Poignant Memory Pillow with Embroidery

Poignant Memory Pillow with Embroidery

  My customer sent a shirt that was precious to her. We talked about some aspects of what she wanted done with the shirt. But it is often hard to know what I am dealing with until I receive the shirt. I was surprised at how worn the shirt was. It was threadbare!...
Polo Memory Pillows

Polo Memory Pillows

Pillow-making has continued as a popular way to preserve special memories. I recently completed a batch of mostly polo shirts and thought that a contrast binding would look nice. I’m really happy with the result. I used a simple overlapped opening in the bag....
Annie’s Audrey Hepburn Style

Annie’s Audrey Hepburn Style

Annie has been venturing into all kinds of interesting fashion classes. (Why, oh why, did I study engineering? Not that I am a fashionista. But seeing her creative projects makes me envious that I spent so much time learning calculus, differential equations,...
Grandpa’s Sweater Turned into Cowl and Clutch

Grandpa’s Sweater Turned into Cowl and Clutch

I had the honor of creating two special memory items using a sweater and turkey shirt that belonged to my customer’s grandfather. She wanted a cowl and clutch like the ones I had previously made. We worked back and forth on ideas and settled on using the top...
Babies, Blankets and Big-Time Sports

Babies, Blankets and Big-Time Sports

Spring may not be here anytime soon in Cleveland, but babies are blooming everywhere! How about this sweet little one!!!  She decided to arrive very early and had quite a rocky start. Well, I finally met her last week and she is a doll! My kids were always...