Mending Monday--Kittens

Mending Monday, all about kittens.  This one is so cute I can see it on little pillowslips and bedspreads too. 

Guppies and kittens...

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I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to have a set of towels like these.

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The pads on those little feet make me smile.

I miss cookie jars on the counters.

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A plate full of kitten...sweet as honey for sure.

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But this one seals the deal for me. That Tom and Jerry image of fun. Perfect for a pinafore. Who wouldn't want to play with that elfish mouse?

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To while away the last few hours of car pool lines (the lovelies are out for summer break next Friday!  Yikes...) I have taken to stitching two sets of pattern weights. These are the brunettes.

These are the blondes. This pattern can be found in the fantastic book Zakka Style. It was originally intended to be hand warmers...but pattern weights were far more necessary.

Mending Monday--Clothes Pins

Mending Monday brings a clothes pin bag. Found neatly folded in the pages of the pattern stack. 

I am once again struck by the few sentences that create the primitive patterns of the past. As I can get very lost in today's wordy patterns.

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Simple, charming clothes pin face. 

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(Remember to reverse this image or you will not be spelling SOAP.)

Just a touch of flower work.

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I think you are supposed to fill in the flower head on this one too.

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Loving this image as much as I did I couldn't wait to get stitching.

Favorite fabric (Lori Holt's Millie's Closet) set the colors...

Added ruffle and rick rack. 

She is a sweet addition to my laundry cart from Renee of Sewn with Grace.  I cannot help but think she would look just as cute on an apron. 

Mending Monday--Toddler Quilt

Just when I thought my chores were done I realized it was time to switch out the pansies and put in the summer annuals. However, nothing can be as simple as a trip to the nursery. Lawn mowing and trimming ensued.  Clearly, I feel defeated by a lack of time and energy.  Nevertheless, it is Mending Monday and I couldn't miss another post.

Crib quilts...with the sweetest test image.

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I have tried to iron on these images and they do not work any longer so I have gone to the light box method. 

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Polka dot aprons on kitties!

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I didn't realize Peter Rabbit dug his own carrots.  

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This is the other sweet test image.  I think I am more taken by some of these rather than the patterns themselves. They are doll house size.  

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Enjoy them.

The Gingham Book of Embroidery Part II

This little page is found on the back of each of the color leaflets. The minute I spied that little thimble-man I fell in love. 

 There are not enough feather stitches in my work. This page makes me think I need to add more.

I need said skirt...stat.

Thinking I should practice this stitch on a scrap piece of gingham. Mine have a tendency to grow as I stitch?

Basket bags...with scroll work.  We made those in brownies.

Blanket stitching was my first embroidery stitch. I loved how it sealed the edge of a seam.  It remains a favorite. You can find the pamphlet available for download on my flickr...here.

Gingham Book of Embroidery

For those of you that fear a needle...this one might make you overcome that fear.

I never saw it before but it is perfectly clear now...it is sewing on graph paper!

Five cents a copy.  Prepared by the Educational Bureau of Coats and Clark.

I'm having such trouble trying to figure out which one I need to do first, second, third....

The last half of the pamphlet will come tomorrow. 

Well, go get your needles!

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