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  I have a number of old sewing machines that have embroidery stitches.  They were new in 1996. I learned everything by doing. Get out your manual and a look at what needle they tell you to use for embroidery stitching.  Get the kind of thread they tell you to use.  Thread your machine the way the manual tells you. Be sure to put on the right foot on your machine, because you don't want to hit the sides of your presser foot.  It needs to be the one you use for zigzag sewing, so that there is room for your needle to go back and forth, the hole is a slot not just a round hole.  Not a zipper foot.   Your manual will tell you which to put on. Get a piece of batting, and two pieces of fabric. Practice using all of your stitches. This is how I made these holiday hot pads, or centerpieces, or wall hangings, or door designs for in the center of wreaths, whatever you want to call them. They were really my practice pieces, to learn things to do. I just cut...

 I loved making little things for my kids so much that before I had babys I made sets and took them to work.... and then when I had children and they got bigger I made Gift baskets for Church Bazaars and School Fundraisers.... by then I had started doing other things besides sewing so I combined machine sewing with handsewing and embroidery plus craft projects like fabric photo albums that played music and Stained glass night lights and Suncatchers.  I didn't take a lot of pictures but here are some baskets I did for a fundraiser and really they were more about fun for me than anything else..... well maybe I loved thinking of the babies that would be using these items or the moms that would be smiling as the used these items with their little ones.....  In my usual fevered obsession I spent many nights up into the night making these items....   This Frog gift basket had a little of everything besides the booties hanging on top and the bib peeping through with th...

 Baby Buntings and Floor Fun A simple minky blanket is cozy - this is wide diagonal quilted. Leftover minky from gifts, just sew blocks together, baby loves it. This is a pretty simple minky bunting.  Decide the shape-ribbon at bottom is not only decorative but it creates a pocket to put those extra diapers in and misc creams and wipes.  the top shuts with a sewn on bow and a snap or velcro spot so the breeze won't come in. This bunting is fairly easy.  I did quilt the minky and do a velcro shut on wrap.   The sheep are self applique made by satin zig zag around the sheep Just slide the baby in and velcro shut. Always need burpers..and this kind is extra thick This is a Lambie Pie made from different types of Minky and as you can see floor tummy time has a friend along with a basket of soft toys to practice moving on the floor.  I think he likes Lambie Pie, he keeps pinching its cheeks and kissing it. The face is all embroidery. You can make a ball by ...

  This is a coat I made just using the sleeve from some old pattern and just cutting a front and back. Added a button tab on both sides of the front and detachable sleeves.  This looks like wide wale corduroy, but came from the Upholstery Truck Load Sale table.  Great place for experimenting. The collar is snap on from the underside so that I can detach and be cozy in it around the house... then to go out put on the collar and the cuffs are elastisized so I can just slip them on comfortably. I decided to make a matching purse from leftovers. This coat started as a simple reversible berber-sherpa Jacket, from GSTREETFABRICS   Faux Fur collection    This was a reversible berber we had in the Faux Fur section I loved the feather fur, so I added it on top...so lovely and fluffy like bird feathers. I added the fur to both sides so it was reversible fur. Someone saw me and bought it off my back. Sometimes you just need a black fur coat From GStreets Faux Fur...