Unicorn Lovies (good luck and fortune for the little one in your life :)

Check out this new herd of Unicorn Lovies. I’m so excited to offer this adorable symbol of innocence and magic! It is said that a Unicorn brings good luck and fortune – a wonderful gift for any  young child.  As with all of my Lovies you can have these personalize or made in a different color.

I designed this Unicorn face/head using Embrilliance Stitch Artist.  The freehand/free-motion quilting is stitched on my wonderful  Brother Nouvelle 1500s (no two are exactly alike).  The Lovie face is made with fleece (the horn is in satin), the embroidery is done with high quality polyester embroidery thread – no fading! All Lovies are baby safe – no buttons or pieces to fall off.  The attached blanket is sewn and quilted on my home machine with high quality cotton flannel, fleece, cotton batting and rainbow satin binding.

Lovies are a perfect baby shower gift, but also perfect for a toddler that needs something they care for to take with them anywhere they go!

Please visit my Etsy shop to see all of the Lovies available and if you have a special request please send me a message so I can make the Lovie that will become a special keepsake for any child in your life.

New Little Firefighter Lovie Now Available!

May 4th of this year was International Firefighters’ Day.  In recognition for those that are so dedicated to serving I decided to design his wonderful Firefighter Lovie. This Lovie is perfect for any sweet boy or girl, especially if mom, dad, friend, or  family member is one of our wonderful Firefighters!

The face was designed using Embrilliance Stitch Artist and did the quilting was done in a a free motion style on my wonder Brother Nouvelle 1500s.  The Lovie face is made with fleece and a silky doll skin fabric. All Lovies are baby safe – no buttons or pieces to fall off.  The attached blanket is sewn and quilted on my home machine with high quality cotton flannel, fleece, cotton batting and satin binding.

Please visit my Etsy shop to see all of the Lovies available and if you have a special request please send me a message so I can make the Lovie that will become a special keepsake for any special child in your life.

Cobwboy Lovies Now Available!

I just designed these new Cowboy Lovies and have added them to my Etsy shop.  These are perfect for any sweet Cowboy! I designed the faces using Embrilliance Stitch Artist and did the quilting on my wonder Brother Nouvelle 1500s.  The Lovie face is made with fleece and a silky doll skin fabric. All Lovies are baby safe – all embroidery, no buttons or pieces to fall off.  The attached blanket is quilting with high quality cotton flannel, fleece, cotton batting and satin binding.

Please visit my Etsy shop to see all of the Lovies available and if you have a special request please send me a message so I can make the Lovie that will become a special keepsake for your special child.

New Baby Lovies!

I just designed these new Baby Lovies and have added them to my Etsy shop.  These are perfect for kids of all ages! I designed the sweet faces using Embrilliance Stitch Artist and did the quilting on my wonder Brother Nouvelle 1500s.  The Lovie face is made with fleece and a silky doll skin fabric. The faces are baby safe – all embroidery, no buttons or pieces to fall off.  The attached blanket is quilting with high quality cotton flannel, fleece, cotton batting and satin binding.

Please visit my Etsy shop to see all of the Lovies available and if you have a special request please send me a message so I can make the Lovie that will become a special keepsake for your special child.

New Princess Lovie

I have designed a new Lovie to join the ever growing Lovie family.  This little Princess Lovie will make any sweet girl happy.

She can be made as pictured with “blond” hair or another color such as brown or black.  I designed her in Embrilliance Stitch Artist. The sweet little face has adorable embroidered eyes and a crown with stitched jewels – no buttons or unsafe pieces to fall off.   The blanket portion on this Lovie is done in a pink dot flannel and matching pink fleece.  I quilted  the blanket in a free-motion swirl pattern.  Other fabric color combinations are available, simply put in a custom request and I will work with you to make the Lovie your little one will hold dear.  Each Lovie is designed and made by me on my home sewing and embroidery machines.

Do you have an idea for a new Lovie? Please leave any comments or suggestions  –  I can design a custom Lovie for you to gift to someone special.

Owl Plush Set

This post is about a fun project from earlier this year.  I couldn’t post it earlier because the final item would be a gift for my nice.  The thoughtful young lady that made the request was a bridesmaid in my niece’s wedding a few years ago and she wanted something special made for the approaching baby shower.  Her idea was to have a plush owl made with fabric from her bridesmaid dress.  What an awesome idea!

I searched online for ideas and proposed a mom owl with two little babies.  I thought it would be cute to have the mom owl the size of a throw pillow that could be displayed and two little baby owls that would be perfect for a little one to play with.  As I worked on the design I decided to give the mom owl a pocket for the babies to fit into.

I created paper patterns for the owls.  Embrilliance Stitch Artist was perfect for designing embroidery patterns for the baby owls and the face for the mom owl.  The babies were stitched almost completely in-the-hoop with only the feet added after stitching. The face for the mom owl was stitched onto the fabric pieces before assembly.  I did free motion quilting on the satin pocket on the mom owl and on the wings for all three. It was awesome to make the custom design, and to use embroidery, quilting, and sewing in the final project!

The following fabrics were used:

• Satin (from the bridesmaid dress)
• Flannel
• Fleece
• Cotton Batting
• Polyfill

The final owl set was the perfect keepsake for the mom to be!

 

 

New Lovie Coming Soon!

Living in Austin Texas you have to love Longhorns!  Today I decided I would design a Lovie that represents Austin.  I used Stitch Artist 1 to create this wonderful new Lovie face – a little baby Longhorn.  He stitched out beautifully!  The more I work with this program from Embrilliance Essentials the more I learn.  Playing with the program is the key to learning the techniques to create beautiful things.

I used the manual drawing tools to create the design.  I wanted to give some dimension to the face so I  used appliqué for the eye and the nose. This little guy has over 12,000 stitches!

The horns were made in the hoop as well as the Lovie face. Next I will quilt the blanket and assemble into a wonderful security blanket Longhorn Lovie.  This little guy will be listed in my Etsy shop soon!

Crafting to Give – A Cthulhu Plush

When I think about crafting my favorite thing to do is to make something as a gift for someone.  My daughter visited from grad school last week and I wanted to give her something special to welcome her home.  She has always loved reading and one of her favorite authors is H. P. Lovecraft.  One of the creatures in his stories is a Cthulhu.  It is part octopus, part man, and part dragon.  There are many images of Cthulhu that ranging from really cute to very scary.  I decided something on the cute side would be fun to make.

I searched for ideas and came across a free plush pattern on a really great sewing blog written by Choly Knight.  I used her pattern, reduced the size,and then used Embrilliance Stitch Artist to design the eyes for the little creature.   I think he came out really great!

The day after I finished him I as browsing in a book store and came across a rare edition of a story that included Mr. Cthulhu – this combination was the perfect gift to welcome her home.

Please share some of the fun things you like to make – just to give to someone special.

New Kokeshi Lovie!

This week I wanted to try something a little different for my line of Maddy’s Lovies.  When I visited Japan years ago I loved the little wooden Kokeshi dolls.  Traditionally these dolls are handmade of wood with simple lines to define the face.  I knew I could design a Lovie that would combine traditional elements with a more modern look.

I think this one may be my new favorite!  All Lovie’s can be made to your specifications.  Check out my Etsy shop to see the whole family!

Two New Lovies Released Into The Wild!

Today I finished up two new orders – I love making these wonderful Lovies!

The Kitten is unique because it has Minky on the outside and Fleece on the inside of the quilted blanket.  This was at customer request and I love how it came out.  The Kitten is available in my shop now.

The Elephant is a custom request and I am sure happy this one came out so cute.  It isn’t listed as a regular item yet – but it will be added soon.

Need the perfect gift for a mom-to-be or child of any age?  I can make one just for you!