Monogrammed Handkerchiefs

Note to self:  "Center things, center things, center things!"

(I thought I done larnt that in Jr. High Home Ec class?)

I'll do better next time!  I have 8 more sets of 6.

Emma's Ironing Board Cover

Here's Emma's little ironing board.  We have a small iron that was an honest-to-goodness travel iron/steamer -- but the switch didn't work, so Larry removed the cord, and now it's a cute little toy to go with the the ironing board.  Should've taken a picture of it -- but it's all wrapped up.

 

The heart with her name embroidered on it was the very first thing I embroidered with my 'new' Bernina 180 Artista.

Adult Bib #2

Bib #2 is done.  This is for my customer's son, who has liked

the Speed Racer cartoon since he was a little boy.

Adult Bibs

A customer has asked me to make a couple of gag gifts

for her son and his brother-in-law for Christmas:  adult bibs. 

The first one is done; the second one nearly so.  Here is #1:

1st Embroidery with 180

Here is my first embroidery with my Bernina Artista 180.

This will be part of the ironing board cover for Emma's Little Tikes ironing board that we will give her for Christmas, along with a cute little travel iron that was nearly new when it quit working.  Larry removed the cord from it.

Joanna's Binocular Case

I'm still wrapping gifts today.  I got Aaron and Joanna some rather nice little compact Bushnell binoculars.  Aaron's came with a case, but Joanna's didn't; so I made one with the fleece-backed vinyl I used for the camper cushions last year.

Now, where can I find an interesting book for a child, all about binoculars?

Apricot-Applesauce Jars

Today I put together my Christmas list (modifying it from last year, that is), and pulled out all the gifts I have accumulated this year, some store-bought, some handmade, and got about three dozen of them wrapped/bagged/labeled.

These jars of apricot-applesauce were purchased from www.azurestandard.com, and are organic.  I got two dozen of them.  They're yummy -- we tried one.

After cutting circles of fabric and tying them over the lids with narrow strips of green check over rubber bands, I decided they looked cute enough just like that,

and won't need to be bagged or wrapped.