Blue Striped Baby Blanket

I absolutely love the shades of blue and green in this striped baby blanket. The front is from a bed sheet of my granny Lucy's stash! The back is a white, softer than you can imagine fabric. The edges are bound with a soft blue satin. On the front, I've embroidered the words, "When You Wish Upon a" with the STAR being that of the Houston Astros for all you baseball fans! There are three rows of decorative stitching to hold the front to the back. Two rows are a large diamond pattern and the other is stars. The blanket is big enough to actually make a great crib blanket and I've got enough fabric remaining that for those of you who are expecting and want a nursery ensemble, I'd love to make that happen!

This adorable blanket is a steal at $45! E-mail me if you're interested!

Cute as Flamenco

This cute little onesie reminds me of a flamenco dress. The skirt is a gathered vibrant stripe print with a deep pink band around the base attached with a ladder stitch.


On the top, are the words "Cute as a" with a real button for a special element. The words are stitched with a vibrant varigated thread to match the stripes of the skirt. It is a Gerber size 3-6 months.


This special onesie can be yours for only $20.

Sweet as Cherries

This adorable onesie has an attached stretch knit skirt with two rows of gathered ruffles.
There are two cherries embroidered on the front of the onesie that have textured fill stitching.
The onesie is Gerber, size 3-6 months.
Contact me to buy this one-of-a-kind onesie for only $20.

Baptismal Layette

In 2005, Paul and I had the privilege of volunteering for World Youth Day held in Cologne, Germany. It was certainly an experience of a lifetime and out of it grew very special friendships. One of those was with Vince & Silvia who live in Parma, Italy. Since 2005, they have visited Texas and we toured Italy with them. Just after our last visit in the fall of 2007, they found out they were expecting a baby.
I wanted to make something very special for little Giulia (Julia). Something that would become a family heirloom and would forever remind her mom and dad of the experiences we shared at WYD2005.
Here it is! A baptism ensemble complete with gown, coat, bonnet, blanket, and pillow.

All pieces are made of cotton batiste adorned with beautiful Venetian lace and finished off with machine embroidery in a very dainty heart and leaf vine pattern. The gown yoke has tiny pin tucks overlaid with embroidery and the bottom has tucks just above the lace edging. It was certainly a labor of love, but finishing it filled me with excitement thinking of her baptism and being able to follow her as she grows up. I used Vogue Pattern 2675 which was probably the most intricate project I have undertaken, but I loved it.

My friend Jody Horton took the pictures for me in his studio. Thanks Jody for all your hard work on these.

Oh boy!

Part of Laurel's gift to baby Brock with the added benefit of decorations for his baby shower, Laurel asked me to create these delightful onesies.

Check out the adorable closeline of onesies on her mantel!

The buttons are real and give great dimension to the already cute design.

The embroidered letters are fun fonts with 'fancy fill' to create texture.

Be sure to sign up for my e-mail notifications because I've been busy at work in my sewing studio producing new items. What's to come... a beautiful heirloom baptismal layette set, a mermaid inspired birthday dress for a super special one year old, an Astro's fan inspired baby blanket, and more onesies!