tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25602492606475126212024-02-19T17:08:54.398-06:00Cajun StitcheryIn a quandry about what to give for the bridal shower, anniversary, wedding, birthday, Christmas, or any occasion? Your answer is CAJUN STITCHERY, an embroidery company located in Pensacola, FL. We embroider on ready made items. Our personal service can help you design that perfect, personalized gift. We embroider logos, too. Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.comBlogger479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-50665706791706964692023-06-02T12:20:00.000-05:002023-06-02T12:20:08.953-05:00CORSET BAG DRIPPING IN GOLD<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IWgtMjiiq3rHnpgXsOLRP1h4q1OIE-NlPZUjJD5x1GIjAhKaEC6nwaxjGRV9uHOwRyXsh0CLrmi9qgAe3TqacINN1FHwAXbWccaKi_Lm9jLuzL8vqfXYNShMhyrtJTbrQMDOXvHgWaERSvTzOx6AyYi9GULjDX5dcLYMj4yCNscs8sjuoTtm6pkM/s3456/2023-05-08%2014.46.53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IWgtMjiiq3rHnpgXsOLRP1h4q1OIE-NlPZUjJD5x1GIjAhKaEC6nwaxjGRV9uHOwRyXsh0CLrmi9qgAe3TqacINN1FHwAXbWccaKi_Lm9jLuzL8vqfXYNShMhyrtJTbrQMDOXvHgWaERSvTzOx6AyYi9GULjDX5dcLYMj4yCNscs8sjuoTtm6pkM/w400-h400/2023-05-08%2014.46.53.jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">A few weeks ago, a young lady came to my embroidery shop to pick up some items for her boss. Once she entered the front show room, she was amazed at all of the items available for sale. As she surveyed the room, her attention was drawn to a grouping of corset bags. </span></div></h2><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS1eobVqwIC6ubUc8u-IiAA7WPf9g52HB9foRHa47LKCP1lS5FoUzKbzbh6XbWfgDi7xpMiLVKAIRdtxNNMeXLEfZ2s7iba_AtyL3VMVlyXsgVEYQzV4RIrx3IcpOuAichZeD3bf0aCvwqs1Jjyq0DjFtd0MvP1cywUJ6ocHEE2r_nNUNsP86kWyq/s3456/2023-06-02%2010.14.57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS1eobVqwIC6ubUc8u-IiAA7WPf9g52HB9foRHa47LKCP1lS5FoUzKbzbh6XbWfgDi7xpMiLVKAIRdtxNNMeXLEfZ2s7iba_AtyL3VMVlyXsgVEYQzV4RIrx3IcpOuAichZeD3bf0aCvwqs1Jjyq0DjFtd0MvP1cywUJ6ocHEE2r_nNUNsP86kWyq/w200-h200/2023-06-02%2010.14.57.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1scYbXNo3fNcrT4CKTVljOgYDw1hbqvHn9245lejssB-n_16ILSGjbDmtbzdgDT323SDPjo0MeO7x4Z2PONtJUhWqvG0J2SfRhWrE86n9Pw3buqAkCNp0ir7cTMRuk_2zT_M6AdrjbmVKFBLQ3r5gTK_m2xgqkK-mDyKFGiLTggbvCxNENlfbPEC/s3456/2023-06-02%2010.07.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1scYbXNo3fNcrT4CKTVljOgYDw1hbqvHn9245lejssB-n_16ILSGjbDmtbzdgDT323SDPjo0MeO7x4Z2PONtJUhWqvG0J2SfRhWrE86n9Pw3buqAkCNp0ir7cTMRuk_2zT_M6AdrjbmVKFBLQ3r5gTK_m2xgqkK-mDyKFGiLTggbvCxNENlfbPEC/w200-h200/2023-06-02%2010.07.13.jpg" width="200" /></a></p><p>She immediately fell in love with these bags and asked if they were for sale. Of course, they were. Everything in that room is for sale. She inquired about the price and looked at the various colors, fabrics, and sizes (10" tall and 6" tall). Once she saw the little bag with a monogram, she once again swooned. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoNiQYEkXORARv5QV1hLQy-qrWGZxKJ1YSucCBgm5rfXCPzCk8OS2418CHmA_b3Ds2xyJT7Ue90dd6kJeJsr4CWp0aY2cICRgRQhbymTDq8UMFUVUijsE16_E9Y1h5xEMrF-yE7FXQF0t6gzRX1afVIPXhwsRfFlvgfZUAm1hm2A58HswjPLB0Gbc/s3456/2023-06-02%2010.14.40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoNiQYEkXORARv5QV1hLQy-qrWGZxKJ1YSucCBgm5rfXCPzCk8OS2418CHmA_b3Ds2xyJT7Ue90dd6kJeJsr4CWp0aY2cICRgRQhbymTDq8UMFUVUijsE16_E9Y1h5xEMrF-yE7FXQF0t6gzRX1afVIPXhwsRfFlvgfZUAm1hm2A58HswjPLB0Gbc/s320/2023-06-02%2010.14.40.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I explained that it was also possible to have her signature embroidered onto the purse and she was shown some handkerchiefs embroidered with handwriting. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMXjj9W9O9059TpJyUd1ZAwx0CGrybl5XctBjixmEmp03THKGMnt0SeBJbWe7pCCDtvA75IDhjYooflzuZZc4Z2LFnbWI29jUu_U74eyTxfLHeu-ZDN7IilH24PASeEtV-fSMPqzFDnPozOXNZMCk46AZSLMs4Dh_IZ2IiAFGKib-4aySDoux4bFC/s3456/2023-06-02%2010.15.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMXjj9W9O9059TpJyUd1ZAwx0CGrybl5XctBjixmEmp03THKGMnt0SeBJbWe7pCCDtvA75IDhjYooflzuZZc4Z2LFnbWI29jUu_U74eyTxfLHeu-ZDN7IilH24PASeEtV-fSMPqzFDnPozOXNZMCk46AZSLMs4Dh_IZ2IiAFGKib-4aySDoux4bFC/s320/2023-06-02%2010.15.20.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Her mind changed from purchasing the already made corset bag, to creating one to her specifications. Her question was, "Can you make it in gold?" Yes, of course. I carry satin fabric in several colors, including gold. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-IT3J7ksJO2iJbDxZiXNbLHo-sPL10MS3UCHtMaKse5-oPGr_JZ2JFqohgZSfLwcs5obi50hHY8WYgKZdRHFo863DCmnwhQGZEEoGm4fcK_JTVsytaW0izUWt4tH1Y9dXwAalwQBVfF_dKC1oU9iebeOD2-isMz2XZXWl9OamEsH7NLRK9BzYQ59/s3456/2023-06-02%2010.25.36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-IT3J7ksJO2iJbDxZiXNbLHo-sPL10MS3UCHtMaKse5-oPGr_JZ2JFqohgZSfLwcs5obi50hHY8WYgKZdRHFo863DCmnwhQGZEEoGm4fcK_JTVsytaW0izUWt4tH1Y9dXwAalwQBVfF_dKC1oU9iebeOD2-isMz2XZXWl9OamEsH7NLRK9BzYQ59/s320/2023-06-02%2010.25.36.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>By the time she left, she had ordered 2 gold satin, over the shoulder corset bags, one 10" and one 6", using gold metallic thread, with her signature embroidered for the monogram.</p><p>Anyone who follows me knows how much I enjoy and am passionate about embroidery and this embroidery machine. So, I was anxious to get started.</p><p>I had her signature and the first step was to digitize. </p><p>She later send a picture of her signature, not so rushed. Both were digitized. The first, rushed, signature actually fit better on the small corset bag. The not so rushed signature worked well on the larger bag.</p><p>Before creating the bag, there were a few things I needed to know. What type of over-the-shoulder strap did she want? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHIHT3pRb2aLJ6cBB570mYUgtVM7Ffh_pBBQhbTq9pChX1Y_5d1upX-PHBFSHk0bQdFI_vCMfHYA_Qx1dEKyJ8eGE4pQXoGBhfPVx-t93r6wea8auMBVKGWSdm0eEM85ifzXw_ncaz7kHWujDnx-GnqJOh0ePwT3r1OUJ7lQaTAtmln6Jq2bcVwA1/s1920/Resized_20230502_145024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHIHT3pRb2aLJ6cBB570mYUgtVM7Ffh_pBBQhbTq9pChX1Y_5d1upX-PHBFSHk0bQdFI_vCMfHYA_Qx1dEKyJ8eGE4pQXoGBhfPVx-t93r6wea8auMBVKGWSdm0eEM85ifzXw_ncaz7kHWujDnx-GnqJOh0ePwT3r1OUJ7lQaTAtmln6Jq2bcVwA1/s320/Resized_20230502_145024.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioPxCAVPHrYLNtLC0FRMSVNwMrpPE_sgUb3rsPSJnp3O84SuoexZ0JFIkciFMSGW4HSIcmGIs1gLiR6pZ8RzD0r2HXrrXD_pkVxAxNQXH2WpvR0sDbQECXv9f4VtfAg5sUOxNZwJqTQpuNURAleZUXEjBF5z2ex0lNi3yfZQ48wU8PTLZj06fmbCl/s1920/Resized_20230502_152125.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioPxCAVPHrYLNtLC0FRMSVNwMrpPE_sgUb3rsPSJnp3O84SuoexZ0JFIkciFMSGW4HSIcmGIs1gLiR6pZ8RzD0r2HXrrXD_pkVxAxNQXH2WpvR0sDbQECXv9f4VtfAg5sUOxNZwJqTQpuNURAleZUXEjBF5z2ex0lNi3yfZQ48wU8PTLZj06fmbCl/w259-h319/Resized_20230502_152125.jpeg" width="259" /></a></p><p>I gave her some choices and she chose the beautiful, ornate, gold, sequined trim for the larger bag; and, small, gold cord for the smaller bag.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lbR6jyKjfJWeGfNa5rKgf0CQ6m3SAM4P_I3vunoPag6xis-QzdtAA2BkDOQEpFAkBmwbvlrVyNALs-zfiJUTVadxyq_bJc6dFBrZupo6mQ-cpGEu7fqJMiwbaq0hoOBNRFtXYqT6ZSIT8NP03fXryKMhCxQ_-qhg5853bk89ZSj-FiP-6jaamuvm/s1920/Resized_20230502_145720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lbR6jyKjfJWeGfNa5rKgf0CQ6m3SAM4P_I3vunoPag6xis-QzdtAA2BkDOQEpFAkBmwbvlrVyNALs-zfiJUTVadxyq_bJc6dFBrZupo6mQ-cpGEu7fqJMiwbaq0hoOBNRFtXYqT6ZSIT8NP03fXryKMhCxQ_-qhg5853bk89ZSj-FiP-6jaamuvm/s320/Resized_20230502_145720.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Since the larger bag required a button for closure, I went through my stash of buttons and found a lovely plain gold button for the gold elastic closure.</p><p>The designs were then created in the digitizing program and send to the customer for approval.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5gax2rPyelNR-jMH9OulYS4KK8sFcsruKazBrY1vVvbGr2qEvu3SAuRV4ho__2e5syaBABFwK6Vf4sOngUlaiMn0LTVam-CIrDSx5TQ3JCXobDESCBTWAfnsYEcJM2fqHpef4mOWXfILVyFHPfNzSS2Iv6bO5-kY6sy9cJGQKJcxpgpECafD3vLk/s1366/Screenshot%202023-05-02%2015.19.44_703659972627459.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5gax2rPyelNR-jMH9OulYS4KK8sFcsruKazBrY1vVvbGr2qEvu3SAuRV4ho__2e5syaBABFwK6Vf4sOngUlaiMn0LTVam-CIrDSx5TQ3JCXobDESCBTWAfnsYEcJM2fqHpef4mOWXfILVyFHPfNzSS2Iv6bO5-kY6sy9cJGQKJcxpgpECafD3vLk/s320/Screenshot%202023-05-02%2015.19.44_703659972627459.png" width="320" /></a></p><p>Once approved the designs were placed into separate files and the materials and thread gathered. The embroidery machine was set up appropriately. The first bag was the 10" bag. Then the 6" bag. The cording, trim, and elastic closure were all sewn with the embroidery machine. Once out of the embroidery machine, the stabilizer and excess fabric were removed. Voila'! The only thing remaining to do was to sew the button onto the larger bag. I sewed it by hand.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhAkI7FDnQNQP7pZzMThogXaKWCq-FRcY5Z3C1n_E0iXpD7bfbCf7C6PyeIynFbOQGey20PAGIIc0YKuK-REfnLT0Lc4P2Gl-BWIXJ6T2ZEBRcwvwpF4vmxP9vtJ8p5-s_vZJsd62oS8V-XlQu1Beit5mSALFJoKZO78kP0hbCSb8-I_8JxRf0639/s3456/2023-05-08%2013.37.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhAkI7FDnQNQP7pZzMThogXaKWCq-FRcY5Z3C1n_E0iXpD7bfbCf7C6PyeIynFbOQGey20PAGIIc0YKuK-REfnLT0Lc4P2Gl-BWIXJ6T2ZEBRcwvwpF4vmxP9vtJ8p5-s_vZJsd62oS8V-XlQu1Beit5mSALFJoKZO78kP0hbCSb8-I_8JxRf0639/s320/2023-05-08%2013.37.39.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The bags turned out beautifully and seriously dripping in gold.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaiisBgRYeDCyp9q-iI1LJt0xOWa0mdgOlfkUSq-ngjavXedbkCSIA70tTZw5K15ecfa8qWFT1GEFDUNJ1idjNdy7wD32KJAruwnAeWbZzK_FrdTQerNS_XsYVj5MuKSorjb9Al39RsEPgAEWq5KcddpsGj33nq7_0xGN_HU6Ug0MA8T7RzyM3Qvc/s3456/2023-05-08%2014.47.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaiisBgRYeDCyp9q-iI1LJt0xOWa0mdgOlfkUSq-ngjavXedbkCSIA70tTZw5K15ecfa8qWFT1GEFDUNJ1idjNdy7wD32KJAruwnAeWbZzK_FrdTQerNS_XsYVj5MuKSorjb9Al39RsEPgAEWq5KcddpsGj33nq7_0xGN_HU6Ug0MA8T7RzyM3Qvc/s320/2023-05-08%2014.47.43.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The customer absolutely loved them both.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQdoZgnVkeSIc5a1dnebpF176lzbHPFXVztXgybQsCxzhKtob_YTfyQeVgv6L5_DSW6zHv3Ma5RrfhsK91Uq9UB3MO_DrTlhOJPeNAoLprQqtjnpxrlIeb8G4EMWkeje2Q4pb7dy4v1-KLsqNJhwKHPpGGIJe5qZE9k-Kxhzsfp0YCW8a9ytB_DE4/s3456/2023-05-08%2013.37.27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQdoZgnVkeSIc5a1dnebpF176lzbHPFXVztXgybQsCxzhKtob_YTfyQeVgv6L5_DSW6zHv3Ma5RrfhsK91Uq9UB3MO_DrTlhOJPeNAoLprQqtjnpxrlIeb8G4EMWkeje2Q4pb7dy4v1-KLsqNJhwKHPpGGIJe5qZE9k-Kxhzsfp0YCW8a9ytB_DE4/s320/2023-05-08%2013.37.27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZge8OK3QheMAltMk8_YcBlbhlcylhNLzpmtSkvtCOCQiQhSRnCfjtR6BBFSZDiAzMnxnj3FUe627pqsGKvnD06begdHf1zli6nUm9bgyn0b-fLv1Zeet3tWyjHgtQ1kYj9BQjcTv6bDi1ejfFGSp0Kt0RfyOsKrNSvgIOYXCQnjbCvusKRxjT4OGR/s3439/2022-09-24%2011.44.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="3025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZge8OK3QheMAltMk8_YcBlbhlcylhNLzpmtSkvtCOCQiQhSRnCfjtR6BBFSZDiAzMnxnj3FUe627pqsGKvnD06begdHf1zli6nUm9bgyn0b-fLv1Zeet3tWyjHgtQ1kYj9BQjcTv6bDi1ejfFGSp0Kt0RfyOsKrNSvgIOYXCQnjbCvusKRxjT4OGR/s320/2022-09-24%2011.44.44.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the story of Peggy's Towel Holder, a/k/a The Towel on the Oven Handle. It is listed in my Etsy shop. Take a look. The link should be off to the right.</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Once upon a time there was a lady who became very aggravated with her kitchen towels falling off of the oven handle. She tried sewing the towel to fabric for a cute little towel topper. That didn't work. Frequently she needed to pull that towel off of the oven handle and use it to wipe up spills or whatever. She then tried patterns for towel toppers with buttons or snaps. Those still didn't work for the same reason. She decided to create her own towel topper with a band of fabric to slip the towel on and off. That was better but still didn't function as she would have liked. Years went by and every once in awhile she would try to create in her head something that would work. One day she thought of a new design. Actually creating the design went on the back burner for a few months because there was always something else that needed to be done.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI8XAmi-ehOozr-6hTE2dfdgNdWc2prU3YKUzvQYatR8-B1AkvuOoZmHwoqNHEWILhFlhEhJt2I1bmm7s144R3p2Nm-kAlW46v9ebr51wvUoTWmeCWPgVDpZb9rjg4J_3q_gKKpYRuoMfHXm2EpUqWuGfma8WJSCnLK0wXk-nwvWJ1MID-730GHOy/s3456/2022-09-20%2013.34.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI8XAmi-ehOozr-6hTE2dfdgNdWc2prU3YKUzvQYatR8-B1AkvuOoZmHwoqNHEWILhFlhEhJt2I1bmm7s144R3p2Nm-kAlW46v9ebr51wvUoTWmeCWPgVDpZb9rjg4J_3q_gKKpYRuoMfHXm2EpUqWuGfma8WJSCnLK0wXk-nwvWJ1MID-730GHOy/s320/2022-09-20%2013.34.48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As it happened, one of her friends was having a birthday and the lady needed to obtain a birthday gift for the following week. Her birthday friend was a volunteer for a cat rescue organization and loves cats. Our lady went to Amazon, of course, to shop for the perfect gift. And she found it. A beautiful chrome wine stopper in the shape of a cat. She bought it immediately. There has never been such a perfect gift. Unfortunately, she was informed that the gift would not arrive until Friday. The party was on Wednesday. Being somewhat creative she decided to make a little something for her friend to give on Wednesday but letting her know that the real gift would arrive on Friday. But what little thing could she make? Now was the perfect time to create the towel holder!</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">She located some cute animal fabric scraps and set to work. First she had to draw and digitize the design for her embroidery machine. The fabric had very bold animal print and she wanted to include a particular little kitty cat design that her friend had always admired. To make the design pop she stitched it in gold metallic thread. She used some fabric on the back and front of the towel holder, sandwiching some hooped stabilizer. Included in the design was a cross-hatched, quasi-quilting stitching to hold the fabric in place. The holes for the towel was about 3" wide. Then she set up the machine, inserted the hoop with the fabric in place and made the first of these towel holders.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It turned out beautiful. But when she went to put the little towel in the openings, she found it worked but was a little tight.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The embroidery design was adjusted for a wider opening for the towel but, to do so, she had to enlarge the entire design. Once that was done, she tried again and stitched out the towel holder.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa9wrmMSJSJY5GtgFEXu4Ld5YuYKDApeTswemCKRbqzQsR_WfryEC2ChZAivM9oRvgW_lpNxhNBIVRhC8A2b1dwe0S9YwRMiT_O6aCj7hy_vhwtj_t37_Q9fPQmmJMZnUUEJ0Ophp3pYTkUNlfAtWqzrLJHEbhvcqhLDS8KJDtN96oXiwdaf_rszH/s3456/2022-09-20%2016.46.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa9wrmMSJSJY5GtgFEXu4Ld5YuYKDApeTswemCKRbqzQsR_WfryEC2ChZAivM9oRvgW_lpNxhNBIVRhC8A2b1dwe0S9YwRMiT_O6aCj7hy_vhwtj_t37_Q9fPQmmJMZnUUEJ0Ophp3pYTkUNlfAtWqzrLJHEbhvcqhLDS8KJDtN96oXiwdaf_rszH/s320/2022-09-20%2016.46.34.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">That worked great! The lady was elated and put it on her stove handle, inserted a towel, and admired her work. Well, until she went to pull the towel out to wipe up a spill. You guessed it, the process worked except once the towel is pulled out, there is nothing holding the towel holder onto the oven handle. Thinking about a closure, she could put a button there to keep the towel holder on the handle but was there something more sturdy that she could use? Metal snaps! Yes! And so she put a metal snap, in the center, right above the towel opening. "Ah, this should be perfect," she exclaimed. </p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpEHklOPDNLCMy_JJw-Jb5lxIA7m_-yJuDnI_J8ZtWZiJosEGAcBPF_m4lu3XOdpQYGHEZANxJjQA3acRAft3v6CzIN9N_YyXJVK9FraRJrWjA_lz9twIhSC2Z_eaa0XZDb9Zw5LD9kkbl6qXOA1JuZvNW1bnLAXabOcQjpCwHJiuvLuS2ao_UaZO/s3456/2022-09-20%2016.46.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpEHklOPDNLCMy_JJw-Jb5lxIA7m_-yJuDnI_J8ZtWZiJosEGAcBPF_m4lu3XOdpQYGHEZANxJjQA3acRAft3v6CzIN9N_YyXJVK9FraRJrWjA_lz9twIhSC2Z_eaa0XZDb9Zw5LD9kkbl6qXOA1JuZvNW1bnLAXabOcQjpCwHJiuvLuS2ao_UaZO/s320/2022-09-20%2016.46.44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, not exactly. Now that she took up the space for the snap, the towel holder didn't fit around the oven handle. It worked beautifully on other things like a belt, dowel, or curtain rod. Back to the design. She didn't need to widen the design. She lengthened the design. Perfecto! She used up all of her pretty animal print fabric and had grabbed some scrap white fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb1rKotSjO_XKdFxNtAEQ1kHiir20Qpn6tZ-SJMEGDVbtsz9NenTNHe48lcQVwWwyD0nL5UYRZCAFAxhnITLjZUFFP4IIIVaOf5AEx43g3EjPvNFr65L_EJpptx3rRM1jpI4CqbBiI__GxMLeZIJb1unrnbMRJvhy09cqGNJo1Hyl1h4INDPgtH5M/s3456/2022-09-21%2015.32.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb1rKotSjO_XKdFxNtAEQ1kHiir20Qpn6tZ-SJMEGDVbtsz9NenTNHe48lcQVwWwyD0nL5UYRZCAFAxhnITLjZUFFP4IIIVaOf5AEx43g3EjPvNFr65L_EJpptx3rRM1jpI4CqbBiI__GxMLeZIJb1unrnbMRJvhy09cqGNJo1Hyl1h4INDPgtH5M/s320/2022-09-21%2015.32.29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">She put a towel in the opening and went through the process of standing at the stove and wiping her hands on the towel. That worked well. Pulling the towel out worked well. The holder stayed in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iqRTUQIsHWn1qobj_yUDfhOhxnRMt7YorVTIwUHeIDGChZKw6GmUPh8ZspzYb2TMvKn2ZGIl_lmv_0OnKdJBU7wOIt6d64o6sC1njdU57J3bFgBmouJD__ezJorif_YuB_cp6I4zFsJg8yVHDfeBQprQmqE7egWOqzb8f4CanNlcIf87GitsIvx0/s3456/2022-09-21%2015.32.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iqRTUQIsHWn1qobj_yUDfhOhxnRMt7YorVTIwUHeIDGChZKw6GmUPh8ZspzYb2TMvKn2ZGIl_lmv_0OnKdJBU7wOIt6d64o6sC1njdU57J3bFgBmouJD__ezJorif_YuB_cp6I4zFsJg8yVHDfeBQprQmqE7egWOqzb8f4CanNlcIf87GitsIvx0/s320/2022-09-21%2015.32.35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTHeqQe8AjZoAEWdqWJUUuHYgmgg0wdzzbCJvVHKozPNy95w5-8PQkGjRuEuGOzfYkQSGYQM9wrAeLsHUst4907pFbpdotfwvn8GQ99_xU36wh2FZZfviFohY3BHi9H5fM_z4v2OWnGHF9wdv3_dCamG860o7vqgjkWTAtkFQERw4vvJdpKyVL_oL/s3456/2022-09-21%2015.32.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTHeqQe8AjZoAEWdqWJUUuHYgmgg0wdzzbCJvVHKozPNy95w5-8PQkGjRuEuGOzfYkQSGYQM9wrAeLsHUst4907pFbpdotfwvn8GQ99_xU36wh2FZZfviFohY3BHi9H5fM_z4v2OWnGHF9wdv3_dCamG860o7vqgjkWTAtkFQERw4vvJdpKyVL_oL/s320/2022-09-21%2015.32.46.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As she looked at the white towel holder, it seemed to look a bit plain. Then she decided there is room for a monogram. Nothing big. She digitized, grabbed some blue fabric scraps, and a lighter blue spool of thread, hooped the fabric, and powered up the embroidery machine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4OdycpITI-kyCth7TWbeIPEm3tJwnMht1if_FZDFVVC1L0ir_CI6XTyxk0J-pLtK8_sEdkWUv_h0EiER6EIo9f8FS0cT_Kx6KErI9MKYOi1z3ytHMlQEKRx4NLjECVexxF0KoSLGeZAUrOi_aPGJzQ3eNbaT6bHkEeCi4xsGDDt8KbVhbK4ueSye/s3456/2022-09-24%2011.45.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4OdycpITI-kyCth7TWbeIPEm3tJwnMht1if_FZDFVVC1L0ir_CI6XTyxk0J-pLtK8_sEdkWUv_h0EiER6EIo9f8FS0cT_Kx6KErI9MKYOi1z3ytHMlQEKRx4NLjECVexxF0KoSLGeZAUrOi_aPGJzQ3eNbaT6bHkEeCi4xsGDDt8KbVhbK4ueSye/s320/2022-09-24%2011.45.22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It worked. It's beautiful. And hanging on her oven handle. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Throughout this process she had posted pictures on her FaceBook page and asked what she should name this creation. One friend said Peggy's Towel Holder. And, so it is.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although I'm out of the cute animal print fabric, I do have lots of fabric and choices listed in the Cajun Stitchery shop on Etsy. Please visit. Remember this item is handmade in the USA and I only sell in the USA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZP62IuTG7XwU7ODXxEeL59vAYbkOW8-HRzsXI9k7o0-62yG1NzO0LqyGM4_ans3o3gR9TC6bzvFnhZjn-KuPlXTKBEb7HgdrdEz2_2PbiBXXPGIT1zVR7La8sNzl0RYGb9VGTV-nvlzTZGhbbkJiGu_gkpuATPRupVecan6AqPRcsYdhVQTeb57J/s4635/2022-09-24%2013.21.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4635" data-original-width="2500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZP62IuTG7XwU7ODXxEeL59vAYbkOW8-HRzsXI9k7o0-62yG1NzO0LqyGM4_ans3o3gR9TC6bzvFnhZjn-KuPlXTKBEb7HgdrdEz2_2PbiBXXPGIT1zVR7La8sNzl0RYGb9VGTV-nvlzTZGhbbkJiGu_gkpuATPRupVecan6AqPRcsYdhVQTeb57J/s320/2022-09-24%2013.21.22.jpg" width="173" /></a></p>Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-44516644562436386382022-09-22T12:02:00.000-05:002022-09-22T12:02:26.244-05:00Kitty Cat Blanket<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kitty Cat Blanket</span></b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHvBr2N4AlH9088JcpOsQmcuolSkfyugRM2kxpkjXvH5LiGojq4R2kLXzU62eq505_tE-VKVvJ7h5aYTGgVtGqXyhAk5VB-aP2QhSETmiC6BG1Aj7SNeg0sbfiBQPj9NQSrbVblUWSB8inHYesnYJpBYtkB0ab_vALT6QClNWoAqDlTpJF-CnxaJO/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHvBr2N4AlH9088JcpOsQmcuolSkfyugRM2kxpkjXvH5LiGojq4R2kLXzU62eq505_tE-VKVvJ7h5aYTGgVtGqXyhAk5VB-aP2QhSETmiC6BG1Aj7SNeg0sbfiBQPj9NQSrbVblUWSB8inHYesnYJpBYtkB0ab_vALT6QClNWoAqDlTpJF-CnxaJO/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D8W7PjAGJ08DhjM6c2RwQ-J8lG4f98bKNLMicfeuicoHflCvyA0my5FKQjHNOqS7ePMh7kv5aNTvLZ3JPHJHR3nxI2FgfpKSw8SDbBcWpLhaUqRyGfzX8gGlUtivC3aXlmauUn7siS3lwdpvhfIS9t7OqtSOCEZp5Xh0kKCOEIHcIu8PpJVO4aHr/s3456/2022-07-16%2015.01.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8D8W7PjAGJ08DhjM6c2RwQ-J8lG4f98bKNLMicfeuicoHflCvyA0my5FKQjHNOqS7ePMh7kv5aNTvLZ3JPHJHR3nxI2FgfpKSw8SDbBcWpLhaUqRyGfzX8gGlUtivC3aXlmauUn7siS3lwdpvhfIS9t7OqtSOCEZp5Xh0kKCOEIHcIu8PpJVO4aHr/s320/2022-07-16%2015.01.11.jpg" width="320" /></a>I was contacted by a friend who volunteers at a local cat rescue and asked if I would make a blanket they could raffle off to make money for the rescue. Of course, I said yes.</div></blockquote></blockquote><p><span> My friend loves this kitten design, so, I decided to make this design the center of the blanket. The design was originally just a tiny outline about 2" tall. The blanket required something a bit more massive. When I made the design 15" tall, it just didn't look right without some detailed features. After looking at many cat pictures, trying to find the same or similar pose, a few details were added. Concerned that the design would be too heavy if I made it a solid color, I opted for the more zig-zag look for the fur.</span> </p><p><span> After the kitten was embroidered, I finished the blanket, ruffles and all. Rather than the usual quilting, the butterflies were going to hold the blanket together.</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9QroEiLPctJ_NDMKguiqLP8G38Sj10dukcbS4mfvvd6PVOfZTH9K0PAegL_Tim7X8KbJRCzeSA0uBxLHIj7HSwJImFFrEdwRyhRjKN6llULuhlV56PcyYiMpq9hXqX-nc0Y1ALjrfqHZ63iDd3UJ-r5Kbz8riRm-infjOnoU0hqVvwbPsfoH4sbs/s3456/2022-07-17%2016.35.53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9QroEiLPctJ_NDMKguiqLP8G38Sj10dukcbS4mfvvd6PVOfZTH9K0PAegL_Tim7X8KbJRCzeSA0uBxLHIj7HSwJImFFrEdwRyhRjKN6llULuhlV56PcyYiMpq9hXqX-nc0Y1ALjrfqHZ63iDd3UJ-r5Kbz8riRm-infjOnoU0hqVvwbPsfoH4sbs/s320/2022-07-17%2016.35.53.jpg" width="320" /></a>The original design had the kitten looking and pawing at a butterfly. I wanted a lot of butterflies. Back to looking at pictures. This time it was butterflies, and a Monarch was chosen. I digitized the butterfly and stitched it in several different colors and many angles.<p></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKzEvlpbQKtAbKS58PjAWQP8uKmHdvsHf-QnWKY-Eb4AE2N5fmIixvPGhPggSc_2aRNQXo6ZSgauyYryiFKlNh2qnhWlxtSPCY4vf7TZZi02EM9bzKsGIKBusd4kgXppoc5mj5Wm-Kd0gPRv3LGveU9R2bWA8FOcHn_iyR-P-RJo4aBAXKgNMEwUK/s3456/2022-07-18%2010.48.51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKzEvlpbQKtAbKS58PjAWQP8uKmHdvsHf-QnWKY-Eb4AE2N5fmIixvPGhPggSc_2aRNQXo6ZSgauyYryiFKlNh2qnhWlxtSPCY4vf7TZZi02EM9bzKsGIKBusd4kgXppoc5mj5Wm-Kd0gPRv3LGveU9R2bWA8FOcHn_iyR-P-RJo4aBAXKgNMEwUK/s320/2022-07-18%2010.48.51.jpg" width="320" /></a>At this point, the whole design seemed to be missing something which turned out to be flowers. After searching through many of my store bought designs, I found the perfect flower design. To be specific, sun flowers. Now our kitty is sitting in a field of bright yellow sun flowers, playing with multi-colored butterflies. Life is good.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHNXLCKF3pFy2CM_hKSsSn0MaMCH1WSLCf-Kbx1lWTyKWSAsysUV0bWgq8EgEeRNdpy7PaYi3JrNZEvF91qGFsPU5zFNDGtVn8bsNNMcn0BGdFHzIZvEyGkO2egS1FPkVH9w_g5xAmxyOOxZ7f8FOWbfoVwXCNzhlm6EUimk06GGdq82ZF-IXXc3W/s3456/2022-07-19%2011.33.17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHNXLCKF3pFy2CM_hKSsSn0MaMCH1WSLCf-Kbx1lWTyKWSAsysUV0bWgq8EgEeRNdpy7PaYi3JrNZEvF91qGFsPU5zFNDGtVn8bsNNMcn0BGdFHzIZvEyGkO2egS1FPkVH9w_g5xAmxyOOxZ7f8FOWbfoVwXCNzhlm6EUimk06GGdq82ZF-IXXc3W/s320/2022-07-19%2011.33.17.jpg" width="320" /></a>I liked the design, but felt I could, and should, do better. After all the rescue organization needs something eye catching and special to get those big bucks flowing in. The 3D butterflies had been on my mind for awhile but I hadn't been able to find the perfect project for them. Ah, this is the project. Several butterflies were made in different colors and fabrics. I made them like you would make a patch but before I tore them off of the stabilizer, I embroidered the body between the wings and then pulled off the stabilizer -- carefully. To adhere them to the blanket, I measured the body of the butterfly and created a straight stitch a little shorter than the body. Then I turned the straight stitch into a small zig-zag. I would go to the placement site on the blanket, stitch the straight stitch, place the butterfly on top of the straight stitch and stitch the zig-zag.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKbalTCHgAeMsLrMM2fk41xS43HhOVxn62tJ1Skp5SrY7_e-vuA8s0BNgmjBOWTHDPwZQluHYN8XxULL_BHojnRktYwiXwD6SqqqsklSkhhYALhKKot1aRQpzVHuUR7qkxgXUzyrx76N4sa2El_NIhed22FiFX8x4jozBzj8Va8pF4CwPK5llcl55/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKbalTCHgAeMsLrMM2fk41xS43HhOVxn62tJ1Skp5SrY7_e-vuA8s0BNgmjBOWTHDPwZQluHYN8XxULL_BHojnRktYwiXwD6SqqqsklSkhhYALhKKot1aRQpzVHuUR7qkxgXUzyrx76N4sa2El_NIhed22FiFX8x4jozBzj8Va8pF4CwPK5llcl55/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.01.jpg" width="320" /></a>Looking good.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIDesNH-uwCylGDMfjO04ug8qUG8qZVzQXmqrkSftRo4RHFuWL4ejP-KWRUQEJE9hiWimSnfKUJovE9_0wJot3ASJo-supXJ8p3CQpLVLpnD3kQhA_JZkoScdjVmrjPA4yZupG_2mDLqqbSsJOXhnZNm7k0YD58ajIdi-_msrkyAvTiiAn_980hAX/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIDesNH-uwCylGDMfjO04ug8qUG8qZVzQXmqrkSftRo4RHFuWL4ejP-KWRUQEJE9hiWimSnfKUJovE9_0wJot3ASJo-supXJ8p3CQpLVLpnD3kQhA_JZkoScdjVmrjPA4yZupG_2mDLqqbSsJOXhnZNm7k0YD58ajIdi-_msrkyAvTiiAn_980hAX/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.49.jpg" width="320" /></a>Still something missing. I can do better than this.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSwbhXeGyv5TVY0-h_9F_PzPS3mpWkUU-h8d1lxHoDawK4XTNOPuNnjpoCCbC8xlkYKK_7q-Z3h-jQJ6lmiUaj4imuzPZdH1yBjOQp9zn9H8-DBYlbJhs0h0voaz_4FQt2IiNxxZrTIm4picD45P6MLZpgujVhJ3z45GhxzTe4z7-zaQOkrfKtcsi/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSwbhXeGyv5TVY0-h_9F_PzPS3mpWkUU-h8d1lxHoDawK4XTNOPuNnjpoCCbC8xlkYKK_7q-Z3h-jQJ6lmiUaj4imuzPZdH1yBjOQp9zn9H8-DBYlbJhs0h0voaz_4FQt2IiNxxZrTIm4picD45P6MLZpgujVhJ3z45GhxzTe4z7-zaQOkrfKtcsi/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.13.jpg" width="320" /></a>Rhinestones!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP6XDUqtNdP-hNN0bjlzaNSvRG4DJ1v5GpFlZgPhZ2bOmbK3WYA9xr8JphU-sgdbkFK9SxV4qO0HuoiLX60Y5TgUvv4gKz5OGTBNmpxOk9w3uD4fdea03Tz14Tv6tls-v3E5BauSWOsasaTj3WMD1ogE7CJ9ylmSY_Gzz1T13O4cbGwmw83Vpax6T/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP6XDUqtNdP-hNN0bjlzaNSvRG4DJ1v5GpFlZgPhZ2bOmbK3WYA9xr8JphU-sgdbkFK9SxV4qO0HuoiLX60Y5TgUvv4gKz5OGTBNmpxOk9w3uD4fdea03Tz14Tv6tls-v3E5BauSWOsasaTj3WMD1ogE7CJ9ylmSY_Gzz1T13O4cbGwmw83Vpax6T/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7uUkFc-Shg11D5euLwOCypf0X1uMJH4xRwQ8vrj_FjWw6HPiAXLZE0al_Ub-ZsoMlHcSir273axqt4LEmeC8h1xxnTZfzVH2gub1wI8WpWxMLziOYFuoJPA1viqiY-BELN5AHZekMt0SIdh_9kMtgBSsgxGv5sWliPtec7FXlDzV385flBSMhh-Z/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7uUkFc-Shg11D5euLwOCypf0X1uMJH4xRwQ8vrj_FjWw6HPiAXLZE0al_Ub-ZsoMlHcSir273axqt4LEmeC8h1xxnTZfzVH2gub1wI8WpWxMLziOYFuoJPA1viqiY-BELN5AHZekMt0SIdh_9kMtgBSsgxGv5sWliPtec7FXlDzV385flBSMhh-Z/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.38.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq4G2op4_7g_QSV4_LYymN1Ardw5MEBlcHUOGZCD_VuJtTZ4kJWpQS3MjCvBbiKfMKrP9uFJzJQjK44jOiSmN0_nnYKOIuLh_-S8V8Rug9N4Kw1e9e4reEbo_BfheRDsX8ArhnkMFtEOt7tx_L4PFREYIWGpRNoGX63GuizRsgqvcQmVmx3epb9G9/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.35.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq4G2op4_7g_QSV4_LYymN1Ardw5MEBlcHUOGZCD_VuJtTZ4kJWpQS3MjCvBbiKfMKrP9uFJzJQjK44jOiSmN0_nnYKOIuLh_-S8V8Rug9N4Kw1e9e4reEbo_BfheRDsX8ArhnkMFtEOt7tx_L4PFREYIWGpRNoGX63GuizRsgqvcQmVmx3epb9G9/s320/2022-07-20%2013.35.18.jpg" width="320" /></a>The rhinestones seemed to do the trick</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnyqq9RkMchInLpifGK_TS24eZ2rL0Fo7v1MNaxPUjxcE6MQYojckIQsvPAhniSDpI23wfHNb3g6anqSuj-YzLjgV5gL5MM7oSBmlfgL6sHr0bT9i2DVWZA8nNapTPj-7s1x9KmTTbmJXJw5f-1tHQjiHWfapVIb9iZnfK0CYA7rDP3zbBUjz4LD2/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.36.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnyqq9RkMchInLpifGK_TS24eZ2rL0Fo7v1MNaxPUjxcE6MQYojckIQsvPAhniSDpI23wfHNb3g6anqSuj-YzLjgV5gL5MM7oSBmlfgL6sHr0bT9i2DVWZA8nNapTPj-7s1x9KmTTbmJXJw5f-1tHQjiHWfapVIb9iZnfK0CYA7rDP3zbBUjz4LD2/s320/2022-07-20%2013.36.35.jpg" width="320" /></a>I had changed the bobbin thread to various colors when doing the flowers and butterflies. When you look at the back of the blanket, albeit no kitty, the design is still pretty.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_OKLYHoPjaoTwrrm_kdyAwnAHetEObD0rbGopWlWoUSlLrhkTShGFx87tbA-_co91SYoZzAWHV-GFgIOIsmtTcoXDIvuz1T16ZHQSq_X1o7dXdIXAWOoQtN1TFuOzW6kVTffEG0aGklXh-Op1awTgZEfGV4_ulRuvaDr2676skV814yubJAGdFcM/s3456/2022-07-20%2013.36.32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_OKLYHoPjaoTwrrm_kdyAwnAHetEObD0rbGopWlWoUSlLrhkTShGFx87tbA-_co91SYoZzAWHV-GFgIOIsmtTcoXDIvuz1T16ZHQSq_X1o7dXdIXAWOoQtN1TFuOzW6kVTffEG0aGklXh-Op1awTgZEfGV4_ulRuvaDr2676skV814yubJAGdFcM/s320/2022-07-20%2013.36.32.jpg" width="320" /></a>As my little Cajun mama used to say: "Fini." This blanket was given to the cat rescue organization. I'm not sure if they've raffled it off yet or, if they have, how much they made. I certainly hope this unique, OOAK, blanket brings them some well deserved funding.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6JZASL9Q0h_AcZ5fHO_KmCNHNBtqpEQiOCWQb74ZH_blxHMD3JONo9iPBwB8DVTD4z1VCmrQkDY8_Y5CJXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com0Pensacola, FL, USA30.42130899999999 -87.21691492.1110751638211447 -122.3731649 58.731542836178832 -52.060664900000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-5469889195975701352019-10-14T16:51:00.000-05:002019-10-14T16:51:35.036-05:00October in Pensacola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been awhile since I've posted anything on my blog. Let's try to catch up a bit on some of the more fun projects happening at Cajun Stitchery.I'm so used to embroidering names and monograms on the front left or right chest areas. This nice lady came to me wanting names on the back of these shirts for her maids of honor and herself for her wedding. She loved them; as did I. She wanted something that each lady could use more than once but yet was special. This did the trick.</div>
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We had a few people wanting beach towels for guests and family. There were some really nice towels appearing at the shop this summer. As usual, I thoroughly enjoyed monogramming. <br />
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I believe both of these sets of towels were ordered on Amazon by my customers. They got some good deals and the quality of the towels seemed really nice, lush, and soft.<br />
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The towels to the left are turkish towels. They are more of a flat weave than the usual thick, loopy nap of towels. Nevertheless, they were really nice towels.</div>
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The towels to the right are my usual fringed tea towels that I sell at Cajun Stitchery for $5 each.<br />
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Usually, with a monogram, name, or simple embroidery, they are only $10 each.</div>
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This wonderful customer has been coming to me each year for these towels for her pastor.</div>
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The two towels to the left were gifts from a real estate agent to her buyers. I suggested that she might want her logo but she said, "no". She and the buyers had become friends through the process and she wanted something more personal. These letters are 2.5" tall only 3" above the hem of the towels.</div>
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A friend and customer of mine asked me to give her a quote on her Mardi Gras krewe's logo. To the right is the test stitch out of her logo -- still in the hoop.<br />
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One day a lady contacted me on my Esty store and asked if I could put a simple Christmas tree and holly on a white baby bib with red trim. This is the outcome of that little project. This bib is actually for sale on my Etsy store for $19.85 (free shipping). I love making beautiful baby bibs and I've had friends tell me they won't buy them because they would be afraid to get them dirty. I see their point. The bibs are completely washable. I just can't seem to stop making them. I should make some with black cotton fabric. LOL</div>
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The simple tote bag to the right is just a reminder that our teachers spend so much of their own money for supplies for our children. It would be a good idea to get a tote bag and fill it with school supplies for a local teacher. If you don't know a teacher, there are places online where teachers tell you what they need for their classrooms and you can donate.<br />
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I've donated in the past to <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/">https://www.donorschoose.org</a> and find this a good organization. There are many ways to help our teachers. This is only one. <br />
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One of my customers is a 4th grade teacher and also holds down a second job just to make ends meet. Teaching really is a work of heart.<br />
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Until next time, my friends,<br />
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I'm so bad about keeping up with this blog.<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EiTinumCLaI/W-X0S5tTKDI/AAAAAAAAJRk/42VT_VtDAo4qkLrfr2X9U7NS14Bs8zNtQCLcBGAs/s1600/2018-09-03%2B12.57.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EiTinumCLaI/W-X0S5tTKDI/AAAAAAAAJRk/42VT_VtDAo4qkLrfr2X9U7NS14Bs8zNtQCLcBGAs/s320/2018-09-03%2B12.57.08.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
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That doesn't mean I haven't been busy. Just to prove it, I'm adding several items that Cajun Stitchery has worked on this year. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DglqyxvCf_M/W-X0p1QpBpI/AAAAAAAAJR0/VrDgf2HMe98kZOoCCJzCeTabEmF6d0KWgCLcBGAs/s1600/2018-09-04%2B11.47.36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DglqyxvCf_M/W-X0p1QpBpI/AAAAAAAAJR0/VrDgf2HMe98kZOoCCJzCeTabEmF6d0KWgCLcBGAs/s320/2018-09-04%2B11.47.36.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
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I did the Pensacola Beach Ball and the Pensacola Beach sign for Mardi Gras. Turned out that lots of people loved the Pensacola Beach Ball but only a few cared for the Pensacola Beach sign. So, I stuck with the Pensacola Beach Ball.</div>
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This little Nutcracker tee shirt was special. A customer contacted me on Facebook to do this. She purchased the tee shirt online and had it delivered to me. I did the embroidery and shipped it to her. She paid with PayPal. That was one of the coolest orders I've ever had. The project just worked perfectly.<br />
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I digitized this crawfish awhile back and listed it in the Etsy Store as a digitized design for other embroiderers. A potential customer contacted me recently wanting a patch with this design and "Crawdad" printed on the claw. The potential customer never purchased it but I liked the design so much that I have it listed for sale on Etsy.</div>
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I made another USA flag quilt this year out of scrap fabric for my husband. It really turned out nice, used up a bunch of my scrap fabric, and he loves it. Yes, that's the Pledge of Allegiance stitched on the edges.</div>
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And then I started working on aprons. Just because I wanted to do so. Then I purchased waaay too much satin fabric in a myriad of colors. But it makes me happy.</div>
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Cajun Stitchery's new design. This design can go on tee shirts, like this Mother and Daughter set; tote bags, pot holders, or whatever I can fit in my hoops. Convo me or email me for YOUR special project.</div>
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As I thought, it took longer to make the mastectomy pillows than it did to make 200 port cushions. In fact, the second hospital picked up their port cushions as we were finishing the mastectomy pillows for the first hospital. She took one of the mastectomy pillows with her to see if there was a need for these with her patients. She told me she would let me know if they want some.<br />
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We have not really decided on our next project at this time. We've asked the hospitals if there is a project that they would want us to do, but neither hospital could think of anything.<br />
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In the meantime, I've been thinking about making a simple red, white and blue, patriotic patchwork type throw blanket. So far, I've been going through scraps separating out my red, white, and blue fabric. More on this project later.<br />
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<u>Step 1</u>: Make the pattern. We made one from cardboard construction paper for 1/2 of the pattern to be placed on the fold. Cut 2 of these. We also made one full pattern out of cardboard. Both patterns were used. It really depended on your fabric as to which was best to use.<br />
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<u>Step 2</u>: We cut out 2 pieces, back and front, of the pillow, pinning them together as we went.</div>
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<u>Step 3</u>: We serged and sewed around each 2 pieces of the pillow leaving a good 2" to 4" opening on the side.</div>
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<u>Step 4</u>: We stuffed each pillow with cotton fiber. We did not stuff to capacity. Since the women using these pillows will have surgical incisions which are trying to heal, we did not want the pillow to cause the arm to be lifted too high.</div>
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<u>Step 5</u>: We sewed the opening closed. Some were sewn by hand and others on the sewing machine.</div>
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Many years, no, I guess that's decades, ago I was into crafting and sewing. After awhile I had made all of the clothing and house stuff that this little family could use. After another while no one wanted any more handmade gifts. Slowly, I put my sewing machine aside for repair purposes and didn't pick it back up for a long time. After another while all of the scraps and material were either thrown out or given away.<br />
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With Cajun Stitchery gaining in popularity and business doing fine, more and more scraps and fabric were accumulated. My husband began politely commenting that perhaps I should throw some of these scraps away.<br />
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Over the past years, I truly have been trying to cull the herd of scraps but this is very hard to do. Yes, I'm a fabric addict.<br />
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One of my absolute favorite websites is Pinterest. One day, several weeks ago, I ran across some sewing projects for "charity sewing." It piqued my interest and I began looking at pictures and reading articles. I contacted a few friends and we decided to do some charity sewing as a summer project this year, each Saturday. I am offering up my scraps and fabric stash. After contacting a couple of our local hospitals to make sure our items were wanted we began our project.<br />
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Our first project was to make 100 port cushions for each of the two hospitals. The project required 2 pieces of 5" x 8" fabric and a strip of 5/8" Velcro, which I also had. The following website is the article with the directions that we, more or less, followed:<br />
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These adorable little pillows were easy to make and I was able to go through just about all of my scraps to make them. The hospitals were thrilled and so were we. Not to mention my husband is 100% behind this project. <br />
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This project is going to take longer than one day. Our goal is for each hospital to receive 50 of these pillows. This project requires larger pieces of fabric, a 12" x 12" pattern. We broke into the larger pieces of fabric for this project. <br />
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Things that I've learned so far in our Summer Charity Sewing Project is:<br />
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1. If you are sewing 100, 50 or whatever number of items, make number tabs to keep track of how many you have done. When we were working on the little port cushions, every half hour or hour someone would say, "how many do we have now?" Invariably, the rest of us would say, "I forgot." We would then re-count the items. Save yourself some time and create number tabs of some sort.<br />
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2. There are four of us in our group. I usually keep my sewing machine and my serger out but took out two additional machines to accommodate all 4 of us. It was a good move because I could check and make sure all of the machines were in good working order. However, we ended up deciding on an assembly line to make the port cushions and one of the machines was not needed at all.<br />
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Again, with the mastectomy pillow, we are using an assembly line to do the project.<br />
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3. With the port cushion project we used woven fabric and set aside all of the knit fabric and knit scraps. With the mastectomy pillows, we are not only using just woven fabric but also decided we only want lightweight, cotton type fabric. I had several yards of flannel and lots of satin but we decided since these pillows are used under the arm pit and near an incision we wanted to use only fabric that we felt could breath and not harbor bacteria as much as heavier, denser fabric.<br />
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4. The port cushion project went through a lot of my scrap fabric and I was able to toss smaller pieces of scrap without too much heartache. However, making the mastectomy pillows and using the larger pieces of fabric created, you guessed it, more scrap fabric. It was a real "DUH" moment for me.<br />
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<br />Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-89065194872563267852016-12-27T19:51:00.001-06:002016-12-27T19:51:36.854-06:00Christmas 2016<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Christmas 2016</h2>
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Earlier this year I embroidered the Jill sham with all of her children's and grandchildren's names around her name.</div>
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Jill was such a hit that a customer ordered a Marlene pillow sham.<br />
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Then another ordered Rhonda<br />
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And others were done, as well. For Christmas a customer wanted the same idea of the names but on a blanket. The customer furnished the blanket and we put the grandmother's name, Sandra, in the center. Then Sandra's children's names in a different font and size around her name. Then Sandra's grandchildren under their respective parent's name in a different font and size. Two of the grandchildren have children and their names appear beneath their parent's name in a different font and size and enclosed in parentheses. There were 30 names in all. The photo makes the blanket appear army green but it was a much brighter dark green. The customer was thrilled at the outcome.<br />
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I found this Just Another Day in Paradise design online. I digitized it and made it multi-colored (10 colors in all), embroidered it onto a hand towel and put it in our Etsy store.<br />
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A customer saw the towel and liked it. But she wanted a set where the other towel had words on it in the same style but not the same words and using blues. This set is what we ended up doing.<br />
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This apron was ordered by a gentleman for his girlfriend who owns a diner. It turned out very nice and he messaged me to say she loves it.<br />
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This Christmas a customer wanted her grandchildren's names on the hem of pillowcases so she could put their presents inside, tie up the end of the pillowcase with the name showing, and the pillowcase becomes an extra present. Cute idea.<br />
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One of my friends and customers is a dance teacher. She always gives her students a little gift at Christmas. This year she celebrated her 20th year. We monogrammed her 20 year logo on 78 bags.<br />
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It was a busy Christmas season and we closed last Thursday for the holidays. Tomorrow we open once again getting ready for 2017. I wonder what new embroidery we will develop next year?<br />
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!<br />
PeggyCajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-85388898574105223832016-11-27T12:30:00.001-06:002016-11-27T12:30:07.346-06:00It Is The Christmas Season Once Again<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Where did this year go? All of my hopes and plans of keeping up with this blog failed again this year. Guess that means blogging will be my New Years Resolution for 2017.<br />
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We have done some absolutely fabulous things on the embroidery machine this year. Digitizing embroidery for machines has become an integral part of the business, too. Truthfully, I just enjoy the creating and then watching the creation come to fruition.<br />
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I sure hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. With all of that said, let's get down to pictures of embroidery. <br />
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I'm an avid Pinterester and love the antique/heirloom embroidery. This year I decided to create my own alphabet that looks antique. It took all year but I finally finished. The alphabet contains 2 Q's. I couldn't decide which I preferred, so, I just did both. I call it my "Ancient" alphabet. I put it on several wristlets that are listed in the Etsy store but these can be embroidered on anything, in any size or color. It is funny but some alphabets I don't like the style of the S or I or various letters. In this alphabet I created letter styles that I do like with an antique flair. What do you think?<br />
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My studio has two bathrooms but the largest would be considered tiny in most homes. Nevertheless, I needed bath rugs. Something that I can just throw in the laundry to clean but yet still have a rug so wet feet don't have to meet cold tile. One of my suppliers sells hotel type towels and had those towel rugs. They are almost too big for one of the bathrooms but still it does fit. I put a nice, big, 8" tall, monogram on it the same color as the walls in the bath. They turned out so pretty. I used my new Ancient alphabet for the H. One was made for each bathroom but I think I'm going to make 2 for each so that when one is in the laundry, the other can be on the floor. </div>
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The rugs were made and I looked at the bathroom as a whole and decided to do a matching towel and hand cloth. When we painted this bathroom, I told my husband that I wanted painter's tape blue and that is what it is. This is the smaller of the two bathrooms and the blue and white makes it look so happy.</div>
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The second, larger (ha) bathroom is done in black and white. I already had the little mermaid hand towels but they really popped when I put them over the black monogrammed bath towel.<br />
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Okay, so it is now Christmastime. Here are a couple of Christmas stockings that I made because it is Christmastime and that's what I do. They are made with red muslin and fully lined with white satin like the cuff. The total height is about 16". They are a nice, normal size for a Christmas stocking. When I look at things like this, I see lots of room to embroider. Rather than the cuff, a name going vertical down the stocking would be really cool, don't you think?<br />
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This next one "Wine a bit you'll feel better" just about says it all. I did one on a waffle weave towel and the other on a flour sack towel. They turned out very nice.<br />
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Then on one of our nice cotton hand towels, "Just another day in paradise" in a multi-colorful array of threads. <br />
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Just had to throw in our Krewe of Wrecks Mardi Gras patch because, well, just because :)<br />
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Here is one of our fringed fingertip hand towels. That horse turned out perfect. I love those colors. Wish I could say that I did that digitizing but no, that is a purchased design but wow.<br />
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Of course, we are always doing the wedding handkerchiefs. So many styles, fonts, colors, and messages. One lady had so much to say to her mother that the message took up the entire handkerchief. She liked my suggestion of simply framing the handkerchief with the message and did just that.<br />
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<br />Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-51106276386249378442016-03-16T09:58:00.003-05:002016-03-16T09:58:23.855-05:00Cajun Corner - March 16, 2016One of the most difficult techniques for me to learn in machine embroidery was to embroider with <span style="font-size: large;">metallic thread</span>. There have been some very frustrating moments where I had to just walk away from it. Over the years, thank goodness, I have learned. The trick is to loosen your upper tension, slow the machine down, and put your thread on a stand or in a cup on the other side of the room. Yes, you will still get some thread breaks but much less.<br />
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All of that said, I have fallen in love with gold work,silver work, and the look of a shimmering metallic design. In fact, yesterday I made two black shams with gold metallic dragons. Here are some pictures:<br />
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Remember when making shams, make them one or two inches smaller than the pillow insert in order for the insert to fill the sham to capacity for a better look and fit.<br />
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Have a great day.Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-51914914876590392532016-03-13T15:36:00.000-05:002016-03-13T15:36:30.622-05:00Cajun Corner - March 13, 2016<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Cajun Stitchery </span>celebrated its 7th Anniversary this month. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that fact, and I'm still loving every minute of it.<div>
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Here are some pictures of project that we did that first year in 2009. I did not know much about digitizing back then. Heck, I was still a novice at embroidery but we had a lot of designs.<br /><div>
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Here are some of the projects we have done this year (2016). Over the past seven years, I have learned to digitize and embroider much better. Many new techniques have been learned, and some were simply created out of necessity. <span style="color: #990000;">Cajun Stitchery</span> has well over a million designs and literally thousands of fonts, alphabets, and lettering.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><u>THANK YOU</u></b></span> so much to everyone who has helped us through these years by either patronizing <span style="color: #990000;">Cajun Stitchery</span> and/or being our friend.</div>
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I just had to embroider this peacock. The colors are so beautiful. The peacock is 9" tall. Well, once again, I've embroidered a beautiful design and what should I do with it? The answer was another sham, 26" wide by 20" tall, which is the size of an American Standard pillow.</div>
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The older shams that I used to make did not include buttons on the back. Now that I've discovered that the embroidery machine can stitch beautiful buttonholes, well, why not? I used a couple of the beautiful colors from the peacock. Not to mention using part of the stash of buttons that I've collected over the years.</div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This has been a very busy year so far. That is great news for us. There have also been some really cool embroideries going on here, too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ever since I was a young girl in Girl Scouts I've been interested, perhaps concerned is a better word, about the environment. With that in mind, Earth Day is April 22nd. One of my cousins posted a very moving video on FaceBook about how everyone should plant a tree on Earth Day. We are looking into getting a fig tree to plant and join the movement.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That video got me thinking about the environment and wondering if I'm doing all I can to help. There really are so many things individuals can do or not do to help the environment. We have a garden and a compost pile. I'm still driving my little 1995 Geo Metro. Insofar as Cajun Stitchery is concerned, I try to purchase 100% cotton, made in the USA fabric. Sometimes I can and sometimes I cannot but I sure do work hard searching and trying. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It dawned on me that rather than throwing away scraps of fabric, which is nearly impossible for me to do anyway, I should make stuff with it. I do that anyway. That's nothing new. As I pondered this, I decided to make stuff from our old clothes, specifically our jeans. At first I was making some cute dog bones that I saw on the internet. The dogs love them and they are made out of jeans. The shape is not perfect yet. One actually looks more like a wrench than a bone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Now I'm making plastic bag holder/dispensers. </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 13.65pt;">Years ago I made a plastic bag holder/dispenser for our home out of the leg of a pair of jeans. It really has stood up to time, even when my husband pulls and tugs at it. It is behind the washer hanging on a hook and you really have to reach for it. In addition, you simply wash it like you would, well, jeans.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 13.65pt;">For Easter, I made these adorable fabric carrots from scraps of fabric and stuffed them with small pieces of scrap fabric.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've found about 13" tall is a good size for us. Cut off a leg from a pair of jeans. Give yourself a good 15" or so because of the hems. Cut off the bottom hem on the jeans. It's just too bulky. Sometimes, if the legs flair, I'll simply make them straight by cutting the sides straight (finish the raw edges and seams each side).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next, insert the elastic. I thread the thin elastic through, tie it off, and then cut the elastic. Usually the bottom is pretty tight to allow only one plastic bag out at a time. The top needs to be tight but loose enough to stuff the plastic bags into it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Wow! This year has been crazy so far. I've been working on a project that actually began in mid-December. It was a beautiful bed cover. We took photographs of a gorgeous 17th or 18th century bed cover. Then I digitized some of the embroidery from the bed cover. We finished the new and improved bed cover last week. This week we are working on matching shams for this beautiful bed. I don't usually mention the projects that I create for this customer because she prefers that I not show our creations. That means I cannot post photographs. So, you don't get to see. No fun in that. So, I usually don't mention it. But I have been busy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">We have the studio that George remodeled and I decorated. It is so adorable and I love working on my embroidery projects over there. It came to my attention a few years ago that I really need to start entertaining in the studio. I don't really have a store front. I take orders mostly over the internet. But I love using our projects to decorate the studio. Insofar as a store front, Cajun Stitchery is more, shall we say, exclusive, by invitation only. These projects need to be seen for sales purposes, of course, but for art purposes as well. My girlfriends have been giving me platters and all sorts of fancy dishes and stuff to assist me in entertaining. This year the entertainment began in earnest. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">To say that I'm not a great cook is an understatement. I'm not really interested in cooking and therefore, I don't cook well. I tend to agree with something my mother told me years ago. We can sew and wear or use the item for years and have that good feeling of accomplishing something beautiful for a very long time. When you cook, the dish may indeed be a work of art, but then, people come along and eat it and it is gone. Or, if no one eats it, it rots and it is gone. Nope. I prefer a longer lasting good feeling.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Anyway, I decided to cook chili one night this past winter and told George to come over for dinner at the studio. Well, I had the ground beef in the skillet and the beans in a pot and everything was cooking pretty much all day. That's when I noticed it. I looked at my hands and realized I had broken a nail and couldn't find it. Visions of the nail in the ground beef or beans was tormenting me. I searched through those 2 pots for hours thinking whether or not I should tell George. Maybe the nail wouldn't end up in his plate. If it did...that was just too disgusting to think. I searched and searched totally mortified. Distraught, I hung my head and walked to my embroidery machine. There on the floor was my nail. Whew! So, my entertaining attempt had some stress involved.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Later, I decided to invite my CPA and dear friend over for dinner, wine and taxes. It was a riveting evening. Absolutely nothing like wine while doing your taxes. LOL That evening we had boiled shrimp, potatoes and corn. Success! Both dinner and taxes went just fine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Last November I invited several of our friends to the studio for shrimp gumbo. The gumbo was delicious but I noticed one of my friends did not eat it. I asked why and was informed that even though he lives on the waterfront, and has a big, beautiful fishing boat, he doesn't like seafood. I had no idea and was, of course, disturbed that a guest would go hungry at my party. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">After Mardi Gras this year, I invited my friend, as well as others, to a Meat-Fest dinner. Everything was meat and no seafood was allowed. It was very interesting. I will tell you that chocolate covered bacon is fabulous and you simply cannot eat just one. The appetizer was a meat tray of luncheon meat that I rolled into little tubes with little pots of mustard and mayonnaise for dipping. The main course was pulled pork with barbeque sauce. Dessert was the chocolate covered bacon and ground beef brownies. The ground beef brownies were interesting because the recipe said that many people are allergic to nuts and the brownie recipe merely substituted two tablespoons of fried ground beef for the nuts. Otherwise, it was a normal brownie recipe. One guest brought hot wings and another brought bacon cupcakes. The bacon cupcakes were maple flavored cupcakes with bacon on top. Delicious. We had so much fun at the Meat-Fest party that some of the guests are planning Meat-Fest 2016.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">A week later I had my Mardi Gras krewe over for our monthly meeting and dinner. Our krewe is an all female krewe. The girls always bring various dishes. This dinner theme was Mexican. I made tacos. We had a margarita station. I cannot really tell you what all was served because I spent most of the evening at the margarita station. We all agreed that we definitely need a repeat of this gathering.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">I've been trying to clean up my computer and organize the monograms better. I now have one file of automatic fonts. You know how I keep saying I have over a thousands fonts. Uh, make that three thousand automatic fonts. Pre-digitized monograms, lettering, and fonts haven't been counted at this point but there are a lot and that doesn't even count the individual one's that I digitize. Our designs are over a million and I just keep digitizing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">All of that leads me back to the million dollar question of what do people want to buy. I can put designs on tee shirts and list them. I can put designs on towels, napkins, handkerchiefs, baby bibs, etc. What design, or font would someone want in what color thread on what color fabric is the unknown. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">With that said, I've decided to do a bit of all of the above. We are going to increase our tee shirt inventory and start putting some of these designs on tee shirts for sale in our Etsy store. I'll probably put them on white tee shirts because designs show up so much better on white. We can get other colors and other styles. How do I get that across to potential buyers? As I said, it is a never ending quest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">This Mardi Gras season I've been fascinated with the Venetian Masks on Pinterest. Those masks are exquisite. I digitized one of them and have the design listed in our Etsy store. Also, I put the design on a tee shirt for me this season and love getting those complements. Maybe that will be one of the new tee shirts we sell on Etsy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">New designs in our Etsy store include not only the Venetian mask but also a jester hat and cute design of a pair of lips with the wording "All people smile in the same language."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">I have fallen in love with 100% cotton and 100% linen. Our first shipment of Irish linen arrived yesterday. OMG! It is gorgeous. I was a bit hesitant about ordering because I have never ordered from this company before. It was a small order. You better believe I will be ordering more. Love, love, love this linen.</span></div>
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Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-10032392707815428492015-01-04T20:27:00.001-06:002015-01-04T20:27:14.711-06:00Cajun Corner – Vol. 7, No. 1 – January 4, 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
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Tomorrow we are open for business and I haven't gotten everything that I needed to do done yet. I'm still working on orders and redecoratinng for Mardi Gras. Good news is that all of the Christmas decor has been taken down and put away, except for the front door. I have an idea for the front door Mardi Gras decor that I hope will be done and hung by the end of the week.</div>
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The front door wreath will be a fleur de lis. I drew half of a fleur de lis on paper then cut it out for a pattern. Then I took 2 pieces of foam board, one o top of the other for 2 layers of foam board, and pinned the 1/2 fleur de lis pattern on top. A razor was used to trace the pattern and cut through the foam board. Then the foam board was placed side by side with the straight edges matching and taped together. Voila! One complete fleur de lis identical on each side. Next came the mirror mylar. Regular white glue purchased at Dollar Tree was used on the foam board. A bead of the glue was run around the edges of the foam board and then the fleur de lis was placed, glue side down, on the mirror mylar and left to dry for awhile. Then the excess mylar was cut away with the razor leaving about 1/2 to 1 inch outside the foam board. Next came the scotch tape. The edges were taped and pulled to the back of the foam board. Yes, an entire roll of tape was used. The fleur de lis was finished. Next step is to decorate the fleur de lis.</div>
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I saw a beautiful picture of a metal sculpture of a Mardi Gras mask which I digitized into embroidery and stitched out. The design was then cut away from the excess fabric and glued to the enter of the fleur de lis. It is drying as I type this. The same white glue was used to adhere the embroidery to the mirror mylar. That may work but I won't know until it dries.</div>
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After the embroidery is attached to the fleur de lis, then I have to think of other decorations to make the door wreath outstanding. Certainly beads will be involved.</div>
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Yes, Mardi Gras season is upon us and our first public party is this coming Saturday at Paradise Bar & Grill on Pensacola Beach.</div>
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Technically, we are closed this coming week. The problem is that instead of a week of rest and relaxation, it is now filled with all sorts of things to do. Some things are pretty mundane, like catching up on our end of the year bookkeeping, getting our annual beach pass and giving the studio a good ceiling to floor cleaning. While others are a bit more fun, like redecorating for Mardi Gras. Ah, and then there are some left over orders that didn't need to be finished for Christmas but need to be completed nevertheless. And, the Etsy Store needs a new 2015 make over taking out the old and putting in the new.</div>
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Turning to my trusted Pinterest site, I was looking for ideas on decorating for Mardi Gras. The Christmas tree is already up, so I'm thinking of replacing the Christmas ornaments with Mardi Gras ornaments. Our cute Christmas door decor needs to be replaced with something purple, green and gold. You get the picture. Ideas are flooding my brain. Not to mention that I actually do not have any Mardi Gras ornaments and before I can make some, I need to create them. Basically, it is all just a color change. Changing the red to purple. The green and gold can stay from Christmas. Nativity and Santa/elf designs change to fleur de lis and jester designs. Throw in some shiny Mardi Gras beads and we should be done. Easier said that done.</div>
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A few months back I took a real good look at our Etsy store and realized there are items in there that have never sold and have sat on the shelves for several years. Most of the stuff is, well, adorable. I guess the person who really wants these items never got a chance to see them. The items in question have been in a "sale" category on Etsy for about a month. Whatever has not been purchased in the Sale category by January 1, 2015, comes off of Etsy permanently.</div>
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This brings me to the realization that I need more merchandise in the Etsy store to replace the removed items. You know how they say, "you've come a long way, baby"? Looking at those earlier items, yes, we have come a long way. There were some good ideas and some bad. Some items just look cheap and others look nice. The handkerchiefs stay but the older hankies are going. Bridal hankies will stay but most non-bridal will go. Of course, the "You have a booger" handkerchief will stay because we continue to get orders for it. The "Mom" handkerchiefs now in the shop will go but I think we will replace them with nicer "Mom" handkerchiefs.</div>
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Scarves are staying. I have a dilemma about the scarves. Some sold but not many. I'm not sure if it was the price or style. The scarves in the "Sale" category are going away. The scarves in the "Accessories" category are going to stay and more may be added. It seems people are more interested in monograms than other designs. So, we will keep the pretty chiffon scarves for the monograms. The lap scarves will stay, only because I do occasionally get inquiries about them.</div>
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I'm not sure why the ball caps weren't big sellers. They are all adorable and reasonably priced. Nevertheless, they are going away. Perhaps in the future the ball caps may re-appear for weddings with "Mr." and "Mrs." on them but right now I'm over the ball caps. There just doesn't seem to be any interest.</div>
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Enough about Etsy. I've had a set of fonts for quite some time but never stitched them out. I guess the reason is because I put them together for a sampler and the stitch count was so high, I just never had the time or inclination to stitch them out until this past week. The details in these letters are exquisite. Each letter is about two inches tall and perfect for hand towels and that sort of thing.</div>
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Every once in awhile we get a customer who wants a custom patch. Such is the case with this patch, "Man shall not live by bread alone". It turns out that our customer is a chef turned minister. I think he has a cooking ministry. He is performing a wedding today and wanted to wear his chef attire but the clothing had the logo from his past employer and he wanted patches to cover up the logo. </div>
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It is the week between Christmas and New Years and look at our garden. We have swiss chard, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, green onions, and carrots.</div>
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Then we have our special gardening projects. George planted the root end of a bunch of celery we purchased and by golly it is growing.</div>
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Here's a picture of the cilantro.</div>
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In the same vein as the celery, George planted the root end of some romaine lettuce. Yep, it is growing.</div>
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Wow! I haven't posted anything in awhile. We've just been so busy. We've made a lot of beautiful things and monograms, oh the monograms. I think I'll just post pictures today. Well, I can't just post pictures, either. Every picture has a story that apparently I must explain.<br />
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The above pictures are items in our Etsy Store that are on sale. Oh yes, there is a sale in our Etsy Store of items that I've seen around the studio way too long and I'm tired of looking at them. Whatever I don't sell from the sales items are going to be gifts for my girlfriends next year. I think we have something like 78 items remaining. Once they are gone, they are gone, because they will then be gifts.</div>
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I love this little beach Santa. There is a set of beach Santas but I'm pretty partial to this one and again this year put him on a tea towel and he's for sale in, where else, our Etsy Store. Of course, the Christmas items will come out of the store once Christmas is over.</div>
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These lace handkerchiefs have been our best seller this year, by far. People have purchased other handkerchiefs but these have out sold everything in the store. They really are pretty and I thought they deserved a picture in the blog.</div>
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The baby bibs are new items this year. I think in past years I may have listed one or two of the rectangular bibs but this year we increased our baby bibs with several new styles, as well as baby tee shirts.</div>
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This scarf is not only beautiful but soft as a cloud. I may have written about these scarves earlier, so forgive me if I am repeating myself. The scarves are listed as poly chiffon. They feel just like chiffon and did I mention how soft they are. I was so pleased to find that I can hoop them and monogram they. So, they are in our Etsy store now, too. In fact, I need to change that listing a little because now we have these scarves in ivory, gold, peach, and I think white. I'll have to double check the white.</div>
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A young lady asked me to monogram these leg warmers. I wonder where she found them. They are so pretty. Well, I was looking through all of my fonts and found this really nice monogram font. She liked them and I liked them. As much as I do not like to use washaway topping, I did use it on these monograms.</div>
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If you have been watching this blog, and of course you have, you will know how tickled I get about people purchasing our "You have a booger" handkerchiefs. This year I stopped listing these handkerchiefs. I figured that their day was done and I should move onto nicer items. Oh but NO. A lady convo'ed me on Etsy with the above picture and asked if I would make one for her husband for Christmas on white fabric with green thread.</div>
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This is the handkerchief that I made for her and she loves it. Perhaps I should include this listing one more time.</div>
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My daughter-in-law never ceases to amaze me. This year she graduated with her bachelor's degree in nursing and is now a RN with a bachelor's degree. What else should I have given her for Christmas but a white nursing jacket and a set of scrubs in her favorite color, purple. And her name embroidered on the items.</div>
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All of my grandchildren get money for Christmas but my 2 year old great granddaughter is too young to care about money. We did get her a cute educational toy but, hey, she's my great granddaughter and needs embroidery. I had these tiny little totes that are a perfect size for a 2 year old. I think the monogram is cute and she is like a big girl and has her own purse. What I don't understand is why I have such a hard time photographing purple? It either turns out blue or in this case, every photograph is a different shade of purple.</div>
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Here is another example of the problem photographing the color purple. But didn't this market basket turn out nice? I used gold poly thread but outlined the name in gold metallic thread. It turned out beautiful and the customer is very pleased.</div>
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I saw this on the internet and thought it would make a great embroidery design. I wanted to list it in our Etsy Store on something and decided to put it on a white tee shirt. Yes, it is listed in our Etsy Store. Photography just isn't my best suit. I put the completed tee shirt on my hoop-it-all and those holes and buttons and labels and thingamajigs all showed through the white tee. I ended up folding the tee shirt and taking the pictures that way. Then I gave the tee shirt to George as an early Christmas present. Such a good wife. LOL.</div>
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A young gentleman brought over a Thermos lunch bag and wanted me to embroider his sister's initials on the straps for Christmas. My instructions were a script monogram with pink thread and very girly font. So, I did exactly as instructed. Today he came by and said he cannot read the letters and wants me to embroider printed letters on the other side of the straps. I'll do as the customer wants.</div>
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Just browsing through many monograms, lettering, and fonts that I have on my computer, I saw that I actually put this font together for a sampler but never stitched it out. The reason, I'm sure, is because the whole thing is about 150,000 stitches. Nevertheless, I did this today. The letters are 2" tall and I'm completely blown away by the beautiful detail in these letters.</div>
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<br />Cajun Stitcheryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00366204507425448687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560249260647512621.post-22442108475142939882014-11-09T20:32:00.001-06:002014-11-09T20:32:11.104-06:00Young People of TodayTo say I am addicted to Pinterest would be an understatement. Sitting in front of the computer for hours at a time scrolling from one picture to the next is my usual activity in the evenings. Of course, my favorite is looking at embroidery and sewing. Frequently, I will "visit" the various web sites. It just amazes me the amount of information available. And I'm not talking about junk. There is some really good information.<br />
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I learned to sew by watching my mother. Most of my childhood she would make my clothes. When I began high school she would ask my sister and me if we wanted her to make our new school clothes or go shopping. My sister always went shopping for her clothes. I always asked Mama to make my clothes. We would go to the various sewing and fabric stores and sit for hours going through pattern books. Once we found the patterns we wanted, we would shop for the fabric. At home Mama would start cutting out the pattern pieces and we would pin and cut the fabric. Then away she went stitching everything together. Nothing looked home made. <br />
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Eventually, I left home and got married and began my own life in another state. One Christmas my husband bought me a new sewing machine. That was in 1975 and I am still using that sewing machine today. However, I stopped sewing for many years because I couldn't figure out how to get the tension right. Once the internet became available, one of the first things I looked up was how to set the tension on a sewing machine. A website popped up and voila, the article answered my question. Wow!<br />
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Now there are people who never knew a time without the internet. That is so amazing to me. They have had answers to all of their questions for their entire life.<br />
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It is refreshing to see on Pinterest so many young people interested in self-sufficiency. Reminds me of the 1960's and 1970's. Young people interested in sewing, whether it is on a machine, by hand, crocheting, knitting, embroidery or tatting is just wonderful. So many people today don't know even how to hem their pants. It fills my heart to see so many young people today using their creativity to make things they need. They are using their inquisitiveness (not sure that's a word) to find out how things were done in days gone by and using that knowledge to apply the practices to today. I love all of the items they can make out of pallets and even empty toilet paper cardboard. I applaud each and every one of those young people.<br />
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Let me make a little contribution here, for whatever it is worth. One of the first things my mother taught me to make on a sewing machine was pot holders. Pot holders are a great first project. <br />
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1. Take 2 pieces of cloth. Cut them together (one on top of the other) in the shape you want your pot holder. Square is the best choice. Trust me on this.<br />
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2. Find some scrap material and place the scrap fabric, flat and smooth, between the 2 pieces of cut fabric, as though you are making a sandwich. However thick you want your pot holder is the deciding factor in how much scrap material to place between your fabric.<br />
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3. With your fabric sandwich together, pin the entire thing together using straight pins.<br />
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4. Cut off any of the scrap fabric sticking outside the top and bottom square (or whatever the shape is) so everything has a nice edge.<br />
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5. Now you are going to sew on the machine. Choose your thread and fill your bobbin. Sew diagonal lines evenly spaced across the fabric sandwich. If you have too much fabric filling, you may have a tough time sewing through all of the layers. <br />
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6. Turn the pot holder-to-be to the opposite angle and sew diagonal lines evenly spaced throughout the fabric sandwich. This should create a cross hatched look.<br />
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7. Now sew around the edges, not too close to the edge, probably 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch. Just a straight line around the edge.<br />
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8. If there is fabric sticking out, trim it off. If your pot holder got a bit out of shape, square it up, again.<br />
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9. At this point you need to finish the edges of the pot holder. You can hem around but that might get too thick. Ideally, you should apply bias tape which you can get anyplace that sells sewing notions. Open the bias tape, which is folded over 4 times. Match the edge of the bias tape to the edge of the pot holder with the folded portion toward the inside of the fabric. Pin in place all the way around leaving extra at the beginning and end. Fold a length, any length, of the bias tape onto itself so the end edge has a hemmed look, then sew all the way around on the first crease of the bias tape. You will sew through the bias tape and through the edge of the pot holder. At the end, leave a length, long enough for a loop. Just let the end hang out there for now.<br />
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10. Fold the bias tape over onto the back of the pot holder. The middle crease on the bias tape will be your pot holder edge. If the middle crease isn't reaching the edge, then trim the pot hold closer to the seam until the middle crease of the bias tape can fold and create the edge. Turn the bias tape onto the back of the pot holder. Leave the last section of the folded bias tape folded to give a pretty hem like edge to the bias tape. Pin around the pot holder. Sew the bias tape just on the inside of the last edge of the bias tape. As you finish sewing the bias tape around the pot holder, continue onto the last length of tape that is hanging out there, sewing it closed. Leave enough to turn the end onto itself for a hem look and tack the end onto the pot holder.<br />
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Clear as mud, right? Okay, not the best tutorial in the world but it is what I can do. Maybe someday I'll add photographs. The whole point is this is a first sewing lesson kind of thing. Don't even expect to get it right the first time. As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. Keep doing it over and over until you get something you would call a pot holder.<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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Chenille is the topic today. Do you remember times gone by when you would
drive down the road to see chenille bedspreads hanging on the side of the road
for sale in little mom and pop roadside stands?
Chenille has a pretty interesting history. </div>
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There is some controversy about the beginnings of
chenille. Some believe it began hundreds
of years ago with the French knot technique of embroidery. Chenille is French for caterpillar. Move forward to the 1700’s. Alexander Buchanan is credited with
introducing chenille to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Scotland</st1:country-region>
by weaving a leno fabric (a strong, sheer, weaved fabric) and cutting that
fabric into strips to create chenille yarn.
This chenille yarn was then made into soft, fuzzy shawls.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0lhAamGqUu8/VDRF9VgHQpI/AAAAAAAAIik/eQ7CYU3c7_c/s1600/IMG_20141006_091526871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0lhAamGqUu8/VDRF9VgHQpI/AAAAAAAAIik/eQ7CYU3c7_c/s1600/IMG_20141006_091526871.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div>
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This technique was refined over the years. In the 1890’s Catherine Evans of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dalton</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
revived the chenille and candlewicking embroidery technique into hand tufted
bedspreads which she sold locally. She
used strips of cotton sheeting to make her tufted bedspreads. Her little cottage industry took off. In order to fill her orders, she hired women
in her community and taught them to make the chenille bedspreads. They would stamp designs onto the sheeting
and fill with the chenille tufting. By
1918 her business grew to such an extent that she took on a partner and sold
chenille items to retail stores up and down the east coast. Many families in this area survived the Great
Depression by making and selling chenille bedspreads by setting up roadside
stands and offering their bedspreads for sale.</div>
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The popularity of chenille has been revived
several times since the days of Catherine Evans. Eventually, the chenille process in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Dalton</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">GA</st1:state></st1:place>
became carpeting. In fact, 90 percent of
worldwide wall-to-wall carpeting production is done within a 30-mile radius of <st1:city w:st="on">Dalton</st1:city>.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W8k3wKK6d-0/VDRFaV7037I/AAAAAAAAIh8/2wIu3R1Uxso/s1600/IMG_20141001_141932468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W8k3wKK6d-0/VDRFaV7037I/AAAAAAAAIh8/2wIu3R1Uxso/s1600/IMG_20141001_141932468.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>
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You may be asking what this has to do with Cajun
Stitchery and custom embroidery. The
answer is that Clothilde has learned how to make chenille. The “micro” chenille created on the
embroidery machine is the chenille found in varsity letters. In fact, Clothilde can make varsity
letters. Let’s not limit Clothilde to
just varsity letters, though. Many
monograms and letter styles, as well as other designs, can be digitized into
chenille stitches. The beauty is that
chenille provides a texture to the monogram or design and the little yarn tufts
do not pull out like they used to do on the bedspreads.</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yS79Wm4-DJM/VDRFcPFDEjI/AAAAAAAAIiE/TaaOQQ2EF6A/s1600/IMG_20140929_121441198_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yS79Wm4-DJM/VDRFcPFDEjI/AAAAAAAAIiE/TaaOQQ2EF6A/s1600/IMG_20140929_121441198_HDR.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>
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Cajun Stitchery’s Etsy store is having a big
sale. These items have been slashed up
to 50% off. Once they are gone, they are
not coming back.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zG2sz845fV0/VDRFI9-0_KI/AAAAAAAAIh0/3zBqpbytkgs/s1600/IMG_20140929_105407223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zG2sz845fV0/VDRFI9-0_KI/AAAAAAAAIh0/3zBqpbytkgs/s1600/IMG_20140929_105407223.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>
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There are also some adorable new baby bib designs
available in our Etsy store. </div>
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This has been a very rough week. Most of the Labor Day weekend was spent
working on a rush order for a left chest logo that was needed on Monday. Tuesday was going to be our Labor Day
holiday. When Tuesday arrived I received
a disturbing call from one of my Nereid sisters telling me that one of our
youngest members was in the hospital.
She suffered from a cardiac arrest Monday morning and had been in an
induced coma ever since because of the time she went without oxygen to her
brain caused swelling in her brain. I
sat at the hospital on Tuesday with the family and one of my fine finned sisters. Although she was still in a coma, the medical
staff was bringing her out of the coma.
I was able to visit with her, although she was still comatose. The medical staff brought her out of the coma
on Wednesday morning and the neurologist was able to perform an EEG which
revealed a complete lack of brain activity.
Since one of her brothers suffered from kidney failure and was on
dialysis, the family decided that her kidneys should be donated to him. The protocol for that procedure took a day or
two and turned out that they were not a match.
The family then decided that her kidneys, and other salvageable organs
would be donated and she would be able to help at least 3 additional
people. She was taken off of life
support this past Friday at noon.</div>
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Needless to say work was not a top priority this
week.</div>
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A few orders did come in from our Etsy store
which, of course, were filled and shipped.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOMWrXf1f9abts767a4spAVGToPp0hjq8ZbBbfEk5aK9-w0oLVAG3uphodkoM1Esnjzu2QmnpziGzaaT64fjfLTAUtUYiXTAYIlsZdI0SWwB3eKC964j_vN0wpKkGmEb9ec0nL0NgQ8k/s1600/IMG_20140901_154958668_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOMWrXf1f9abts767a4spAVGToPp0hjq8ZbBbfEk5aK9-w0oLVAG3uphodkoM1Esnjzu2QmnpziGzaaT64fjfLTAUtUYiXTAYIlsZdI0SWwB3eKC964j_vN0wpKkGmEb9ec0nL0NgQ8k/s1600/IMG_20140901_154958668_HDR.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>
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This weekend I have gone through all of the items
in our Etsy store and placed 94 items in a <st1:city w:st="on">Sale</st1:city> category. A lot of the sale items are marked down at
least 50%. If you are looking for
Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers, please browse around the store.</div>
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This year we have had a few issues with the post
office not delivering our items. The
only way I know to track through the mail is via priority mail. The policies in our Etsy store have
changed. The default is 3 day priority mail,
and first class mail upon request.
Shipping to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>
remains the same, first class mail, because priority mail is outrageously
expensive to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>.</div>
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Another addition to our Etsy store are a few fall
and Halloween items. Only a couple of
Christmas items have been listed at this time but I do plan to list more.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSJf_1jyW94/VAy1rPMX_AI/AAAAAAAAIgA/8poTuxmGIcM/s1600/IMG_20140903_121103980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSJf_1jyW94/VAy1rPMX_AI/AAAAAAAAIgA/8poTuxmGIcM/s1600/IMG_20140903_121103980.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div>
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All in all, I just want to get rid of the old
stuff in order to make room for newly created new stuff. As always, I am open to ideas and
critiques. So, bring it on. What do you like about the shop and your
shopping experience? What don’t you
like? Got any ideas on improvements?</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n4n0gI147ag/VAy19P5Y_jI/AAAAAAAAIgQ/AZFtDewYViE/s1600/IMG_20140905_101348699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n4n0gI147ag/VAy19P5Y_jI/AAAAAAAAIgQ/AZFtDewYViE/s1600/IMG_20140905_101348699.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div>
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George found two old dining chairs that were left
over from the previous homeowner or somehow got in our garage. He took the seats off and painted the chairs
white, at my request. I plan to recover
the seats with, of course, embroidery. I
just have to decide on the design. You
can never have too much seating.</div>
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Last year I was looking for large bolts of fabric
to make curtains for the studio. I found
an online site out of <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state>
that seemed to have what I needed. All I
wanted was plain, white muslin. I
purchased 100 yards of plain, white muslin and received a fabric that did not appear
to be muslin. It turned out that it was
100% polyester muslin. That was pretty
difficult for me to understand. In my
mind, muslin is a 100% cotton fabric. I
went back to the site and found they offer 100% cotton muslin and 100%
polyester muslin. After a little
research I found that you can purchase about any kind of fabric you want in
polyester or a poly-blend. The polyester
fabric is, of course, cheap. The truth
is that I’ve just about used up my 100 yards of white polyester muslin on a
myriad of items. It is strong but doesn’t
have the nice cotton feel to it.
However, it goes against my “all natural” side. I later purchased 75 yards of 100% cotton,
red muslin from the same company and I am satisfied with that purchase. I really like the company because although
they are the middle man, they state that they purchase only from mills in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>. Their fabric is all made here.</div>
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The same issue appeared recently when I purchased
chiffon scarves from a different wholesaler.
The caption stated that they were 100% chiffon. When they arrived, I found them to have the
same feel as chiffon. The tag says “100%
poly – Made in <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>.” I suppose they are 100% poly-chiffon.</div>
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