Just wanted to share with you our joy over our new grandbaby.   Effie Gabrian Brock was born this morning by scheduled C-section and weighed in at 10 lbs 2 oz.  The nurses kiddingly talk about the “toddler” on their unit!   It was a difficult pregnancy and we are all so happy he made it here and is healthy and beautiful.   To celebrate his arrival, there will be some free designs posted in the yahoo group as well as sent out with the upcoming newsletter.  So if you aren’t signed up yet, you may want to do so before the weekend.  (Different designs for the two groups.)  Here is part of what I am planning.

Talk to you soon again.

Monika

This is probably my favorite kitty out of my recent digitizing.   Eliana LOVES her new kitty sweatshirt and I think the photo where she looks down at the kitty and the kitty seems to look up at her is precious.  See those bangs on Eliana?  Well…. she didn’t have those last week!  Her brother decided that she would look better with bangs and so he helped “beautify” her – much to his mother’s shock.   She also just acquired glasses so she has an all new look to her – and she is oh so precious to us.   She is rather tall for just turning 4 in a couple of weeks and so she asked me yesterday “Grandma, am I going to be some kind of giant when I grow up?”  Little sweet thing – I don’t think so!!

The new design should be in the shop shortly.

I know that some of you are waiting for the boy applique alphabet.  I am going to try and get it done by November but I am not sure I can with all that’s going on right now.  I have more baby things to make for the new grandchild and our daughter needs more help now and right after her scheduled C-section.  We’ll see what happens.  You all know I love digitizing and it’s my “relaxation”.

Take care and God bless and thanks for stopping and reading my blog.

Eliana’s birthday is just around the corner and she has asked grandma for a kitty dress with jacket.  So, here it is.  I have had a lot of fun designing and digitizing this outfit and now hope it will fit and she will like it.  I guess I’ll find out!   The pattern is a Portabellopixie pattern called “Claire”.  I used the jumper pattern, it comes in dress form, too.  Great photo instructions, easy to follow.  The designs are mine and are being sold in the store right now.  The fabric is from Hancock’s.

I have one more kitty applique design that I digitized for Eliana.  I will post it tomorrow, hopefully.

I recently started home schooling one of our granddaughters and it has been a wonderful experience.  We are using the public school curriculum K12 and while some would not consider that home schooling, I still do.  There are so many opportunities for conversation and input of our own personal views.  I would not want to miss it for anything.  Saarah and I are having some very special times together and I treasure every minute of it.  We are doing it for one year.  Her Mom and Dad are wanting to move within the next year and did not want to submit her to the trauma of changing schools.  So for one year I have this very special time with her and I will treasure every minute of it.

And,  of course, I will have to make some designs to show my enthusiasm for home teaching.  You knew that, didn’t you?

I am letting you have a little peak into what’s coming up.  Are there any other home schoolers out there?  I hope so because I am having a lot of fun making these designs.

Well, I just wanted to share what’s taking up half of my day these days.  So my digitizing might slow down some, but it’s well worth it to me.  Keep checking my site – you never know.  I don’t sleep so well at night anymore and there are nights when I digitize just to “calm down” and be able to go back to sleep.

Don’t forget to join my yahoo group.  The free designs there will be taken down after a while and replaced with new ones.  Some of those designs will be put up for sale later on.

Talk to you later.

Monkia

I just finished this wallhanging and little door pillow for our oldest grandson, Siddiq.  He no longer wishes to be called “Siddiq” but rather Sid and has made it very clear that should I ever embroider his name on anything again that it needs to be Sid.  Grandma is trying.  It’s hard to break the habit of 9 yrs of calling him Siddiq!   He is really “into” fishing and various animals.  He has about 30 books from the library on various nature things.  He caught a small snapping turtle and if you look closely, you will see it on the bottom of the wallhanging.  I should have taken a little darker thread, but alas…  it’ll have to do.  I also put the Bunny too close to the border, so his little tail got partly covered by binding!  I am sure if you look closely you’ll find other things that could have been done better.  But I can honestly say it was a labor of love.

The applique letters will be going up for sale fairly soon as well as some boy add ons.  Keep watching!

Enjoy your hobby.  I certainly do.