Sew German

Easter decorating

2012-03-04T04:55:00.003-08:00

I'm busy this weekend making some more things for our Easter decoration

for the banner I used water soluble stabilizer for the hoop, then added 2 layers of cut away stabilizer, 1 layer of fabric on top and one on the bottom. The ribbons I sewed on the back with a couple of stitches.

I love making lace eggs, we cut some branches and put then in a vase , then decorated them with little Easter charms, eggs and the lace eggs, for a center piece

now spring can come

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2012-02-29T18:19:00.003-08:00

Getting ready for Easter......

this is an easy way to grow your own Easter grass perhaps for a

center piece or a window decoration.

we used a glass container I my neighbor gave to me (thanks Leanne :), filled the container with small pebbles on the bottom and potting mix, we added some whole gain wheat, barley or anything like it, the only thing important is that it is not crushed. We covered it with a thin layer of dirt and watered it, just wait a few days and your grass will grow.

I love using glass containers, because you can see the roots too this is great for kids too, it is fun seeing the grass grow a little every day.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

recycled candle

2012-02-18T17:21:00.000-08:00

... do you ever wonder what to do with the glasses that Glade candles come in?

I bought some at Christmas time and after the candles were gone I did not want to toss the glasses in the trash. I saw some great fabric covered candles and that gave me the idea for this candle cover.

The bunny picture is a freebie from the net. I embroidered the bunny picture, then added a daisy lace border and closed the cover with a fabric circle on the bottom.
I love the look when the tea candle is lit and you can see the bunny picture in the candle light.

This is the first part of my Easter decoration

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

valentines treats

2012-02-18T16:08:00.001-08:00

this year I was a little late getting the treats ready, there were ready just in time.

These boxes were made by using a scalloped envelope sizzix die.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2012-02-10T08:43:00.000-08:00

...touch of spring........

I had a lot of fun last weekend making bags in lots of different colors. I tried the satin fabric for the fist time and I love the result, it is classy and simple.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2012-02-06T04:25:00.000-08:00

I can't wait until it gets a little warmer outside, and spring is finally here, when I saw this fabric I thought ....Spring....I used it to make this I-phone bag, the embroidery file is from Embroidery Garden, but I altered it a little, because it was a little too short for the phone.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Bags and more

2012-01-16T04:06:00.001-08:00

a couple of weeks ago i found these patterns at Embroidery garden and have been making lots of bags. There is no more excuse for a messy purse now. I love the Id vallet the front fits my drivers license nicely and in the back is plenty of space for coins and cards. this quilted cosmetic bag come in handy too, all the little things that float around in my purse fit in the bag, it it about 5x7 inches and has a removable wrist strap.

have a great week,

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2012-01-03T14:37:00.000-08:00

...it looks like Christmas is over, we are eating the last christmas cookies and

I'm taking down some more decorations. it came and went too fast,

here are another couple of things made for Christmas,

for our neighbors I made embroidered christmas bags and filled them with candy and nuts.

this little baby toy I made for one of our littlest neighbors, you can find the embroidery file at: cute embroidery as a freebie :) thanks for sharing:)

Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

2011-12-24T17:28:00.000-08:00

this is my favorite ornament this year,

you can download it free from :designs by cuties, thanks for sharing!!!
I'm wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year,

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-12-21T19:50:00.000-08:00

scarfs.....

......I have been soooo busy, I did not even have the time to take pictures of many of he things I made,

one of my favorites this year are these fleece scarves, I made one for almost every little one I know. They are cut from polar fleece and I embroidered a snowflake and the name.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-12-21T19:41:00.000-08:00

Nikolaus 2011...

on December 6th, we cellebrate the german tradition of

St. Nikolaus, the boys love this tradition, because they can load up on candy even before

christmas. :)

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Happy 1. Advent

2011-11-27T13:35:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it is time already for the 1. Advent it seems early this year and it does not feel like it at all, the kids are outside wearing t-shirts and it is 72*F outside.

for our table decoration I went simple this year, I used a wavy serving plate 4 candle holders from Target and small ornaments from last year. I love the simplicity of this decoration and it is cleaned up in no time.

Happy 1. Advent

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Lace ornaments

2011-11-13T08:50:00.000-08:00

I love angels, this one will hang on our christmas tree, it needs a gold thread for hanging, but it looks beautiful like this too.

I'm planning to make a lot of these and send them out with our christmas cards.
this cross is a bible bookmark, there is a loop on top for adding ribbons. I do not know if this ornament is a snow flake or a christmas star, but it is beautiful anyway, I made some red and white ones to hang on the window with clear hooks.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

candy cane ornaments

2011-11-13T08:07:00.000-08:00

... just finished are some more candy cane holder ornamentsthis pink little reindeer would be perfect for a little girl

or how about a lizzard climbing down a candy cane, my boys liked this one

this polar bear is great and can be very easily changed by using a different color for the scarf

I'm making lots of these for family and friends.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Christmas ornaments

2011-11-05T16:58:00.000-07:00

....when it get's really cold out there... like this morning...
it's time to make the first christmas ornaments for this year. this is the first christmas I have an embroidery machine and ....ohhh...
the possibilities

I love making these candy cane holers, they are cute and inexpensive to make , the perfect little treat to giv away or add to a present as decoration.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

... we just finished another jar of jam,

the jar is nice - to nice to just throw it in the recycling bin
with a ribbon, a tea candle and some paper
we turned it into a christmas candle decoration.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-27T05:03:00.000-07:00

... I was looking for ideas for ornaments to make this year and I found these very cute ormanemts on the internet, the best thing is that they are pop up ornaments, since I have to ship a lot of the presents and ormaments that's a great thing. This ormanent can also be used as a gift tag.
...it is made out of 6 shapes, that are glued together, each section needs a 3x3 inch piece of white cardstock, and is scored at 1.5 inches from 2 sides, then another score diagonally.

After stamping an image onto the middle of front and back the section is folded, the corners of the diagonal crease are folded in to make a section that is 1,5 inches square. These segments are glued together and the first and last section are covered with a 1,5x1,5 piece of cardstock, and on each end is a ribbon glued in between the last section and the cardstock, both ribbons are threaded through a bead and the ends are tied together, the ornament opens by raising the bead and releasing the sections, then lower the bead again and ready is the pop up ornament.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-24T20:45:00.000-07:00

....have you ever asked yourself -

What to do with all the scrapbooking paper you have collected over the years?

I sure have :)

some it I'll be using to make gift boxes,

this box uses one 12x12 sheet of sturdy paper

and a small sheet or some left over white paper.
I made this box to fit a small candle I want to give as a present. it is 3 inches square on top and 3 inches deep, I cut the paper
9x9 inches and scored each side 3 inches from the edge, then it looked somewhat
like a tic tac toe board. I cut every other line from the edge and overlaped them to make a
box. The middle of the top is 1/8 inch wider , to fit better over the box.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Big sister gift

2011-10-23T08:42:00.000-07:00

...to welcome her little baby sister I made this "big sister welcome coloring book"

for my little neighbor.
the front is made of cardstock I used a long piece and folded it up to make a pocket , punched the edge, glued the sides shut and reinforced the sides with an eyelet.
for the coloring pages I printed some baby coloring pages, that are available for free from the intetnet, sized them to about 4x 5 inches and printed them on white cardsrock.
I punched a hole in the top left corner of the coloring pages and added a book ring to attach them to the front of the coloring book, just add caryons and you are done,
this would also be a geat stocking stuffer for little kids or a party favor for birthday parties....
the possibilities are endless :)

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-16T15:17:00.000-07:00

another kitchen towel... this one is for an inspiring young cupcake baker

she is only 13 and is the daughter of a friend.

every towel gets a special tag and a hanger in the coordinating fabric.

these would be great for christmas too.

have a great week

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-12T18:36:00.000-07:00

...gift tags anyone?...

I have a bunch of paper scraps from my card projects and I just could not throw them away. For these tags you only need little bits of paper, so the scraps were perfect to use.

I used a stamping up rubber stamp from an old set I have and a round punch and scalloped edge punch, I layered pieces and punched a small hole for the string.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-10T20:13:00.000-07:00

........cozy and warm for little girls... is this scarf, made from polar fleece
I added an embroidery design and a
star border I have on my sewing machine. Superfast and easy to sew, this is a great last minute present for little girls on cold days.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-10-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

...All punched out

last week I found a great punch at the craft store, a 3 1/2 inch circle

with scalloped edges today I hosted a baby shower

and used it to make most of the decorations. for the gift bags I used the microsoft publisher to design the image and punched
the tags using the scalloped edge punch.for these decorations I punched 6 circles folded each
in half I glued them together in a star pattern and inserted

a ribbon for hanging.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-09-30T19:16:00.000-07:00

... anoter UFO (unfinished object) less in my stack.

the daughter of my friend sent me fabric and zippers and asked me to make her pencil cases,

I love the idea but did not find time for sewing, now they are finally finished and are on their way.

I had a little left over fabric and used it to make matching change purses

with credit card pocket. I hope she likes the results.

Have a great weekend.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Fast gift idea

2011-09-25T11:03:00.000-07:00

if you are meeting friens it is laways nice to bring a little something, here is the little something I just finished

This is a great gift idea and so easy to make, this is a simple white kitchen towel I bought at Target, I love using these, because they have visible lines in the fabric so it is a lot easier to center the embroidery design. I embroidred the chicken, added somd robbin for trim, added a hanger and a tag. If you do not have an embroidery machine, these towlels look great just by adding some fabric ad trim.

Hope you have a great weekend
Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Kitchen red-white

2011-09-20T04:53:00.000-07:00

I was browsing the net this weekend and came across some absolutely beautiful pictures of scandinavian kitchen designs most of them had kitchen decor in red and white. I just love these colors. I have a bunch of red and white fabric so I got busy doing my own. Here are the results.

I made a german style "Utensilo" it is a fabric basket made from sturdy linen fabric with another layer of white linen fabric and batting. The lining is red and white gingham. the towel was one I of my well worn and loved kitchen towels, I know it has seen better days, I gave it a little make over by embroidering a red and white chicken on front.

I hope you all have a great week and Happy crafting :)

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

pillow case dress

2011-09-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

after a long Summer break I'm sewing again

I finally got the chance to sew a Pillow case dress.

nach einer langen Sommerpause hab ich mich mal wieder an die Naehmaschine gesetzt. Endlich hab ich ein Pillow case dress genaeht. I used a very soft corduroy.
I cut it to an a-line form and added cutouts for the arms.
Dazu hab ich einen ganz weichen Cordstoff verwendet , ich habe die Seiten schraeg geschnitten und dazu noch Ausschnitte fuer die Arme. Dann wird das ganze oben umgenaeht und ein Band durchgezogen.

I also embelished this t-shirt with Hello Kitty, a must for a Hello Kitty Party.

ein Hello Kitty t-shirt fuer die Geburtstagsfeier darf natuerlich auch nicht fehlen, ich habe einen Sticky auf Filz gestickt und ihn dann aufgebuegelt und festgenaeht. There was enough left over fabric for a mimiature dress for the Baby

sister of my little neighbor that will be born soon.

Es war gerade noch genug Stoff uebrig fuer ein Minikleidchen fuer die kleine Schwester, die bald geboren wird.

This dress was super easy to sew I'm sure this one will not be the last one.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Zipper pouch ...

2011-06-14T15:13:00.000-07:00

...I got some more work done on the pouch, I'm starting to like it.

I will take this one on our summer vacation.

I added a pocket with snap closure to the back that fits credit cards or a drivers license it is perfect, when you are out and about and you do not want to take your purse. Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

....

2011-06-12T11:47:00.000-07:00

Lots more bags were finished this weekend, this one is a prototype, I think I will add a pocket for credit cards on the back and use brighter colors.

This bag as you can tell is for a girl that is graduating from High school next week, I love these bags, the front zipper pocket is see -through so it is perfect for putting a gift card inside.

this picture shows some alterations I did on the coin purse, i added a strip of fabric to the back to close the back pocket so it is safe for putting credit cards....

and instead of the clear front I added fabric with a letter, i love this design this bag is very versatile
Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

2011-05-11T17:14:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy the last couple of weeks.

I sewed lots more bunny bags for friends and family. Otherwise it was school, sports and a broken arm we have to deal with. My oldest son broke his right arm playing basket ball. I can only tell you...bad timing.. he has lots of tests in the end of the year. Well we have about 3 more weeks to go.

I have started a new project, I bought this cute design for a ITH coin valet from http://www.picklepiedesigns.com

, it is adorable and very easy to make (once you understand the instructions).

I tried it a few times and I'm hooked.

I changed the original design a little, I added a little loop of gross grain ribbon to attach a key ring and I added a name on the back pocket and made a matching key strap. I'm trying to figure out a way to close the back pocket to make it safe to carry credit cards in this pocket perhaps with a snap button ... I'm still working to figure out the best way.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-03-20T11:27:00.000-07:00

... yesterday I saw these cute easter window cany bags at cute embroidery.com

and I could not resist, after some trial and error I added Names to the back of the bags and

I changed the sewing around the window, because the plactic would tear, because the stitching was too tight.

I love the result .

Also finished is the first embroidered T-shirt for my little neighbor and

a towel as part of a wedding present for a co-worker.

I had a busy weekend of stitching but now I'm going outside to enjoy a beautiful spring day.

Thanks everybody for sharing your designs.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Some more stitching

2011-03-17T15:16:00.000-07:00

First I want to thank everyone who shares free embroidery designs online, I'm having a lot of fun finding and trying new designs.

I finished a few more projects this week.

A pencil case for the niece of a friend

and a Towel using a towel corner design.

This is a great design with a integrated hanger on the corner.

Have a great week

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Easter basket

2011-03-12T18:05:00.000-08:00

.....Another project is finished, this was my first try at making an easter basket, I did it the easy way. I bought a ready made easter basket with fabric liner and simply replaced the liner and stitched a bunny applique and the name.

I hope the little lady likes her personalized easter basket.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

I'm hooked

2011-03-11T18:33:00.000-08:00

I finished some more embroidery projects,

A birthday present for a friend,

ein Geburtstagsgeschenk fuer eine Freundin A pencil case

ein Maeppchen
and a little cosmetic bag for our little neighbor, she loves peace signs and pink.

ein kleines Kosmetiktaeschchen mit Peace sign
fuer unsere kleine Nachbarin, sie mag Peace signs und pink

a big thank you for all the people who put embroidery design freebies online. I'm having a lot of fun finding and trying new designs.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Birthday present

2011-03-07T13:24:00.000-08:00

Here is the first birthday present that I made with my embroidery machine.

It is so much fun to personalize presents.

Hier ist das erste Geburtstagsgeschenk, dass ich mit der Maschine gestickt habe, es macht sehr viel Spass persoenliche Geschenke zu gestalten.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Embroidery

2011-03-07T05:24:00.000-08:00

We had an exciting weekend,

on friday my new embroidery machine came. I wanted one for sooooo long. I was surprised how easy it was to operate, I'm hooked now. There are so many possibilities. I can't wait to try more....

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-02-27T17:12:00.000-08:00

Lust auf Ostern,

easter is coming

jetzt hats uns auch gepackt, es war heute soooooooo schoen warm draussen , da bekommt man so richtig Lust auf Fruehling und Ostern.

Wir haben dekoriert und ich hab die ersten Ostersachen genaeht,

it was so nice outside, we can't wait for spring to come, we did some easter decorating and I sewed the first things for easter, here you can find a great tutorial to make these fabric easter eggs.

Hier gibts eine tolle Anleitung fuer diese Stoffostereier:

http://retro-mama.blogspot.com/2009/03/easter-is-in-air.html

wenn man einmal anfaengt, kann man nicht mehr aufhoeren.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Sew German goes INSA

2011-02-20T16:31:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I finally got a book I wanted for some time.

This book is full of wonderful ideas and patterns. The first one I had to try was INSA.

This skirt is jut too cute not to try.

I used fabrics I had on hand just to give the pattern a try, but I'm sure there will be more. This pattern is soooo versatile, there are sooo many possibilities.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

getting ready for spring

2011-02-14T12:31:00.000-08:00

It has been so nice the last few days. Spring is finally here (at least for now).

We have a lot of little visitors on our deck. These little squirrels are just so much fun to watch.

For quite a while I wanted to sew a peasant top but was intimidated by all the ruffles, but it was not half as bad as I thought. Actually it was quite easy and fun to sew. I'm sure there will be more to follow. This one is a blouse I made for my niece in size 4/5 the fabric is light and airy. It is a little too cold to wear it now, but it will be perfect for those hot summer days.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2011-01-29T06:08:00.000-08:00

I have not had too much time to sew in the last weeks,

but here is one of my finished projects.

This pencil case is embellished with doodle stitching, I followed the lines of the design and used complimenting colors.

Have a great weekend

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Weihnachten *** Christmas

2010-12-28T10:18:00.000-08:00

Ich hoffe Ihr hattet ein Frohes Weihnachtsfest

I hope you had a Merry Christmas with your family and friends,

bei uns war es sehr ruhig und ich habe die Ruhe genossen

we had a quiet Christmas and I enjoyed it

nach dem ganzen Vorweihnachtsstress.

after all the stress getting ready for Christmas

hier ist ein Bild von einem kleinen Besucher, der es sich heute morgen auf unserer Terrasse gemuetlich gemacht hat.

this morning we had a little visitor

nach dem Weihnachtsbasteln hatte ich mal wieder Lust auf andere Farben und so sind einige

after all the christmas crafts I was looking forward to using other colors topflatten entstanden

and I made these potholders

you can find the free pattern at drops design

deutsch

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/de/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=0&d_id=696&lang=de

english

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=0&d_id=696&lang=us

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

This keeps little ladies warm in style...

2010-12-13T04:28:00.000-08:00

I bought some rather boaring hat and glove sets.

An added chrochet scarf and some embellishments later

they make cute little Sets to keep little ladies warm.

***

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Polar bear bag

2010-12-11T13:14:00.000-08:00

I promised one of my co-workers a polar bear bag and finally had time to sew it.

She wanted just a regular bag, but I wanted to make something special.

I hope she likes it.

Ich habe einer Kollegin einen Eisbaerbeutel versprochen, eigentlich wollte sie einen ganz normalen Beutel, aber ich wollte etwas besonderes machen, ich h0ffe er gefaellt ihr.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Happy St. Nikolaus day

2010-12-06T18:03:00.000-08:00

Wir wuenschen Euch allen einen schoenen Niklolaustag.

Diese kleinen Stiefel haben wir heute an unseren Nachbarskinder und Freunde verteilt.

we wish you a Happy St. Nick's day, we gave these little boots to our neighbors and friends to celebrate St. Nikolaus day.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

another christmas present idea

2010-12-05T14:07:00.000-08:00

I saw similar Grocery bag organizers at a store

and thought what a great idea

but instead of spending about 10 $ each

I made my own. The Fabric I had in my stash was a perfect fit.

The bag is about 7 in wide and 16 in long (plus a few inches for the hanger)

It has elastic sewn in at top and bottom.

These are easy to make and are very useful. I used to have an entire shelf in my pantry filled up with all kinds of grocery bags, now I have this organizer.

I like that it limits the amount of bags to keep, when it is full the bags go in the recycling bin.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Happy 2nd Advent

2010-12-05T13:40:00.000-08:00

es sind wieder einige Geschenke fertig geworden.

meine Ausbeute von heute

Ich wuensche Euch einen schoenen 2. Advent

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

More Ornaments.....

2010-12-02T04:51:00.000-08:00

... are finished

we were working hard last night

to finish another batch of ornaments,

these are a donation to the german Christkindl Market,

***

they are being sold for Charity.

I love Christmas

Es muss nicht immer ein Stiefel sein...

2010-11-30T14:15:00.000-08:00

gerade fertig geworden ist meine Version, eine Weihnachtstuete.

it does not always have to be a christmas stocking, here is my version...

...a chtistmas cone.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Vor Weihnachten.....

2010-11-30T05:19:00.000-08:00

.......gibt bei uns immer vieeeeeeeeeel zu tun, wir basteln und werkeln.

Meine Jungs machen ihre Origami- Sterne in allen moeglichen Variationen.

Sie werden als Baumschmuck und Geschenkdekorationen verwendet und ich naehe und stricke. Ein handgemachtes Geschenk ist fuer mich viel schoener als etwas gekauftes.

we are always very busy before christmas, the boys are making lots of origami stars and I'm knitting and sewing. A handmade present is a lot more special.

Rechts ist ein Schal aus Microfaser mit Blaetterrand und links ist ein genaehtes Set mit Kalender/Notizbuch, Schluesselanhaenger und Kosmetiktasche.

The present on the left is a cosmetic bag a key chain and a planner, on the right is a scarf with leaf border.

Ganz liebe Vorweihnachtsgruesse

Sabine

Layered felt star tutorial

2010-11-23T07:04:00.000-08:00

This is a tutorial for a layered felt star using sizzix cut outs.

(it can be modified to use any star pattern to be cut out by scissors)

You need:

*fabric scraps (red)

*fusable interfacing

*white felt

*red buttons

*string or twine to attach botton and for hanger

*sizzix die for Stars or scissors to cut out star

*sewing machine or needle and thread

1. iron fusable interfacing onto the red fabric

2. cut out stars (larger white felt, smaller red fabric) using sizzix machine

3. layer stars and sew along the edge of red fabric star

4. attach button using twine, make a double knot

5. lay star onto another layer of white felt and sew along the edge of wite felt star

6. Cut out star - leave about 1/8 inch edge

7. attach twine as hanger using a needle

you are done ** enjoy this ornament and share it with friends and family, we love to send these ornaments along with our chirstmas presents.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Star Ornaments

2010-11-22T06:20:00.000-08:00

To the kids they are Ninja stars,

to me they are this years handmade ornaments by the kids.

die Kinder nennen sie Ninja-sterne, fuer mich ist es der selbergebastelte Baumschmuck fuer dieses Jahr.

These 4-pointed stars are easy and fun to make.

sie sind einfach nachzuarbeiten .

Here are the instructions how to make the star:

Hier gibts die Anleitung, wir haben ein Loch in eine der Zacken gestanzt ein eyelet befestigt und ein rotes Band durchgezogen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IzUXJSvB_g
We punched a hole in one of the points, added an eyelet and a red ribbon

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Ornaments

2010-11-21T11:26:00.000-08:00

Every year we are making Ormanents to give along the christmas presents or send in our Christmas cards.

This weekend we made the first Ornaments for this year.

Jedes Jahr machen wir kleine Anhaenger, die wir in unseren Weihnachtskarten verschicken, oder an den Geschenken als Deko gefestigen. Hier sind die ersten fuer dieses Jahr.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Planning for next year

2010-11-12T04:15:00.000-08:00

The first prototyp for next year's calendars/planners is ready, I have to adjust a few things, but so far it is looking good.

Der erste Prototyp fuer die Kalender fuer das naechste Jahr ist fertig, ich muss noch ein bischen daran feilen, aber soweit gefaellt es mir ganz gut.

The first one is for JAN, a special person I work with, today is her last day with us.

Good luck Jan, we'll miss you!!!!!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2010-11-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

The last couple of weeks have been very busy, the first orders for Christmas are coming in and I have a lot of sewing to do.

Here are a some Halloween goody-bags that I made for the kids in the neighborhood. They loved them.

Hope you had a good weekend.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2010-10-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

We had a busy weekend, we had a Malik's Birthday party with his friends. They had a lot of fun especially with the shark piniata.

This is a last minute birthday present for one of my son's friends, you know how they come the night before, "mom I need a present for tomorrow". I was lucky I picked her favorite color and she loved it.

My bag project is moving along nicely, I made changes to the pattern twice, but now it is big enough and looks better, I've had some orders already. It is so rewarding if people want to buy the things I make.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2010-10-11T14:53:00.000-07:00

another pencil case is finished,

this one is for Tarik's German teacher. I used the colors of the german Flag.

I hope she likes it.

Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

More sewing

2010-10-08T14:29:00.000-07:00

Diese Woche sind wieder ein paar Maeppchen fertig geworden unter anderem diese fuer eine

kleine Nachbarin, sie liebt orange.

This week I finished some more pencil cases, this one is for one of our neighbors,

can you tell she likes orange?

Ich bastel im Moment an einem guten Schnitt fuer eine Kosmetiktasche, das ist einer

der Prototypen. Die Tasche ist etwas zu klein, daran muss ich noch arbeiten.

I'm working on an pattern for a cosmetic bag. It is not bad so far, but a little small, but I'm working on it.

Have a great weekend
Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

More knitting

2010-10-01T05:14:00.000-07:00

Just finished this week are these little baby sets.

I made one of the pink sets as a present for the granddaughter of a nice lady at work and it turned into 3 more sets.

I love knitting baby hats, they are cute and fast to knit. You can find this pattern on "ravelry".

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Getting ready for Fall

2010-09-23T17:47:00.000-07:00

Today we had 90*F , but Fall is coming soon.

I just finished the first Fall cardigan for the season. The pattern is fairly simple, just the raglan pattern for the shoulders was a little tricky. The cardigan was knitted from the bottom up in 1 piece.

I hope you have a great week

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

A towel fix

2010-09-23T05:01:00.000-07:00

Last week I bought a multi-pack of dish towels. When I unpacked them I noticed that a couple of them were not cut straight.

Since I had to fix them anyway I pepped them up with a little fabric and bias tape.

One of my friends made a yummy cake when I visited her. I had to try it. It is super easy and fast.

All you need is a box of yellow cake mix and a can of peaches (in light syrup). Add eggs and oil as it says on the package and 1/3 cup of water, then add the can of peaches including the juice.

Bake for about 45 min. at 350* or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

we had an early morning visitor today, this little turtle was greeting us in our front yard when the boys left for school, what a nice way to start the day.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

A Special Birthday

2010-09-18T15:09:00.000-07:00

A very Happy First Birthday to little Mrs. Emily

here is the last minute present for her.

She tried it on and it fits.

These are today's finds, these cute bowls just had to go home with me. These ribbons will be perfect for my christmas sewing projects.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Kitchen makeover

2010-09-14T18:18:00.001-07:00

Our first week of school was very hektic and exciting. Both boys are in Middle School now, new teachers, new schedule, new classes, everything is different. It was a very busy week, but I managed to get some things done in my kitchen.

Finally there are curtains on the windows. I was not quite sure what was the best style, because the windows are not very high, but I'm pleased with the result.

The pantry needed some work too, there is (or was) one shelf stuffed with plastic bags, thats a lot of wasted space, I saw plastic bag holders for sale and they were fairly simple. A fabric tube with elastic and a holding strap on top.

I made mine a little larger and a lot more colorful. It is hanging on the inside of the pantry door. The thing I love the most is - that it limits the number of bags - when it is full, thats it, so there is no way I'm cluttering my pantry with plastic bags again.

Have a great week!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Last minute vacation

2010-09-13T20:20:00.000-07:00

We had a great last minute vacation at the beach, the weather was perfect and the waves were high, the boys had soooooooo much fun.

wir hatten einen Kurzurlaub am Strand, das Wetter war toll und die Wellen sehr hoch, die Jungs hatten einen Riesenspass.

It was a nice break before the school starts again.

I hope you all have a great start into the new school

year.

Es war eine gute Pause bevor die Schule wieder anfaengt.

Wir wuenschen Euch einen guten Start ins neue Schuljahr.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

They are going BACK!

2010-08-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

It's this time of year again,

summer is over, one more week and they are going back to school, we are soooo ready.

Summer is just tooo long. The kids are tired of camps and hot weather and ready to see their friends again and make new friends.

Here are some goodies I made for back to school.

I love the combination of white, back and pink.

I hope you have a great start into the new school year.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2010-08-25T09:15:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for Fall

Der Herbst kann kommen

in the last weeks of summer I'm working on some things for my fall wardrobe.

in den letzten Sommerwochen arbeite ich an ein paar Sachen fuer den Herbst.

I finally had time to knit a citron shawl.

Endlich hatte ich Zeit einen Citron Tuch zu stricken

this pattern is available at

die Anleitung findet Ihr hier

http://www.knitty.com/

I added an additional round in the end to make the scarf a little bigger.

Ich habe eine weitere Muster-runde gestrickt um das Tuch etwas groesser zu machen.

Now I'm waiting for some cold weather.

Jetzt muss nur noch das kalte Wetter kommen.

This is my next project, I 'm working on my yarn stash and this beautiful yarn was perfect for this scarf.

meisn naechstes Projekt ist dieser Schal, ich versuche meine Wollvoraete langsam aufzubrauchen und dieses Garn war perfect fuer den Schal.

the pattern for the edge is from the book:

die Anleitung ist aus diesem Buch

"knitting on the edge" by Nicky Epstein

the yarn is a Merino wool mix.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Pokedots and summer top

2010-08-17T09:26:00.000-07:00

I started my day with a cup of coffee and finished my pokedot potholders.

Ich begann meinen Tag mit einer Tasse Kaffee und beendete meine Pokedot -topflappen.

it took a little longer, because I started another project in between.

es dauerte etwas laenger, weil ich ein neues Projekt angefangen habe.

I saw this cute Sommer top in a German Magazine that I had bought there this summer

(Sabrina Special -summer tops)

Ich fand dieses tolle Sommer-Top in einer Zeitschrift, die ich bei unserem Besuch in Deutschland gekauft habe.

I loved the pattern , this pattern is addictive, I could not put the needles down. It took every free minute for 3 days, but now it is finished.
I used microfiber yarn for this project, because wool would be too warm for summer.

Ich mag die Anleitung, diese Anleitung macht suechtig, ich konnte die Nadeln nicht weglegen, ich habe ueber 3 Tage jede freie Minute gestrickt und jetzt ist es fertig.

Ich hoffe, dass es noch ein paar Tage warm bleibt, dass ich das Top noch ein paar mal anziehen kann.

I hope it stays warm for a while so I can wear the top a few more times.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2010-08-08T16:13:00.000-07:00

More pokedots

I went out today to look for curtains for the new house when I found this cute litle stool, that goes perfectly with the pokedot potholders, that are almost finished. These are the best finds, when you find something you didn't even know you needed. This thing comes in handy, because our kitchen kabinets are very tall and I cant reach the top shelves.

I also finished a baby vest for the granddaughter of a friend. I love knitting baby things, they are so cute and are finished in no time at all.

you can find the free pattern on Ravelry, it is called "Bohemia" (thanks for sharing!)

Have a great week!

Hugs Sabine

2010-08-06T15:29:00.000-07:00

Birds and Pokedots

finally most boxes are unpacked and I'm crafting again.

I'm starting to decorate my new kitchen and I really need new potholders.

I love red and white pokedots

so I'm making red potholders with white pokedots.

I could not find a pattern anywhere, so I made my own.

The little white birdies are now living on our kitchen table as salt and

pepper figures. I found them this week and just had to have them.

I'll show a pic, when the potholders are all finished.

Hugs and have a great weekend

Sabine

2010-05-17T04:21:00.000-07:00

A Great find.....

... is this hands free soap dispenser from Lysol

it is rather inexpensive and there are lot of coupons

the only thing that bothered me is to buy the refill bottles

they are small and rather expensive.

I tried to remove the bottom part and refill it, but that did not work.

Here is my solution.

I used my dremel tool to cut out a hole on top of the refill and capped it

with a part of a dish soap bottle cap.

it works great and I can refill it with any soap I want.

now I'm using one dispenser for dish soap and one for hand soap in the kitchen.

with rechargable batteries it is even more.eco friendly.

Hugs Sabine

2010-05-16T17:12:00.000-07:00

The count down is on!!

Two more days until we are getting the keys for our new home.

There is so much to be done.

This weekend we bought all new appliances.

I'm so glad, my great husband bought me the LG gas range

I always wanted.

Stainless steel, 5 burners, large capacity,self cleaning.

I'll be doing a lot of cooking and baking.

This is a "before" picture of the kitchen

We are replacing the microwave with a hood.

all appliances are sainless steel.

the counter top will be granite.

the cabinets are being painted white.

new door hardware.

The list is long and this is just the kitchen.

I hope you all have a great week.

Hugs Sabine

...

We are moving

2010-05-08T11:09:00.000-07:00

We are moving

We bought a house that needs a lot of TLC,

but has a lot of potential

it has a great layout and a lot of space

I'm planning a lot of projects to transform the house.

Have a great weekend

Sabine

2010-03-18T04:23:00.000-07:00

****2 days, 2 buckets of leftover paint***

**transform our Living/Falimy Room**

this wall was just too dark,

it felt a little like a cave in the room

****

Now it feels almost like a sunroom

with the 2 large windows on either side.

*****

This was sooooo worth it

and I did not have to spent a penny.

***

Hugs Sabine

A lot going on

2010-03-05T04:01:00.000-08:00

I'm very busy at the moment, we are getting ready to sell our house and I'm renovating nonstop.

here are some pics of the livingroom, I painted one wall sage green and all the other walls are off white.

****

Have a great week

Hugs Sabine

2009-12-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

We had a busy week.

There are cards to be written, packages to be packed and a lot of sewing to be done.

I did some knitting too a stocking for a dear friend.

we went to Zoolights at the natl. Zoo and had soooooo much fun.

***

*****

Hoping you enjoy your Holidays too.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-12-09T18:06:00.000-08:00

We had a fun weekend, we had the first snow and we enjoyed it.

Wir hatten viel Spass am Wochenende, wir hatten den ersten Schnee.

We built a little snowman.

Wir haben einen Schneemann gebaut.

****

***

I finished some more little Christmas presents.

Es sind wieder einpaar kleine Weihnachtsgeschenke fertig geworden.

Now I just have to fill them with chocolates and they are ready to go on the tree.

Jetzt muessen sie noch mit leckeren Sachen gefuellt werden und dann kommen sie an den Baum.

yesterday Malik had his Christmas party

Gestern hatte Malik seine Weihnachtsfeier.

he made this fun cake for the bake off comptition.

He said it is a Star Wars Lego Snow cake.

Er hat diesen Kuchen dekoriert fuer einen Backwettbewerb.

Es soll ein Star Wars Lego Schnee -Kuchen sein.

Wir wuenschen Euch eine schoene Woche.

Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

Our tree is up

2009-12-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

yesterday we put on some nice christmas music and decorated the tree,

gestern haben wir uns schoene Weihnachtsmusik angemacht und unseren Baum geschmueckt.

I love looking at all the ormaments, especially the ones the kids made,

Ich mag es den Baumschmuck anzusehen, besonders die Selbstgebastelten Sachen der Kinder

we made some 3D paper stars for the teachers

wir haben 3D sternd fuer die Lehrer gebastelt

and I finished a couple of christmas cones, I love making these there are soo many possibilities

und es sind wieder ein paar Spitztueten fuer Weihnachten fertig geworden, sie sind ziemlich einfach zu naehen und es gibt so viele Moeglichkeiten sie zu dekorieren

wir wuenschen Euch eine schoene 2. Adventswoche

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Happy First Advent!

2009-11-29T08:56:00.000-08:00

Gersten habe ich noch last minute dekoriert, ich habe Sachen verwendet,

die wir schon im Haus hatten.

eine silbergarbene Suppenterrine, Weinglaeser und diverser Weihnachtsbaumschmuck und ein paar Teelichter.

Es ist zwar kein traditioneller Kranz, aver er ist zum Nulltarif.

yesterday I did some last minute advent decotation

I only used things that I already had at home

the result is a little untraditional, but 100% free.

Have a very Happy First Advent!

Euch Allen einen schoenen ersten Advent!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-11-26T16:43:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!

after the turkey we even had some time to decorate some more.

I love decorating in red and white for christmas.

...sewed another basket

...and a gift bag

Have a great weekend and happy shopping on black Friday!!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Weihnachtsbacken

2009-11-24T15:05:00.000-08:00

we tried a new recipe:

"cranberry curls" - we simplified the recipe.

in the original recipe the dough was made from scratch, but it is very similar to crescent roll dough, so we used the ready made version. All we had to do is cutting the dried cranberries , sprinkle sugar and cranberries onto the dough, roll it up and bake it. We cut the triangles from the crescent dough in half.

Hope you have a great week!!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

gestempelt ...genaeht

2009-11-22T17:33:00.000-08:00

gerade sind ein paar Weihnachtsherzen fertig geworden.

Da ich bei meiner Naehmaschine nur eine Schriftart habe und diese viel zu gross geworden waere, habe ich es mal mit Stempeln versucht. Ich habe auf weissen Baumwollstoff gestempelt, gefaltet und als Etikett auf das Herz aufgenaeht, dann kommt noch eine Lage roter Filz der mit zickzack stick aufgenaeht wird.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-11-22T16:48:00.000-08:00

Es wird Weihnachtlich.....

da wir Weihnachten nicht mit unserer Familie feiern koennen, haben wir kleine,rote Christbaumkugeln mit den Namen von Oma, Opa, Onkeln, Tanten.....
dekoriert und sie an die Lampe ueberm Esszimmertisch gehaengt, wenn wir sie ansehen denken wir an Deutschland und unsere Familie.

since we can't be with our family at Christmas, we decorated christmas ornaments with the names of grandparents, aunts and uncles and hanged them up on the chandelier in the dining room.

Pokedots and stripes don't go together?? Looks good to me. LOL

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-11-20T20:40:00.000-08:00

........es weihnachtet so langsam.

diese kleinen Geschenktueten sind genau richtig fuer ein kleines Weihnachtsgeschenk, oder etwas Suesses.

These little cotton gift bags are perfect for little presents or candy and they are eco friendly.

optische Taeuschung (es ist nur eine)

Ich wuensche Euch ein schoenes Wochenende!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-11-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

Weihnachten rot-weiss

ich finde die Kombination von rotem und weissem Stoff einfach toll.

Es sind wieder einige Geschenktueten fertig geworden und ein Schluesselanhaenger.

ich versuche meine Stofforraete aufzubrauchen und sie mit rot-weissem Stoff zu kombinieren.

der Schluesselanhaenger ist aus den Resten von einem alten Jeanshemd entstanden.

I finished some more gift bags and a key chain. I'm trying to use the fabric I already have and combine it with the red-white fabric and ribbons.

The key chain was recycled from an old jeans shirt.

Have a great week!

Hugs Sabine

2009-11-15T16:54:00.000-08:00

Finished today:

coin purses, and a key strap

this pretty paisley fabric was perfect for making tissue covers

patchwork giftbag with lace/ front pocket.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-11-15T16:41:00.000-08:00

We had a perfect day today,

it is my husbands birthday and the weather was just great, sunny, 74*F (in November??).

I did not really feel like getting ready for Christmas, but I finished some things anyway.

I finally finished the cover for the book case and found some good smelling acessories.

this very fuzzy simple scarf is almost finished.

Some other christmas goodies are also finished.

Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

2009-11-12T14:56:00.000-08:00

Der Weihnachts-workshop ist eroeffnet!!

jetzt geht's so richtig los. Ein paar Kleinigkeiten sind schon Fertig geworden.

die ersten Weinachtsstiefel sind fertig geworden.

ein Key strap mit boxy pouch fuer Kleingeld, oder andere wichtige Kleinigkeiten.

einige von diesen Polarbear Geschenkbeuteln sind auch fertig geworden.

Magnet -clips fuer den Kuehlschrank aus Waescheklammern

und der Baer hat einen schoene warmen Schal bekommen.

Ich wuensche euch noch eine schoene Woche.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

The Christmas workshop is officially open,

the first few presents are ready.

*Christmas stockings with ribbon trees

*small boxy pouch and key strap

*fabric gift bag

*clothpin magnet clips decorated with scrapbooking paper

and the bear got a fuzzy warm scarf.

Have a great week

Hugs and happy crafting!!

Sabine

2009-10-29T04:05:00.000-07:00

Ruhig hier.....

Im Moment hab ich keine Zeit zum Naehen, wir waren fuer 2 Wochen in Deutschland und haben uns die Oma mitgebracht, wir haben viel Spass, aber zum Naehen bleibt keine Zeit.

In ein/zwei Wochen geht's aber so richtig los, dann wird fuer Weihnachten genaeht.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-09-21T12:04:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful fall weekend, the weather was soooooooo nice, we had a baseball game and a lot of outside time. I worked on a couple little projects.

Here is a organizer for Hairbows and clips

and a personalized Hairbow.

Wir hatten ein tolles Wochenende, das Wetter war soooo schoen, wir waren viel draussen.

Ich habe an 2 kleinen Projekten gearbeitet

eine Rolle fuer Haarsachen und eine Haarspange mit aufgesticktem Namen.

Ganz liebe Gruesse und eine schoene Woche

Sabine

2009-09-16T18:43:00.000-07:00

Old watch-new look

I love this wrist watch but the strap is rather bad looking,

I used the old one as a pattern and gave it a makeover with the paisley fabric that I love.

aus alt mach neu......

das Armband meiner Lieblingsuhr sah schon ziemlich schlimm aus und da es aus Stoff ist war es ganz einfach nachzuarbeiten.

Ganz liebe Guresse
Sabine

2009-09-13T17:48:00.000-07:00

Wir haben eine stressige Woche hinter uns,

die Baseballsaison hat angefangen, jetzt muessen wir 3 mal in der Woche zu Training, oder einem Spiel. Ich hab es aber trotzdem geschaft mir ein bischen Naehzeit zu goennen.

Hier sind die Resultate:

eine Stiftrolle fuer eine kleine Freundin

ein maeppchen mit passendem Schluesselanhaenger

und eine Kosmetiktaschen mit passendem Manikure set.

We had a busy week with baseball season starting and practice + games 3 times per week. I still enjoyed some sewing time. Here are the results.

A crayon roll for a little friend, A pencil pouch and matching key strap and a cosmetics bag and manicure set.

I hope everyone has a great week.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-09-06T05:51:00.000-07:00

Back to nature

ein kleiner Auftrag war ein Garten-Notizbuch zu machen. Die Groesse war vorgegeben.

Ich habe einige Tachen und einen Klettverschluss eingearbeitet.

Bin schon ganz gespannt, ob es gefaellt.

just finished an order for a garden journal, then size was given, I sewed some pockets and a velcro closure.

Ich wuensche Euch ein schoenes Wochenende,

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-08-31T17:42:00.000-07:00

Just finished/ gerade fertig geworden

sind eine Multifunktionstasche, so eine Art kleine Kosmetiktasche ,it 2 Faechern, eins mit Reissverschluss und eins mit Druckknopf fuers Handy.

an everything pouch with 2 compartments (one for cosmetics and one for your cell phone)

und ein Stiftemaeppchen fuer die Lehrerin mit Namen ins Futter gestickt.

and a personalized pencil pouch for a teacher

I hope hou have a great week.

ich wuenschen Euch eine schoene Woche

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-08-30T08:13:00.000-07:00

einige Bestellungen sind fertig geworden.

zwei stifterollen

ein Pencil sleeve/ Stifte meappchen

und eine Tasche mit Geldboerse.

heute werde ich meine deutschen Freunde treffen und die Bestellungen ausliefern.

Ich wuenschen Euch einen schoenen Sonntag.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-08-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

viel geschafft .............
haben wir dieses Wochenende. Der Treppenaufgang ist gestrichen und hat eine neue Zierleiste
und die Kueche hat neue Fliesen an der Wand. (die Fliessen muessen noch verfugt werden)

ein bischen genaeht habe ich auch.

Stifterollen fuer 2 kleine Schulanfaenger,

ein kleines Maeppchen und

eine kleine Tasche mit aufgesetzter Tasche fuer Kreditkarten.

Ganz liebe Gruesse und eine schoene Woche

Sabine

I got a lot done this weekend. I painted the stairway, replaced the trim, it was a lot of work, but sooooooo worth it. We also had someone put up a tile backslash in the kitchen.

After all I got some sewing done,

2 pen/pencil rolls, a little pencil pouch and a cosmetic bag with a little pocket for credit cards.

Have a great week,

hugs Sabine

2009-08-13T19:49:00.000-07:00

Ein kleines Mitbringsel...

ist gerade fertig geworden. Ich habe aehnliche Waschlappen in einem teueren Kinderladen gesehen und mir die Idee gemerkt. Frau muss ja nicht viel Geld ausgeben.

Hier ist meine Version:

wir waren heute in der Bibliothek und ich habe ein tolles Strickbuch mit ungewoehnlichen Modellen entdeckt.

Das Buch heisst: Loop-d-Loop von Teva Durham

hier sind ein paar Anregungen....

der Schal ist zur Haelfte quer und zur Haelfte laengs gestrickt.

Der Pulli ist aus 2 Teilen ueber die Schulter gestrickt.

Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

I made this little treat for a my cousins kids. One side is regular washcloth and the other is flanel.

We went to the library today, I found a great book with unusual knitting patterns.

Hugs Sabine

2009-08-11T04:30:00.000-07:00

Wir haben die erste Schulwoche ueberstanden, es ist erstaunlich wieviel Hausaufgaben die Kids haben, aber es bleibt doch noch ein bischen Zeit im Garten zu toben und in den Pool zu springen...

Ein Eichhoernchen hatte die grandiose Idee im Pool zu ertrinken, zuerst hab ich das arme Tier mit einem Eimer rausgefischt und entsorgt, dann musste der Pool leergemacht wergen, ganze 5000 Liter!! Jetzt ist er leer und geschrubbt und fast wieder einsatzbereit.

ein paar Stulpen aus Mohair sind fertig geworden

ein Schal fuer eine Freundin zum Geburtstag

mein erstes Paar gefilzte Hausschuhe

vor einiger Zeit habe ich Wolle zum Filzen gekauft, eigentlich sollte es eine Tasche werden, aber jetzt werden es wohl einige Paar Hausschuhe. Sogar das erste mal Filzen in der Waschmaschine hat prima geklappt.

We survived the first week of school, it is amazing how much homework the kids have, but there is still some time to go and play in the backyard. We had to empty the pool all 1500 gal!!, a squirrel decided to drown in the pool (poor animal). Now the pool is empty and cleaned and ready to go again.

I also finished some knitting:

a pair of fingerless mitts

a scarf for a friends bday

and my first pair of felted slippers (these are addicting)

I'm sure there are more to come.

Have a great week

Hugs Sabine

Ich wuensch Euch eine schoene Woche

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-07-31T12:23:00.000-07:00

Gerade fertig geworden...

sind ein paar Handschuhe und ein paar Stulpen aus Sockenwolle.

Auf den Nadeln ist ein Handschuh, oder Stulpe aus einem Rest Mohair, mal sehen, ob es fuer Handschuhe reicht, sie sind superweich.

ich wuensche Euch ein schoenes Wochenende,

ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Some knitting done,

finished are a pair of mittens and a pair of fingelsess mittens from Sock / Sport yarn.

on the neeldes is a mitten made from mohair yarn, I'll have to see if it is enough for mittens with fingers.

Have a great weekend

Hugs Sabine

2009-07-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

How do you exercise a bunny??

The weather was so nice today. We took our bunny for a walk. She enjoys the grass and does not mind the leach at all.

Hope you have a great week!

das Wetter war so schoen heute, da sind mit mit unserem Hasen Spatzieren gegangen.

Die hat so viel Spass im Grass und die Leine stoert sie auch nicht.

Ich wuensche Euch eine schoene Woche.

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

2009-07-23T17:06:00.000-07:00

Busy week,

the boys are in basketball camp and love it. I got some sewing done.

a purse organizer set with Tilda bag, key strap and calendar/note book.

and a personalized doggie toy for a very special little dog.

I doubled up the fabric and used the tripple stitch so it will not break when she chews on it.

Es war viel zu tun diese Woche,

die Jungs sind im Basketball camp und haben viel Spass.

Es sind wieder ein paar Sachen fertig geworden.

ein Set fuer die Handtasche * eine Tilda Tasche, ein Schluesselband und eine Mappe mit Kalender und Notitzbuch.

und ein Hundespielzeug fuer einen besonderen kleinen Hund Namens "Juniper".

Ganz liebe Gruesse

Sabine

2009-07-12T16:21:00.000-07:00

Wir sind wieder da, die Koffer sind ausgepackt und die Waeschehaufen beseitigt.

Meine Naehmaschine ist immer noch in der Reparatur, das kann auch noch dauern (seufz!) Es ist ein Garantiefall und sie musste ans Werk geschickt werden.

Auf der anderen Seite zwingt es mich mal wieder etwas anderes zu machen.

ein Schluesselanhaenger fuer eine Freundin und ein paar Waschlappen aus 100% ungebleichter Baumwolle.

die lassen sich prima in der Waschmaschine waschen und sind superweich.

We are back, we had a great vacation. The laundry is done and I'm back to crafting.

My sewing machine is still gone, I had to send it in to be fixed, I hope I'll get it back soon. On the other hand this gives ma the chance to work on other projects. I made this key chain and some supersoft washcloths from 100% unbleached cotton.

Have a great week!

Ganz liebe Gruesse Sabine

Sew German

Easter decorating

recycled candle

valentines treats

Bags and more

Happy 1. Advent

Lace ornaments

**candy cane ornaments**

Christmas ornaments

Big sister gift

Fast gift idea

Kitchen red-white

pillow case dress

Zipper pouch ...

Some more stitching

Easter basket

I'm hooked

Birthday present

Embroidery

Sew German goes INSA

getting ready for spring

Weihnachten *** Christmas

This keeps little ladies warm in style...

Polar bear bag

Happy St. Nikolaus day

another christmas present idea

Happy 2nd Advent

More Ornaments.....

Es muss nicht immer ein Stiefel sein...

Vor Weihnachten.....

Layered felt star tutorial

Star Ornaments

Ornaments

Planning for next year

More sewing

More knitting

Getting ready for Fall

A towel fix

A Special Birthday

Kitchen makeover

Last minute vacation

They are going BACK!

Pokedots and summer top

We are moving

A lot going on

Our tree is up

Happy First Advent!

Weihnachtsbacken

gestempelt ...genaeht

candy cane ornaments