I have made quite a lot of projects these last few months. Here are the pictures:

Crocheted Dishcloths

Crocheted Drawstring Bag

Crocheted Flowers

Quilted Raw Edge Appliqued Potholder

Double Sided Log Cabin Pillow

Embroidered Wallhanging ( This is what our new machine can do!)

Quilted Hearts Doll Quilt ( I'm still sewing on the binding. I got this pattern from Theresa at www.joyoushome.com. Please visit her website.)

Sewing Caddy

Embroidered Potholder

Embroidered Laundry Bag

Lap Quilt. ( no pictures )

I'm also making a rag quilt (from Theresa's magazine, Seasons at Home), and 2 big quilts.

Here are the pictures from the projects I did in "Needlework Skills Book:1 A Handsewing Primer by Rebekah Wilson".

Lesson 1: 12 Handsewing Stitches - Stitch Sampler

Lesson 2: 17 Embroidery Stitches - Embroidery Pattern

Lesson 3: Gingham Embroidery - Tea/Breadcloth (Top left corner shown. I put Snowflake stitches in all the corners and I did running stitches all the way around. I stitched my name and the year in the top left corner. I will probably be adding more rows of stitches later on.)

Lesson 4: Basic Crochet Stitches - Potholder

Lesson 5: Crocheted Dishcloths Patterns - There are a total of 3 patterns. I did the shell dishcloth.

Lesson 6: Quilted Table Runner

Lesson 7: I am working on a baby bib that is embroidered and quilted with a crocheted edging. The last lesson is hardanger and the project is a pincusion.

Again, please visit her website (hopechestlegacy.com)

P.S. Please pray for us from a loss of our puppy, Luther. He came to our house about 3 months ago and he ate everything. We think he might of died because he ate some poison or some animal that was sick. He died either the night of the 16th or the morning of the 17th (of August).

Last year for my 11th birthday I got "Needlework Skills Book:1 A Handsewing Primer by Rebekah Wilson. This is a great book for you if you want to learn how to hand sew and embroider (and crochet!). There are 8 lessons and each lesson has a project that reviews what you just learned. Right now I'm on lesson 7.   I have pictures of the projects but I'll have to find them in our files. Please visit her website.

We got an embroidery/sewing machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got it Friday. I have been wanting one for sooooooooooooo long. It has 100 patterns on it and comes with free lessons and some discounts along with the lessons. So far I have made the letter "J", Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Sally (from the movie Cars), a butterfly, Ham (from the movie Toy Story), and the word "Mom". It is awsome!

I made some capris for myself a couple weeks ago. Here are the pictures:

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I 've been working on this post and a couple other ones.(Hopefully I can post them soon!)

A couple weeks ago I made a crayon roll thingy. Here are the instructions for my version. The real instructions are here.

1.First I cut two pieces of fabric for the inside and the outside, both 5"x161/2". Then I cut one piece of iron-on interfacing 5"x161/2".  Then I cut one 6"x161/2"  piece of fabric for the pocket.

2. I folded the 6"x161/2" in half with wrong sides together and ironed it.

3. I ironed the interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric I wanted to be the inside.

4. I pinned the pocket onto the piece I wanted to be the inside with the raw edges  together and right sides together. Then I started sewing 1 1/4" away from the fabric, then 1" away from that line. I kept sewing 1" away from the last line except at the end, I left 1 1/4". (look at the picture)

5. I pinned the bias tape in the middle of the end I wanted it on.

6. Making sure the bias tape was in the inside, I pinned the outside to the inside with right sides together and stitched 1/4" from the edge leaving about 3" left in the middle (make sure you sew the bias tape to the pieces!) 

7. Then I turned it right side out and ironed it. I turned in the edge that was not sewn and whipped stitched it. Then I put the crayons in.

Enjoy your crayon roll!

Here are some 18" doll clothes I made.

Here are some matching clothes I made for Allison and her doll.