Grans Workroom - Craft, Sewing and Embroidery Project Inspiration

These are a few of my favorites things... most include some machine embroidery. I hope the following projects inspire you to get your creative juices flowing!

Most of the projects require only moderate skills and experience. Whatever your abilities and interests, there are plenty of project ideas to get you started and keep you busy.

Embroidery Swap - August Towel Swap

Thought that the old fashioned theme would be cute and stitched them out on the flour sack type cloths. These designs are from www.cigarcityarts.com

Cooks Dish Towels

These are some cute "Cooks in the Kitchen" towels that I made for my own kitchen! These designs are from Retro Boulevard.

Butterfly Towels with Candle

Gail digitized these butterfly designs to match one of Blanca's candles.

Sewing With My Granddaughters

I love working on sewing projects with my lovely granddaughters! What a joy! When I went to visit them in Florida, we made this purse.

Redwork Dish Towels

A few Redwork Dish Towels

Gift Dish Towels

A collection of dish towels for my daughter-in-law's birthday.

Christmas Pot Holders

These were made for the Rosie Girl Christmas Pot Holder Swap. The Rosie Girl Yahoo Group can be found here

Baptism / Christening Set

I made this set for my new little granddaughter, Lauren.

FSL Crochet Flower Heart Doily

Here's a nice FSL Doily I made on Valentine's Day from Advanced Embroidery Designs.

Sewing Room Decorations

I try to keep my Sewing Room looking fun! These projects were made at the hands-on sewing school in Phoenix.

Rosie's Bib

This is a bib I made for my neighbor's friend, Rosie. The "R" is from Anita Goodesign's Victorian Monograms Collection. The rest of the text was Embird's #11 Alphabet.

Dog Collars

These are the dog collars on which I embroidered my dogs' names. That way, they can remember who they are!

Napkins with
Embroidered Corners

These are napkins with NeedleDreams embroidery corners.

Halloween Treat Bags

Here are the treat bags I made for my granddaughters last Halloween.

Hankie Blankie Pet

Here's a nice, cuddly blankie I made for my new granddaughter coming in November!
The pattern is from a company called Black Cat Creations.

Embroidered Table Cloth

To get ready for spring, I embroidered some designs on a tablecloth, to add a personal touch.

Embroidered Dish Towel

I made this for a dear friend, in appreciation for all she does.
The design is from Julia's Needle Designs.

Personalized Pillow Case

This was for a dear friend who was hospitalized.

Freestanding Lace Ornaments

Getting ready for Christmas!

Glitzy Jean Skirt Outfits

I took a class from Pam Snow on how to make these Glitzy Jean Outfits. Pam's project was featured in one of the sewing magazines in October 2006. I made these for my granddaughters.

Baby Swaddle

Made this for the grandbaby due in November. This is made into one piece, to hug baby on inside and then wrap the outside blanket around baby, making it very cozy! Design and project from Embroidery Library

Baby Bunting

Made this bunting for the new grandbaby due in November. Put that wonderful soft Minkee inside!

Smart Purse Swap

Made a denim purse with the cat slipcover and the other slipcovers were from the swap. Just lovely, but a little challenging!

Learning to Sew

Granddaugters Michelle and Erika came out to Arizona last July for a visit. One Saturday morning they each learned how to sew up their own pillowcase. What fun! (and aren't they cute!)

Valentine Free Standing Lace Swap

Last February was another swap. Shipped both the lace bowl and doily with a box of candy to my two Swap Valentines.

Holiday Napkins

Personalized a napkin for each of the grandchildren and one for all my daughter's guests at the family reunion at Christmas in Florida - 2005. The designs are the Elf Alphabet from Stiched Impressions and can be found at http://www.stitchedimpressions.com/Alphabet_Sets.html . You'll need to scoll about half-way down the page to find them.

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