It has been a long time since my last blog ….. too long.
Along with personalizing gifts from my baby store, The Polka Dot Store, and my
Etsy Store, Monogram Elegance, I monogram for friends and family. Holidays and
weddings keep me busy!. Here are a few images of some of my work. The first
picture is a set of pajamas given as a bridesmaid gift. The Sydney font and red
thread was used for the initial.
This is a picture of a set of blankets a friend gave her
nieces as gifts. They turned out so cute and her nieces love them!
Pink dresses and blankets were fun to create for micro
preemie twins born in October. Preemie’s in the NICU have monitors and wires so
the neck is made adjustable with gathers and ribbon. The back is left open and the ribbon woven through the smocking ties the dress closed in the back. The sleeves are angle sleeves style allowing for tubes to be placed through them. If you are interested in making "Wee Care" gowns for hospitals, here is a link Smocking Guild Wee Care Program . The dress is made from 100% cotton sateen fabric and is personalized above the hem with the letter "E" in Vine Font. The blanket was made using 100% soft cotton flannel fabric and lined in Imperial Batiste fabric.
A visit to see a friend prompted making this cute pillow
with her zip code appliqued on the front. The pillow is made from ivory cotton canvas fabric and I used gray burlap fabric for the piping and applique. It looks great on her sofa!
I hope you get some great ideas from the pictures. More gift ideas will be posted in a later blog. Visit The Polka Dot Store for all your baby gifts and Monogram Elegance on Etsy for you wedding, graduation, birthday, and Christening gifts.
