| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Dec 28 2005 : 10:34:42 PM
I have had some fun making up these little pin cushions..
this one is my favorite:
I used some tea dyed muslin scraps from pillows I made for Christmas...I think I will make some more.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Kate |
Posted - Jan 12 2006 : 08:58:22 AM
The little pillows are really cute. Megan and I learned how to sew yesterday and we both made pillows. Megan made a little one for her friend’s baby and I made one for my mom. They were really fun and I feel so accomplished. Great little projects!!
~Kate
Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.....unless they are spelling mistakes. |
| GardenWitch |
Posted - Jan 11 2006 : 4:34:00 PM
I want to make myself one that says "domestic goddess" ... and an apron to match ... and if my artistic talents are up to it a little picture of a goddess in an apron ...
Want want want ... I'm going to have to drop some hobbies ... or inherit some money so I can quit my day job.
P.S. The flower power one is my favorite ...
To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves. --Gandhi
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jan 07 2006 : 6:04:35 PM
Oh Patricia..I am so glad you liked it! Take care of yourself!
Rebekka..I am so glad you liked yours too..and I adore the stuff you sent!! How fun!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 07 2006 : 4:42:34 PM
Jenny, thanks again for the lovely little pin pillow. It came at a time when it was much appreciated and really cheered me up. It has a place of honor on my dining table.
Love,
P
Happy Wishes! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jan 07 2006 : 4:19:28 PM
Oh..I love it Jeanne..that is the next one I will make..thanks!! Some days I can think of stuff like crazy and other times I just sit there and can't think of a thing to put on one. I have made a couple that I am not so sure about..they were on those stupid days. I made one with a little tree and it says "the mighty oak" and after I finished it I just thought..hmmmm that was just dumb!
I got a big ziploc bag full of sawdust from husband today..he was cutting wood and I just begged him to save me some..and I have been filing some with lavender and mint and chamomile..I had a big old bag of chamomile from another project..it smells great in my family room now where I have a basket of them sitting. I am having fun.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jan 07 2006 : 4:10:07 PM
Jenny - your little pin pillows are wonderful. How do you do it all? Thanks for the photos!
How about this for a saying on some of them...."be my pin pal"
"Sell cleverness and buy wonder" |
| GardenWitch |
Posted - Jan 07 2006 : 3:53:19 PM
These are so great! Uh-oh, not another idea ...
Actually I make little lavender pillows already, but I like the idea of some stuffing and making a pin cushion ... and I can embroider, I'm slow at it because I don't do it often but my grandma taught me when I was a little girl and I never forgot how ...
I looooooove my grandma, she's the sweetest thing in the world ... I might make her one of these, she sews and I think she'd LOVE it!
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| Julia |
Posted - Jan 06 2006 : 9:04:22 PM
Thanks Jenny, I guess it is time to brew some tea! 
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Shirley |
Posted - Jan 06 2006 : 6:09:36 PM
well Jenny , I had never heard of it until I took a cray quilt class in I think nov. and we used it to make straight lines on the CQ pillow to embroidery nice lines and then dab a little water on the back and it dissolves, but just put it in the bobbin. My hands were sweating when we did that and it kept going limp in my hands. but finally got it in the needle.
Its interesting stuff. but you have to put it back into a seals plastic baggie when storing it.
Shirley |
| Rebekka Mae |
Posted - Jan 06 2006 : 4:52:57 PM
Jenny- Oh what a treat to open up the pin pillow tonight!!! It is so very sweet and I do not know how you parted with it! I have the seeds too- they all came together- funny. At this rate I will have little bits of you ALL over the house. I am glad you got your package too, let me know how it all works out.
Love, Rebekka |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jan 06 2006 : 2:34:29 PM
I have never even heard of wash away thread. Sounds like something I should never have around..I would get mixed up for sure. I think the blanket stitch is a fabulous idea...I hope that works..bet it will be cute too!!
That is a bummer though!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| Shirley |
Posted - Jan 06 2006 : 1:36:59 PM
BUMMER!!
I was half way through sewing a apron couple days ago.The bobbin ran out. Went to refill it and discovered that I had wash away thread in the bobbin .Now this wasnt to bad because I could resew all those seams on the apron.
BUT the little pincushion pillows are all sewed up and stuffed, booohooo.
so cant you just see them go poof if someone gets them wet.LOL
soooooooo now I have to resew them all over to. :(
My friend Robin(shepherdess)also on here suggests I blanket stitch around them, which is what I will do.
And with our wet rain we are having around here they are probably working there way loose as we speak. ROFL
shirley |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jan 02 2006 : 9:34:18 PM
I do it a little dark at first and then to set it I use hot water. If I want it less spotty I wash it in warm water..and it does get a little less. Not too much though.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| Julia |
Posted - Jan 02 2006 : 9:25:56 PM
Hey Aunt Jenny, when you tea dye do you have to use someting to set the tea? I was just wondering, if you make something that would have to be washed, does the washing lessen the tea stain. Julia V.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jan 01 2006 : 4:34:25 PM
YOu have to post them on another place first...I don't get why..but thats the way it is. I use Photobucket..you go there and can access any downloaded pics on your computer and then once you have the album with the pics you want to post on it, you can post the pictures from there..they each have an URL then. I know there are instructions somewhere on the forum (I think in the technical help section..whatever that is called) that tells you what to do once you get them on Photobucket..or whichever one you use..If I can do it you can for sure!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| jenny louise |
Posted - Jan 01 2006 : 12:15:09 PM
Those are so cute, jenny.
Shirley, I did get a digi cam for christmas and have attempted posting a pic on here twice! My hp thingy on the puter says it is sent but i come on here and i can't find it. Sheesh! I know when i finally figure it out, it will seem so simple! Right now i just feel like a lost child...help us out guys!
Jenny |
| Shirley |
Posted - Dec 30 2005 : 12:46:47 PM
....would love to see yours Shirley!
I have a digital camera, but have not the leastest idea how to ever put pics on here, im lucky to be able to figure out how to use the camera. ROFL
shirley |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Dec 30 2005 : 09:09:17 AM
Thats what I figure. Sometimes I make little needle cases or other small things for that sort of gifts and this will be a fun one too. Someone else suggested I put a ribbon at the top for hanging them so they could be used to hang on the wall or a doorknob or peg if wanted...I will do some like that. I did a coulple more last night....would love to see yours Shirley!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| Shirley |
Posted - Dec 30 2005 : 12:02:16 AM
They will be so cute to give to my friends when we get together to , spin,knit,make baskets,quilt, ,girl week ends
shirley |
| Shirley |
Posted - Dec 29 2005 : 11:52:05 PM
Well, I made 6 little pincushion pillows today, just have to stuff and sew up the opening. Im afraid I carried away with the embellishments LOL
they were fun to make
thanks Aunt Jenny
shirley |
| Julia |
Posted - Dec 29 2005 : 9:07:54 PM
Absolutly adorable!! My sil does a lot of tea and coffee dying with her projects. She even adds cinnamon powder to give a yummy smell, plus it adds color. Julia V.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Shirley |
Posted - Dec 29 2005 : 1:18:18 PM
Im off to make some of these. I finished an embroidered farm scene last night.
It had a bunch of little squares and one big one for the middle, either a pillow or wall hanging, havent decided yet, I have to now put the quilt pieces onto it and sew it together. so anyways My stuff is all out for the little pillows. so off I go
If this sounds confusing, its just my confusing way of trying to explain things ROFL
shirley |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Dec 29 2005 : 10:34:15 AM
I can't believe I didn't think of that..my next batch will be fragranced for sure. I have a bag of lavender buds that will be perfect for that! What a great idea! I used to put a little bit of lavender in my dolls I made just since I love lavender so much..it was like sending a little of me out in the world with them..since I grew the lavender and loved it so. Now I havn't been able to get lavender to overwinter here yet, but still grow as much as I can..just as an annual (an expensive annual)
Ooooh...rosemary would be nice too, wouldn't it?
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ |
| Lavender Cottage |
Posted - Dec 29 2005 : 10:08:06 AM
These are great Jenny-I love the sayings and the pillows are so charming with the buttons and all. Are they fragranced? I am thinking a bit of lavender stuffed inside would be nice. Thanks for sharing!
Ellen in MI |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Dec 29 2005 : 09:28:17 AM
Jenny -- these are adorable!! I'm definitely coming for an embroidery lesson!!
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
