For a long time, I have wanted an embroidery machine. I just didn't want to spend the money for one. For my birthday this month, my hubby gave me a brother pe770. I've only had it for a week and there has been a strong learning curve, but it has been so fun using it. I wish I had this when the kids were younger. Now, I have an 18 year old boy and a 20 year old girl who hates all things monogrammed so I am going to have to find others to make cute things for. Thankfully, I have tons of friends who love appliquéd and monogrammed items. I'm sure that my next few posts will be filled with some of my projects so far.
For my very first appliqué project, I made a cute little outfit for my friends's 20 month old daughter to wear to the beach next week. A plain toddler tee from Walmart , a 1/2 yard of $2 polka dot fabric, and a couple hours and I created the cutest shorts set for just under $5.
After I appliquéd the top, I didn't like where I placed it on the shirt. It was centered top to bottom but it seemed too low. Lesson learned! I guess it's like the rule of thirds in photography. I added the ribbon trim to fill in the blank space above the design and I think it made it super girly and cute. Also, after using sew what pro and the true text fonts from Word, I decided I was going to have to buy some fonts. I like the shape of the letters of her name, but not the way they stitched out. Another lesson learned!
I also need some new clothing patterns. I had toddler and baby patterns years ago for my own kids but they are all gone now. I made these shorts from a free pattern on the web. They were a little short in the stride. I guess I need to be watching for a .99 cent pattern sale at hancocks.
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