Finished the Free Standing Lace 3D dragon fly. I will be making this into a pin. Really liked the way this turned out. When I have some time I am going to try to make a 3D butterfly. These are much easier to do than I thought they were.

Now that I have been working on making friends with my embroidery machine I have gotten a few towels done. These I will be taking to the craft fairs with me this coming summer and fall.

While I was getting my other sewing done yesterday, I was stitching out the sides and bottom of the first Free Standing Lace Bowl I have ever made. I am not sure if I will make another one or not. It turned out fine, but not sure I can find a use for it. I don't need to have a bunch of them sitting around that I have no idea what to do with. This one being my first

I will find a nice place for.

So far I like the Free Standing Lace ornaments the best.

I have not used my embroidery machine this much since I got it in 2006. But I will be using it now!

There is no way you can make just one of these, they seem to grow on you. This one sits next to my computer guarding it from the cat. Each one seems to have it's own personality...Thanks Sadie for sending me the link to this little cutie.

My first attempt at free standing lace. I think they will be so nice in the Easter cards I will be sending out this year.

My embroidery machine and I are bonding....

Gee, here it is March already. Seems like it was just the beginning of the new year, I have so much to finish, and time just seems to be slipping away. I am learning a new skill, making free standing lace on the embroidery machine. It is being taught on a yahoo group I am on. Very much fun and very interesting. The "class" will last the whole month of March. I have started to look for patterns to use in the class.
I think my embroidery machine and I are becoming friends.

This cute little candle mat was made by a talented 11 year old sewing student. Her first attempt to lean to do pleating.

I have had this pattern a long time, but just could never seem to find time to do it. I think the pattern is from a blog somewhere, got the link from a friend, then lost it then found it again, and decided I better make it before I lose the pattern I printed out. This year I plan to make some of the patterns I have found here and there that at the time I really thought were cute...Need to stop saving more and start doing the ones I have. Since I have had a lot of requests for this pattern I am including the location of the blog I got it from...So here you go

http://www.lollychops.com/lollychops/2008/11/abraham-owl.html

Finally dusted off the embroidery machine, and decorated a fleece throw for a family member for her birthday. It was difficult to arrange the throw so you could see all the corners.
I picked snowmen and flakes, because she lives in Florida, and it has been getting a bit chilly there lately, chilly by their standards any way. And I figured she has enough stuff with tropical scenes on it. She used to live in Wisconsin, so she remembers the snow...

Isn't it pretty....