The Purrrrr from my Bernina....

I have finished my lion and it was a wonderful experience for many reasons. First because I was doing something I haven't done before, which was adding a main as an applique. Well, I had to attach that first logically, before sewing the other parts together. It was a tad bit difficult to not sew on top of the main when I had it inside out!! But I managed, and I am actually quite please with her.

While thinking her up I believed I would call her Lucy, however after she was stuffed and closed up she no longer looked like the Lucy I had imagined (Lucy was a big chocolate lab that my cousin used to have and I used to lovingly call her Lucifer. She was a very nice dog, but active as hell and had a wonderful fetish of biting toes.) She I decided to name Her Laura.

So let me introduce to you all Laura the lovely lion! She lives in Liberia and loves liquerish, lollipops and linguini. She enjoys the smell of lavenders and laughs quite loudly.

Awesome!!!

I am featured on the best craft website Craft gossip!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooo excited and just realized how much work I have to do. The good thing is that it motives me even more to work on the alfamales. Right now I am working on a lion, owl, sheep, and bee and trying to work out the wrinkles (hehe little sewing joke) out of the dragon. He is still missing his wings, but will soon be getting them.

It sounds like a lot, I know, but at least I am a hpyeractive person that can clean, decorate a 2 meter tall christmas tree, and make mock ups all while the little one naps! Heres hoping :)

By the way think link to Craft Gossip is here.

A great find!

Even though I was lucky enough to have had sewing lessons from my oh so patient abuelita, I could vaguely recall all the wonderful different stitches that exist. Luckily i stumbled upon this wonderful site that has a video library of hand embroidery. She makes each stitch seem so easy that I am tempted to try each and everyone of them.

Here is the link to the video library
http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html

Tickle me pink

Finally after hours of sketching, planning, cutting, sewing, undoing, resewing, cursing to the skies, stuffing, and closing up the first Alfamale (alfa-mall-ee) is here!!!!!

Let me introduce you to Penelope Pulpa. She is an octopus who lives in the cold artic ocean. She is tired of the cold sea water and wants to go to Portugal where she hears is wonderfully warm and pleasant.

Alfamales!

I am begining my collection of softies. The idea of the Alfamales (pronounced alfa-mall-ease) is to create a softie animal for each letter in spanish. So far I have created Dionisio el Dragon, and Penelope Pulpa. I will post pictures of them both when I have finished sewing them.
Along with each animal there is a book that contains a ultra short story for each animal and letter. All the illustrations and stories in the book will be done by me.

More coming soon!!!!!!

Oh Bernina

I have finally received my first sewing machine ever!!!! And I actually know how to use it. At first I was petrified about the prospect of it arriving and having to show my hubby I would in fact use it. So I searched the world wide web and found a wonderful little tutorial on how to use a sewing machine by Chica and Jo (here is the link to the tutorial http://www.chicaandjo.com/2009/10/20/finding-your-way-around-the-machine/). So for several hours, once the little one was fast asleep, began to make my future nieces quilt. It is a simple three colored block quilt, nothing fancy, but I wanted something that I could do quickly since her arrival is quickly approaching.

So, after re threading too many times and cursing at my younger self for not paying attention to the weekly sewing classes my abuelita gave us, I have successfully sewn together three rows out of the ten total. I will hopefully finish the top part today and then will move on to the next challenge...sewing the three layers together!!!

Since Christmas is almost upon us I have several things that I want to try to make and have yet to begin. Also, it is quite difficult to find the things I need because of where I am located and my terrible German.

Well, back to my Bernina!

Great Blogs

Here is a list of wonderful blogs that I check on a regular basis.

Craft Blogs:
Craft Gossip
Create Studios
Daydreaming on paper

Sewing Blogs:
Spirit Cloth
The needle
The toy society
Patchwork Pottery
Wild Olive
FiftyFour Stitches
obssesively stitching

Doll Blogs
Art Dolls Only
Little Black Crow Studios
The Cart before the Horse
Coppermouse Dolls
Lisa Lichtenfels