It was a girl!  This was a set I did for my really good friend.  Her baby is not so much a baby anymore.  :)  This was made to match her bedding. Since the shower was for Mommy and Daddy, I decided to make some bibs that I knew Dad would get a kick out of.  He plays an on-line pvp game and the quotes all have something to do with it.  (W.O.W.)

Here is where you can find the FREE Pattern for the Tag Ball and Tag Blanket. I have made tons of these!

• Burp Clothes
• Tag Ball
• Tag Blanket
• Bibs

My daughter was in private school from preschool – 7th grade.  She always had to wear a uniform.  I loved her in uniforms. I love the idea of uniforms. My daughter, not so much.  Well, she grew quickly and we often had to invest in more uniforms.  In 4th grade she was a cheerleader.  I decided to use her old uniforms and make her a “RAH RAH Bag” to hold her pom poms, water bottle, etc. I ripped the strap and zipper out of an old promo bag that was never used. The blue fabric is a pair of her old uniform pants for school. The red tartan is from one of her old school jumpers. Since I had to rip seams before I could sew them…it took me forever. I went really slow, because this was a huge project for me at the time.  I had never done anything like this before.  There was a little zipper in the back of the jumper. Instead of ripping it out, I cut a rectangle around it and made the little pouch to go in the pocket of her bag. Didn’t have to put the zipper in, it was already done for me. I used a diaper bag pattern. McCall’s 4403

Below is my 1st TLG! I made it out of my daughter’s old school uniforms. The navy blue is out of 2 pairs of pants and the tartan is an old jumper. The red is just some fabric I had in my small stash. It was for my daughter’s Teacher as a Teacher Appreciation gift. There is also a picture of my bag after it’s final stitch. You’ll see there is only a couple of inches of my thread left. Now that’s good timing!

Here is a picture of the fire that was happening about a block away of my home while I was trying to sew this TLG bag.

I made this bag for her 4th grade teacher’s assistant. This is a Smoon Pattern. Oh…BTW…on the straps I used my machines built-in stitches and stitched her name over and over again instead of straight lines on the straps. Took forever.

This is a SMOON Headband. I used material from my DD’s old uniform dress for one side and worn out uniform pants for the other side. I embroidered an eagle on the blue. It closely resembles their school mascot logo. I bought the eagle on-line from…I think…ebroiderydesigns.com. I’m glad I put that $35.00 dress to good use.

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Okay, so this is an old project, but I wanted to show you anyway.  :)  These are some chapstick holders that were done entirely in the hoop!  Head on over to Reen’s site at Embroidery Garden!  She has great designs.  Totally practical and fun to do! Don’t ya just love that fringe flower on the flip-flop?  Me too!

I have begun.  There are no BEFORE pictures yet.  But, I have begun my Craft Room Makeover.  Stay tuned and follow along.  So far, I have picked the scheme… dun da da dun!!!!!…  It will be Black, White, and Bubble Gum Pink. There you have it.  I bought 2 desk chairs at the Sacramento County Sale.  They were $2 EACH!!!  That is NOT a typo.  I can’t wait to re-cover one of them like the one I did for my Office Cubicle Makeover to go in my Craft Room.  Doin’ the Happy Dance.