Mason! My socks don't match!

Last year I made a set of Christmas stockings for a family that is close to my heart. Each couple had different prints from the next, but all the fabrics were coordinating. One of the couples was expecting and so after the birth of their son, I took the fabrics that made up each of the families stockings and combined them into a stocking for the newest member....I have yet to deliver this stocking, but I know it will get there before Santa arrives!!!

I have had this stocking hanging in my sewing room; I've been looking at it for months and wondering how the boy will spend each of his childhood Christmas Eves and hope that this piece will be a part of them. It prompted me to make a few more for this years craft fair. I did add to the fabric choices and combinations as the scraps would only go so far!!

cozy treats

Three flannel stockings ready for Santa to fill. These 100% cotton flannel stockings are lined, batted, quilted and ready to hang by the chimney with care....

if you squint your eyes it looks pretty....

This fabric reminded me of being a child and laying on the sofa at Christmas time and squinting my eyes while looking at the tree.....all the lights and reflections of the ornaments blurring into round balls of light.....the flip side is a subdued green and white stripe with a small red print.

Is it see scallops or eye candy?

Either way, these aprons are retro just like the last batch. This set is scalloped edge and reversible. This first apron is appropriate for the upcoming holidays with one side covered in red and white peppermint candies and the other in an equally festive stripe. Half round pocket is self lined.

I particulary like how the contrasting fabric just peeks out from underneath as the scallop edges move....

Ruffles in the breeze

These half aprons are so ingrained as a memory. Never quite these fabrics, but the feeling is still there! Trying to get out of the house while the massive dehumidifiers are running, I stepped outside yesterday and today to photograph. Today was a bit more breezy than yesterday and that only made my ruffles happier! Scallops are next! Stayed tuned.....

roll that crust baby

"Pie, pie, me oh my,Nothing tastes better, wet, salty and dry. Apple and pumpkin and mince and black bottom,I’ll come to your place every day if you’ve got ‘em.Pie, me oh my, I love pie."

I think of Grandma making pies

These aprons are so cool! Some time ago I purchased a large lot of vintage patterns off of ebay. This pattern from 1946 was in the box. I love the style, probably because it reminds me so much of my Grandma Faria! I purchased the 'retro' 30's fabric too many years ago to admit, but it was specifically for this pattern.....good things come to those that wait.

Back yoke button and tied at back waist; single layer fabric with bias cut bound edges.

Tospy Turvy Upside Down

These Ladies seemed to be a bit surprised at having their photos taken!! Always wanting to add something different to each show I opted for these upside-down dolls. Searching online I discovered that most parts of the country call them topsy-turvy dolls. These are modeled after a doll that my Nana Grace had for many years.

Each doll has a 'working' side and 'party' side. Their clothes are 100% cotton, hair is acrylic yarn ~ except for the red head who is adorned with thin strips of polar fleece that are curled! They are filled with polyester fiber fill. Each lady has one of a kind couture!

Always afraid to make a mistake, I drew one face, scanned and printed it onto transfer paper. Next batch I think will be hand done!!