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Mother's Day - Year Round

Now that I am a grandmother, I can look back and see what I did right, wrong and strange with my children. We have all had good and bad to deal with. I see my children parenting my grandchildren and am impressed that they do as well as they do. I am very impressed as to how they deal with everything...

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer by pat71896 on Fri, Apr 26 2013
Filed under: Filed under: alphabet xpress, heirloom, Holidays, AlphabetXpress, Mother's Day, colors, Madeira, mom, pillowcase, Alpha Xpress, pillowcases, newborn, mother-in-law, tote bag, grandchildren, free shipping, pillow
Keeping It Simple - Burlap Wreath for Spring

We had our first really nice day here today in what seems like forever. And tomorrow is supposed to be even better. Maybe those 8 foot piles of pushed snow will finally melt. So, with spring in the air the mood struck to create some new things for the front porch. Since I have no car right now I went...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Mar 22 2013
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Crafts, embroidery, projects, going green, Designs, Quick Projects, Applique, handmade, beginner projects, free designs, machine embroidery projects, embroidery projects, wreaths, raw edge embroidery, spring embroidery projects, burlap
Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Cutwork as Applique

This project combines two designs, applique and cutwork used as applique, and is created in the hoop. Add some wording with Alphabet Express and it becomes a unique decoration you can leave up through snow season. Start with Dakota Collectibles MI2021 heart applique as the base. I resized it to fit in...

Posted to Sew Easy by sewblest on Fri, Dec 21 2012
Filed under: Filed under: applique, Catalog Xpress, Sew Easy, alphabet xpress, Dakota Collectibles Christmas Cutwork, Debbie SewBlest, Warm Heart, Cold Hands, in the hoop projects, easy projects, projects
Keeping It Simple - Embroidered Book Slings

Do your kids love to read? Ours do, but keeping track of the library books can be a challenge. And while our daughter was reorganizing their schoolroom area she wanted a reading nook and a place to keep those library books. Here is what we came up with: The original idea came from this site and there...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Sep 14 2012
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, embroidery, projects, Designs, Quick Projects, kids, babies, baby gifts, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, children, pillows, machine embroidery projects, book sling
Keeping It Simple - Create A Fabric Background and Embroider Some JOY

Have you ever just had an idea that kept calling out to you? This is one of those projects. More than a year ago I found this pile of blocks in the clearance section of a local department store. The packages had been broken open and a couple of the lettered blocks were missing. Someone had thrown them...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Thu, Sep 13 2012
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, lettering software, Crafts, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Photo Holders, Quick Projects, Picture frames, Holidays, Gifts, Christmas, easy projects, beginner projects, baby blocks, machine embroidery projects
Keeping It Simple - Pillows with Flapped Edges

Our girls love to read. So much that our daughter is making a special reading nook out of a closet in her schoolroom area. The seven year old, who always wants to add her thoughts to a project brought me a picture. The pillow had these different, flapped edges and she asked if hers could have them on...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Jul 27 2012
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, kids, easy projects, beginner projects, pillowcases, pocket pillows, children, pillows, machine embroidery projects, embroidery projects
Keeping It Simple - Quick and Easy Monogrammed Kindle Cozy

My friend received one of the new smaller Kindles for Mother's Day. She loves crafty things but has little time right now and she just couldn't bring herself to pay the price for the one she liked. As you know I have lots and lots of scraps in my sewing room just waiting for little projects like...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Jun 29 2012
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Crafts, embroidery, bags, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Gifts, fabric bags, handmade, beginner projects, small tote, quick font lettering, Nook case, Kindle case tutorial, Kindle case, E-reader case, Kindle Cozy, machine embroidery projects, embroidery projects
Monograms Made Easy

Monograms are the oldest form of identification in the world, dating back to Greek and Roman times. First used as a form of currency in the barter system, monograms served many roles from indicating social status to serving as a signature for royals and artists. Perhaps most obvious, they identified...

Posted to Sew Easy by sewblest on Sat, Mar 31 2012
Filed under: Filed under: Wedding Gift, Monogram, embroidery gifts, gift ideas, gifts, Sew Easy, fonts, alphabet express, alphabet xpress, heirloom, antique linen, gift, towel, autumn, Debbie SewBlest
Keeping It Simple Storage Cubes Big and Little - Part 2

This sewing room organization may take all year at the rate I am going. It's a great idea to give everything a "home" but I had no idea that I has so much stuff. Anyway I said I would do a tutorial on different ways to make those little fabric cubes. I have to warn you that this is addictive...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Mar 9 2012
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, projects, Quick Projects, fabric baskets, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, boxes, storage cubes, fabric boxes, machine embroidery projects, embroidery projects
Keeping It Simple - Storage Cubes Big and Little - Part 1

Organize, organize and organize some more. I decided to give my sewing room a makeover of sorts. The goal however, is to repurpose as many items as possible without spending much money. Well, this could take all year -that is how bad my room is. But as it comes along I will share what I repurpose. First...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Mar 2 2012
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, totes, bags, projects, Photo Holders, Quick Projects, baskets, resusable baskets, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, boxes, storage cubes, fabric boxes
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 Fri, Jan 6 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
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 Fri, Dec 9 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
Sweet Sweet Shoes

Our baby girl just loves shoes, anyone's shoes will do. She brings them to be put on and clomps around, falling about every other step. She carries them around hugging them like they were baby dolls, pushes them in her stroller and throws them in the trash (then wants them back out of course). It...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on Fri, Oct 7 2011
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, projects, babies, baby gifts, baby clothes, baby shoes, quick font lettering, cloth shoes
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 Fri, Sep 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 Fri, Aug 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

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