I have always loved embroidery designs with His, Hers, Yours, Mine, and...............

The words Mr.

and Mrs.  like this.............

do you??

Normally, this design would be meant for a set of pillowcases..................

But the carnations., scrolls and french knots..................

as well as the ribbon............caused  me to do something different with them..............

(click on images for a better view)

a set of towels..............for the newly wed..........

or for the guest bathroom. Although I am finished with the stitching, I am thinking about sewing a decorative fabric edging on the bottom.............

what do you think??

Remember this little towel I showed you a few post back?

I love this design............but it seemed to be so small on the bottom of the towel.

So I decided to embroider these sweet little rose buds

all along the bottom half of the towel. It is different, but it is a kind of different I like.

It gives it a nostalgic/shabby chic/ look to it..........

don't you think??

How about you?

Do you tend to start adding small things here or there to a design?

Do you paint them or stitch them on?

Do you enjoy embroidered towels in the bathroom?

I would love to hear!

I came across the path of another little store.................

with various items, new and vintage mixed. Just when I was about to leave without finding a thing, I spotted these two glass swans.

I love swans!

I purchased both as a pair for under $10.00!!

I have been entertaining the idea of embroidering some bath towels with swans, and now that I have found these, the idea is set in motion. Our home has a master bathroom and a guest bathroom. A swan for each! As you can see, the bottom half of this larger swan has been  broken and someone glued it back into place. That is fine with me...........it will be covered in decorative soaps and wont be seen.

The other swan is smaller and I love the design on this..........don't you?

I purchased soap roses, until I can find the shaped soaps and bath balls that I really want.

They work well, I think.

I had embroidered this piece quite a while back. I had meant it to be a dresser scarf for the bathroom.

It is thick enough to serve as a finger towel. I know that there are vintage swan transfers out there, and that is what I truly want to embroider. I will have to do some research.

How about you?

What animal or creature do you love?

A frog or a snail perhaps?

I would love to hear!

It's been a flurry of work in the studio this week...............

From hemming up linens........yes, that's my vintage singer doing the work...........

I love this machine! It never seems to fail me. It is also easy to work on when it decides it wants a break..........

to most of a day being spent drawing and placing designs onto the linens

and of course................there is the stitching................

which I can do all day and way into the night............

and I am also trying to finish embroidery work on a old tablecloth that has a vintage design.

The blooms are slowly coming to life with my embroidery.

 

and then, sometimes, I get side tracked. Some of you do not know that I also have a country/farm blog where I talk about life there and the creatures that live on and around the grounds.............so I did not want you to miss this baby raccoon, that dropped out of it's nest from the ceiling of the well house on the grounds. Luckily, it was not hurt, and I carefully placed it back up into the hole to it's nest................

If you want to read more about this or to visit my other blog just click onto this link

Eggs In My Pocket

 I love hearing from all of you...........so tell me

what are you working on?

Any interesting creatures, dropping in on you?

I would love to hear!

Sometimes, I get so absorbed in my needlework....................

That I get a gentle reminder to stop and pay attention to my cat...........

Salem.

I stepped away for just a moment, to come back and find him lying on my work, with his paw right on my needle, as if to say.............

"enough!.............pet me, and pet me now!!"

How about you?

Do you have a helper in your studio or sewing room, who will not take no for an answer?

I would love to hear!