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In-the-hoop Cookies

The girls love to play with the kitchen that their dad made for them. Their play kitchen isn't tucked away, it is staged in the great room of their house. So, they play with it lots. Each Christmas Andrea has added felt food items to the kitchen. So, for Valentine's day I decided to make decorated...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 02-10-2012
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, embroidery, projects, in the hoop projects, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Gifts, kids, Applique, baby gifts, valentine's day, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, free designs, girls, children, felt food, felt cookies
A Pretty Felt Playhouse -Part 2

Finished! And with a little time to spare. We decided to just button down the sides instead of sewing them. It will make removing it from the table and folding it up for storage a little easier. Kate got to see it during the final fitting since she is doesn't talk much and is too young to remember...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 01-06-2012
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Crafts, projects, gift ideas, Designs, Gifts, kids, Christmas, Applique, babies, baby gifts, handmade, infants, felt, free designs, girls, children, felt playhouse, playhouse
A Pretty Felt Playhouse - Part One

OK. It is the Thursday before Christmas! A few weeks ago my daughter showed me a picture of a playhouse made from felt. It fit over a card table. Very cute and felt is easy to work with. So I planned one for the girls for Christmas. When I showed my drawings with the measurements to Andrea she said it...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 12-22-2011
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, projects, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Gifts, kids, Christmas, Applique, babies, baby gifts, handmade, beginner projects, felt, free designs, girls, children, felt playhouse, playhouse
Going Green - Recycle a T-shirt

A couple of weeks ago, when we were out and about, my oldest granddaughter saw some college girls sporting wide, stretchy headbands with their monograms embroidered on them. Of course, since she thinks that anything the teens do is "way cool" she immediately asked if we could make them. I,...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 12-09-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, projects, going green, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Gifts, Christmas, t-shirts, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, headbands, horse, horses
Gotta Love a Baked Potato

For several years I have seen and heard about bags made to bake potatoes in the microwave. They are touted to produce fluffy, moist baked potatoes. So when I had all the cotton stuff out to make the tortilla warmer I decided to make one and see. Hey, what do you know, it works pretty well. It was the...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 09-16-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Crafts, projects, going green, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Gifts, fabric bags, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, tater baker, baked potato bag, fabric potato baker bag
What's a Tortilla Warmer?

Sometime ago, I saw an advertisement for tortilla warmers and loved the idea. They looked fun and useful but the cost was $8.00 - $12.00 each, depending on the size, plus shipping. "What a great way to use up scraps!" I thought. So, I tore out the ad and saved it. I came across it the other...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 08-26-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Crafts, embroidery, projects, going green, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Cooking, Gifts, fabric bags, easy projects, beginner projects, free designs, tortilla warmer, gluten free recipes
An Oldie but Goodie - Bag Keepers Never Go Out of Style

As you probably know by now we have been slowly trying to go green. So we use cloth bags (see designer bags )for most of our shopping. Even so, we still end up with some of those thin plastic bags from various places. They have some uses such as lining the bathroom trash cans, tying up garbage that needs...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 08-19-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, lettering software, embroidery, grocery bags, bags, projects, going green, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Gifts, Applique, easy projects, beginner projects, free designs, plastic bag keepers, grocery bag dispenser, bag keeper
A Quick Gift for Father's Day

At our house we always seem to be slightly behind and end up cramming to get our father's day gifts done the night before that special day. Sometimes they don't go as planned and we spend a frustrating time figuring out what to do. This year we decided to change this (maybe the rain, rain and...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 06-03-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, embroidery, projects, going green, in the hoop projects, stocking stuffers, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Hot fix crystals, bottle carrier, bottle tote, easy projects, beginner projects, Father's Day, Dad, can cozy, free designs, tags
Keeping It Simple - Owls Are In

I know that I have told you about all the babies that are on their way. And their mother's are now doing the decorating. Many of our daughter's friends have seen her baby's room and when she asked them what they would like as a shower gift several requested the framed names. You can see the...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 04-22-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, jumbo alphabet, lettering software, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Picture frames, Gifts, kids, Applique, babies, blanks, baby gifts, nursery, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, infants
Keeping It Simple - Quick Wristlet Just In Time for Spring

Wristlets are great if you have lots of other stuff to haul around (like kids and diaper bags and laptops...) and don't want the extra weight of a purse. But after a hard winter the ones we have been using look pretty bad so I decided to surprise the girls with new ones this week. I made mu youngest...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 03-18-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, embroidery, totes, bags, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Gifts, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, small tote, monograms, wristlet, purses
Keeping It Simple - Heart Flowers, Burpies and Nursing Covers

Yes, I know - I do lots of baby stuff. I can't help it - my girls and all their friends are at that age and baby things are part of our everyday conversations. And baby items are fun to make. Now muy youngest daughter has four friends due from March to May this year. Last week she was busy making...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 03-04-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Gifts, Applique, babies, baby gifts, nursery, valentine's day, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, burp pads, burpies, infants, burp cloths, free designs
Keeping It Simple - Oh So Popular - Embroidered Photo Blocks

Newborn photo shoots are fun. But what do you do with all those pictures? Here is an idea that is sure to be a hit. At least it has been with my daughter and her friends. Make several using all the letters of the new baby's name for a great nursery decoration. They could stack vertically or sit horizontally...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 02-11-2011
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, Crafts, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Picture frames, Gifts, kids, babies, baby gifts, nursery, easy projects, beginner projects, infants, photo blocks, soft blocks, baby blocks
Keeping It Simple - Show and Tell

I hope your holidays were full of fun with family and friends. I listened to people make their New Year's resolutions the other night. Some were new but many were the same old ones they make every year and find so difficult to keep. So, we talked with the girls about some good goals for the year...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 01-08-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, kids, Applique, babies, baby gifts, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, infants
Quick Coasters in the hoop- Designs Included

Quick Coasters in the hoop- Designs Included Ever need something right now! Well last year one of the charity craft bazaars in my mom's neighbourhood needed lots of little things to fill in. So we made a bunch of these in one night. In sets of 4 of these quick coasters, tied it with a pretty ribbon...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 12-17-2010
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Holidays, coasters, Christmas, Snowflakes, Winter, handmade, easy projects, felt, free designs, snowman, snowmen
Remaking a Sweatshirt

I started this project over a year ago and for various reasons, I did not want to proceed with it. So, I considered my work on this sweatshirt will be an experiment and discovery of what works and what did not. First I took a sweatshirt that I really did not wear anymore and I got some double sided fabric...

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer by pat71896 on 12-13-2010
Filed under: Filed under: projects, Green, Holidays, zippers, butterfly, gift ideas, Quick Projects, sweatshirt, remake, fleece, bear, recycle, winter, Fall Harvest, Cat N Stained Glass, Fall Leaves, reflection

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