fact that Christmas is around the corner and I haven’t decorated anything and have only bought about 3 presents, are reasons enough to call it quits for a few weeks. Email me with any questions!
All Christmas and Holiday designs are now 25% off at www.appliquecafe.com! Also, take $5 off your $20 or more purchase ~ sale prices/deals good through December 31, 2010! WAR EAGLE ~ we are going to the SEC Championship game this weekend! I hope the “All I do is win win win” song is still applicable Saturday night!
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