Sewing Projects

This week, I've been trying to cram in lots of family time with granddaughter and her parents. They go back to Nova Scotia on Sunday. I did finish a lovely fleece robe for Gale and started a small embroidered snowman wall hanging. And, I have started making more Shimmer Ornaments for the Wholesale Show in February.

Since I have nothing to show you today, have a look at these projects:

• Mug or Can Organizer 
• Fat Quarter Projects 
• Bento Box 
• Round Nesting Boxes 
• Fabric Baskets 
• Lots of Tutorials 
• Open Wide Zipper Pouch Tutorial 
• Snippets 

  This snowman is from Sandy Point, NL - my brother's place!  
                                 

New Shimmers

I mentioned a few days ago that new shimmers were in the works. Well, here they are:

Fabric

When I visited It's Sew Time, in Elemsdale, I forgot to show you the piece of fabric I purchased. Since I've been doing some red work (using blue floss), I thought this piece just might fit in with that.
What do you think? It's difficult to tell that the background is more white than it appears. I might do some hand stitching on some of the snowmen or use the fabric as is. I haven't quite decided what I will do with it, but I had to have it.

Mo'Man

NO, I didn't misspell the title! My little granddaughter can say 'snow' and 'man' but when she puts them together, it turns out mo'man. She is totally into the snow thing so I decided to make one for her.

I sketched out several images and decided on a front facing one. The black hat is cut from a piece of my 'fantastic' fabric. I used a black base and layered it with different yarns and fibres. Then it was stitched with black Sulky Sliver thread. I also used white felt and scraps of batiks.

Enjoy the links to other snowmen!
Free snowmen patterns from With Heart and Hands
Snowman
Seasonal Series
Quilt Inspiration - lots of snowmen
Snowmen Ornaments
Holiday Patterns for Embroidery - some snowmen
Ho Ho Snow

Before stitching

After stitching

Mo'man