Round & Round- Sewing & Traveling!!

If you are like me, you enjoy having something to do with your hands while traveling...that is if you are fortunate enough to be in the passenger seat! Here, on top of my handy atlas (i love my atlas-even though my dear husband & darling daughter both have GPS on their fancy phones-I like the old fashioned visual overview of a GIANT Rand-McNally!) is a pillow I made & embellished....around & around & around!

You can always find endless uses for beautiful vintage pearl buttons! I raided my collection yet again but was entertained for many hours with this pillow!

Here is the built-in door "caddy" (I am thinking that someone should design a better travel holder! maybe a soft one with pockets to hold everything from thread, scissors to buttons?) Sounds like a good project for later!

*Note-I finally finished the pillow & was a little sad to see it go at a recent show...a nice lady purchased it plus 2 other gold ball pillows with buttons & beads to group as a set. At least they have a happy home & will all be together!!

Happy Sewing & Travel!
-EE

Boho Dollmaking

Muslin doll shapes have always intrigued me. You know the craft store variety: made in China, I think. Well, I decided to start making my own, partly to have them when needed for my doll cupcakes (see ilovefiberart index page), but mostly to have new three dimensional objects to embroider & embellish!

This girl is "Go Veggie" Boho girl. I just drew an outline of an inflated stick figure (email or better-yet-blog me & I'll send you pattern!) Then I sewed outline on double fabric, right sides together, leaving opening on doll's side. Turn inside out, stuff & close. I used eyelash yarn for her hair, embroidered bird & tiny embroidered "mixed bag" plus trading beads for her embellishment. Use your favorite quilting or sewing scraps for these...I have made several now in different sizes...I may even string the tiny ones together to make a little angel garland for my tree! (I will post that, of course!)

Happy dollmaking!
-EE

Love to Ride

In honor of this week's Grand Nationals Morgan World Championship horse show & with thanks to my amazing embroidery software & my dear friend Jan Eckardt Butler's fine porcelain horses, these horse themed Mixed Bags are now available*...in store & by special order.

Other breeds & disciplines, even special custom wording available by order. Please email with any questions! elaine@ilovefiberart.com

Thanks & Happy, Healthy Horses!
-EE

*These designs are original & copyrighted by Emmons & Eckardt Studios.

Welcome

happy 2009...
Welcome to ilovefiberart blog! We are excited to start communicating & sharing ideas in sewing & fiber art! For those individuals we met @ International Quilt Festival: Thank you for your patience! We have new patterns & kits, plus your favorites (cupcakes & fruits). First will be Valentine's Day heart pattern & applications......stay tuned for free patterns & new ones to buy, too!