... 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

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

.....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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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