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Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer

2014-08-02 14.30.46Keep your pets feeding area clean and tidy with these Vinyl and Cotton Placemats. (Thank you Vega for allowing me to photograph your water dish.)2014-08-06 19.51.29Vinyl and Cotton Placemats in assorted Colors with assorted designs. Shown above: Talk to the Paw on Vinyl in Khaki, Brown, and Deep Red. $9.00 each.2014-08-06 19.52.46Cotton Placemats shown above in Khaki, Deep Red and Brown, with You had me at Woof design. $9.00 each. 2014-08-06 19.53.16We didn’t forget about the cats…..Meow shown on Cotton Placemats. Assorted colors available. $9.00 each.

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A Quilt with a purpose

Cleaning out and rearranging can be a daunting task. While straightening up my dresser, I realized that I do have many, many pins from my years participation in the General Federation of Woman’s Club both in North Carolina and Nationally (www.gfwc.org OR www.gfwcnc.org). So what to do with all of the pins? Make a quilted wall hanging and display them!

I started with two shirts to decide on the main colors. One from 2000-2002 when I served as the GFWC-NC Director of Junior Clubs, the other from 2012-2014 when I served as the GFWC-NC President. Add more fabric, using the puzzle piece pattern since our theme was all about “Connections”

2014-07-20 20.07.43Then I did “some” machine stippling.

2014-07-24 13.54.48Added the pins and a rod for hanging, and here it is 25 plus years of Clubwork all in one place.

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Christmas in July!

Christmas is just around the corner, well sort of. Here are some of the new designs on sale today at the Main Oak Emporium, Mount Airy, or by contacting me for more information! Ho-Ho-Ho!!

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Assorted Embroidered Christmas Stockings $20.00 2014-07-18 14.31.13

Fa,la,la, Aprons $12.00 Pillows $15.00 (Available on White, Black or Red Aprons)2014-07-18 14.31.34

Believe Santa Face Apron $12.00 Pillows $15.00

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Oh Snap Apron $12.00 Pillow $15.002014-07-18 14.43.24

Love and Cupcakes (No it’s not Christmas, but who doesn’t love cupcakes?) Apron $12.00 Pillow $15.00

 

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Meowy Christmas Apron $12.00 Pillow $15.002014-07-22 13.59.26

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Swirly Christmas Pillow $15.00 Apron $12.002014-07-22 14.00.39

Poinsettia Pillow $15.00 Stocking $20.00 Apron $12.002014-07-22 18.28.07

Meowy Christmas Apron $12.00 Pillow $15.002014-07-22 18.28.442014-07-22 18.29.27 2014-07-22 18.30.282014-07-23 08.27.07 2014-07-23 08.27.51Assorted Stockings $20.00 each. Velvet, Brushed Cord. Felt. Assorted fabrics as well.

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Dish Towel Pillow: Laister’s Phoenix Firebirds

After serving at the General Federation of Woman’s Club of North Carolina State President from 2012-2014, the 50 GFWC State Presidents formed a National Club: GFWC Laister’s Phoenix Firebirds. To celebrate, I embroidered a dishtowel with a Phoenix and our club name for each of the State Presidents, and an Apron for our 2012-2014 International President, Mary Ellen Laister.

Rather than use my towel as a towel. I made it into a pillow.

2014-07-13 10.46.44 I took the finished Dishtowel, and added a few strips of ribbon.

2014-07-13 11.03.08Then folded the towel into thirds, using a inexpensive Travel Pillow to be stuffed inside, using an envelope type fold.

2014-07-13 11.09.30By sewing a seam about 1 3/4″ from each edge, the pillow then slips in the bottom of the envelope fold. You can slip stitch the bottom flap closed, add buttons as decorations, or just leave it as is. 2014-07-13 11.12.27Mary Ellen Laister with her Apron and towel!

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Happy 4th ! Quick, Inexpensive and Easy Wreath

20140701_135543_resizedUsing a wire wreath, pipe cleaners, paper mesh ribbon, and grosgrain ribbon, this wreath was made in less than an hour.

2014-07-01 13.05.59Her are the items used to make the wreath.

2014-07-01 13.12.36The first step was to twist pipe cleaners onto the wire wreath.

2014-07-01 13.12.41Then gathering the paper mesh, make little “poofs”  (FYI – Poof is an official craft word!) and secure with the pipe cleaners. I used silver pipe cleaners to give it a little sparkle.

2014-07-01 13.33.28After using all the paper mesh ribbon, I then added the Blue star burlap ribbon, again using the same pipe cleaners to attach it to the wreath.

2014-07-01 13.35.58Then using the same pipe cleaners, attach the red and white stripe ribbon.

2014-07-01 13.45.30To finish off the pipe cleaner ends, I twisted them around a pencil to give them a spring effect.

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2014-07-01 13.39.35The final touch was adding a bow made out of the scrap pieces of burlap and red and white stripe ribbons.

20140701_135543_resizedI had purchased little flags to place in the wreath as well, but found I really didn’t need them. So now I have them for next years creation!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rag Quilt

Finished Rag Quilt
Finished Rag Quilt2014-06-07 15.41.24Starting with 44- 10″ squares of 3 different fabrics.
Embroidered Squares
Embroidered Squares – The white squares were embroidered with a butterfly, using 3 different butterfly patterns2014-06-08 20.48.35The colored squares were stitched with a simple “X” with light weight quilt batting between the layers of flannel2014-06-10 21.01.34After the squares were pieced together leaving the raw edges, the edges were clipped to allow them to fray. The quilt was then washed and dried to get the edges nice and fluffy. 2014-06-12 11.11.44The finished Quilt/bedspread is 11 squares x 12 squares