Miscellaneous embroidery items done

Whilst finding my feet with the new Luminaire by taking it one step at a time, I caught up with some orders on my Brother Innovis 4000 (lovingly called Boetie - the Afrikaans for Brother).

My friend from Clover and Stitch, Ansulet, asked me to compile all the parts necessary for a biscornu pincushion for a friend of hers.  So, I embroidered the two parts and added stuffing, ribbon and a tassel with which she can now complete the biscornu on her own time.

Pattern Biscornu 2 available from Artistic Designs

My husband wanted two bookmarks, and as the frame can do 3 at a time, I stitched 3 and gave the third one to the young girl to whom I donated my mother's Elna 2004 .

I also digitized and stitched a logo for a fellow bowler of my husbands bowling club.

I completed this cute frog a few weeks ago which I received a few years back halfway done by a woman who had since died.

I also made a baby statistic bear for a friend of mine's first grandson.

Design from Ofnah Embroidery Designs

A spit cloth was also stitched on Saturday with a crochet border added yesterday by friend Magda and delivered today.

Yes, again this adorable little elephant from Appliquetion Station

Amazing what one can achieve in just one day just staying seated behind the machines. Feels like it's been a long time since I had the luxury of stitching away, but that's just because life happened.  With the new Luminaire I had to split my sewing room into two rooms to accommodate both Brothers.  I also had to do an over hall of my closet as I am starting working fulltime on the 1st of April and was in serious need of office clothes.  Luckily friend Magda stepped in and helped by doing some alterations as well as stitching some jackets to wear over the sleeveless dresses.  I now also have to spend some time acquainting myself with Autocad 3D so that I can at least use the program efficiently.

On top of that I have to finish the quilts destined to be exhibited at the Bloemshow as well as finishing 4 blocks of the Bernina challenge I am partaking in before the end of the month.  And my shop needs some new designs as well.  So much to do and so little time...

Spit cloths

Did some spit cloths for a new baby as well as embroidering some crosses and monograms for our friendship group named Amistad (Spanish for friendship).  And buying other background fabric for my heart quilt after my choices was shredded to pieces by my fiends. 😀

After having twin daughters 3 years ago, their parents was blessed by a boy.  They ordered the spit cloths in December but with my machine broken at the time, I was unable to embroider them in time.  But they are done now and will be on their way tomorrow.

I embroidered some crosses for some of my friends who joined our quilting group later and missed out on these beautiful bookmarks.  I always embroidered them in white, but use a beige this time and I think they look better than the white one's.  You be the judge.

The white one

and the new beige one.

I also visited all of the local quilting shops in vain to try and find two coordinating background fabrics and settled with only one background.  I also bought a yellow/orange/gold piece just to brighten up all of the dark colors.  Below are my new selection.

Birthday presents for group

This year I decided to embroider a bookmark for each of the the Rotary Cutters quilters.  I can't remember where I downloaded this well digitized and gorgeous free design which doesn't come undone as so may free standing lace designs sometimes does.

I added this inspirational verse as well as a chocolate bar:

The Word is like  bread, every chapter is a slice and every verse a bite.  Prayer is your butter and praise your jam.  You don't have to eat dry bread ever again when you make Gods word your own and invite the Holy Ghost into your heart.