KidStitches

Update

2010-10-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

My apologies for not picking this up again! We returned home from China with our daughter on January 1, 2010, and life has been so busy with two little ones. It seems like I don't even have enough time just to sew shirts for them, which is why I haven't started sewing for folks again. I hope to pick this up again one day. Until then ...

On Hiatus

2009-12-09T19:33:00.000-08:00

I am on hiatus for awhile as we are leaving for China soon to adopt our daughter! You can follow our journey and read more about her here. I will be making shirts again once we get back and get settled in as a family of four!

A Few of my Christmas Orders

2009-12-09T19:18:00.000-08:00

Here are a few holiday shirts I made...

Christmas Designs

2009-10-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

Finally ... here are all the Christmas designs I'll be stitching out this year. I will only be taking Christmas orders through October 31, and I will have all of those orders completed before Thanksgiving. I am hoping not to sew too much from Thanksgiving on. If you need your Christmas shirts before Thanksgiving (for Christmas card pictures, perhaps), just let me know and I will plan accordingly.

Truck n' Tree

Love this one for boys!
**This design is $10 (instead of $8) on your own item due to more time and materials. No price difference if I provide shirt/onesie.

Ornaments

**Disclaimer on the Ornaments: If you click on some of the ornaments, you'll see that they aren't sewn perfectly. I was trying to get these done fast since I'm so very late on getting this post up. If you were to order the monograms would be thicker and better quality.

Rudolph

Boy Rudolph.

Girl Rudolph.
** Both of these Rudolphs are $10 (instead of $8) on your own item due to more time and materials. No price difference if I provide shirt/onesie.

Rudolph silhouette. This one would be really cute with a name in red below it.

Christmas Trees

Patterned tree. Have other colors in mind? I can mix and match other colors, too.

Bow Tree

Santa Hat

Can personalize the Santa Hat with a name.

Christmas-y Fabrics

1) Lime mod dot, red gingham, red corduroy, green gingham
2) Red w/ white dots, green large check gingham, red large check gingham, red w/ tiny dots
3) Green corduroy, red mod dot, green microchec gingham, green w/ tiny dots

Christmas Appliques ...

2009-10-06T20:59:00.000-07:00

... coming soon! I've been so busy stitching shirts lately that I haven't had time to sew all of my Christmas designs. Hoping to finish that up and put them on the blog by end of the week. Check back!

Rectangle Patch

2009-10-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Brothers

2009-10-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

I've been making lots of appliques for brothers recently. Here are a few pics ...

Birthday shirts for brothers who almost share a birthday!

A friend made these corduroy rompers and brought them to me to applique.

These two actually aren't brothers, but I did them for the same person and they were so cute together.

Up to my ears in pumpkin shirts these days.

Megaphone

2009-10-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

Ole Miss megaphone, though it can be done in other colors and slogans.

I found another family like ours ... an Ole Miss grad coupled with a Texas grad. And we were each at our respective schools at the same time. These shirts were for their kiddos.

Pumpkin w/ Name

2009-09-27T19:41:00.000-07:00

A girly pumpkin.

Cupcake

2009-09-21T18:00:00.000-07:00

Recent Projects

2009-09-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of a few of the projects I've done recently. You all are keeping me busy!

A friend brought this dress to me so I could put a cupcake on it for her little girl's birthday.

Christmas Sneak Peek

2009-09-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

It's 100 days until Christmas, so I thought I would post a few of the Christmas designs I've been stitching out. I have many more coming, including some adorable girl-y Christmas trees.

I will have all Christmas designs up by October 1, so check back!

Baby Girl Bloomers

2009-09-12T14:21:00.000-07:00

Font & Monogram Styles

2009-09-02T21:50:00.000-07:00

Finally, here are my most used fonts and 3-letter monogram styles. I have more, but these are the ones I use most often. If you don't see what you're looking for, let me know ...

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My Little Model

2009-09-01T08:20:00.000-07:00

Here is my little boy wearing a couple of shirts I made for him...

Here is a pumpkin shirt with a pair of orange microcheck gingham shorts that my friend Jennifer made. Several people have asked if I could make pants or shorts to go with the shirts. I don't, but my friend does. Bring her your fabric and she can make pants, shorts, dresses, rompers, etc. for you at great prices. Here is her site.

All ready for Fall, just waiting on the cool weather!

Fall Designs

2009-08-29T13:55:00.000-07:00

Pumpkins

Mod pumpkin.

Mod pumpkin with initial.

Orange microcheck gingham pumpkin.

Pumpkin on brown patch.

You can choose the pumpkin with or without the curly-que vine. The leaf can be done in this green polka dot or green corduroy.

Pumpkin with monogrammed name.

Football

Can't wait to put this fun football on a shirt for my son. The houndstooth fabric is actually a corduroy. I also have a chocolate corduroy fabric and can do white stripes on the ends like this...

Fall Kickoff

Even though I live in Alabama country, I had to stitch this helmet out with my alma mater's name on it. I can do it in any college colors you want, though ... you choose the colors and a name or rallying cry.

My husband, on the other hand, is a graduate of the University of Texas, so I had to find a Longhorn applique so that our son can be an equal opportunity football fan. (We are excited about Ole Miss and Texas squaring off in Oxford in 2011 ... been a lonnnng time since they played each other, so you bet we will be there.)

Candy Corn

Love this!

Boo

I made this shirt to go with a pair of black gingham shorts.

Also, check out the monogram patches like this one in Fall colors below.

Thanksgiving Turkey

Also, planning to stitch out a different turkey design.

Next up ... Christmas shirts!

Monogram Patch

2009-08-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

These are my favorite appliques to do! So adorable on a t-shirt, onesie or infant gown. If you are wanting one on a t-shirt, I can match or compliment the shorts or pants.

Brown monogram on green corduroy. Cute boy/girl shirts would be this one and the green polka dot fabric shown in the fabric post below.

Rectangle patch. Brown monogram on orange microcheck gingham. The font has slightly tilted letters. So much cuter in person than in the picture.

How it works: You can pick from one of the fabrics I have or provide your own. Or, if you have a pair of pants/shorts that you want me to match, I can find some fabric that will match it, or you can give me a small swatch of the fabric yourself.

Birthday Hats

2009-08-27T18:34:00.000-07:00

Great Shirts on Sale

2009-08-26T14:15:00.000-07:00

This week at Old Navy online, you can find some great infant/kids shirts on sale for $5. They had these last year and I only got a couple before they sold out. This year, I ordered a bunch. They are super thick, super soft long-sleeve tees ... perfect for Winter. Great for appliques and monograms. This is a shirt I bought when they went on sale last year. It had navy contrast stitching (this year's shirts don't have that) so I put a dark blue patch and monogram on it.

Car

2009-08-25T14:14:00.001-07:00

Love this racing car with room for a name on it.

Dinosaur

2009-08-25T14:14:00.000-07:00

Alligator

2009-08-25T14:13:00.000-07:00

Monkeys

2009-08-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

Note on Girl Designs

2009-08-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

I know that most of these appliques are geared toward boys ... it's too easy to do so since I have a boy. However, I am working on getting some girl designs up! Also, I have a ton of appliques that I just haven't stitched out, so if you are interested in a certain design (i.e. birthday hat, lollipop, cupcake, dinosaur, airplane, train ...) just let me know.

Baby Gift Set

2009-08-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

Here is a baby gift set I did this week ... a onesie and a burp cloth.

Cross Burp Cloths

2009-08-23T14:15:00.000-07:00

I love making these Cross burp cloths to welcome babies into the world! The cross is sewn with a zigzag stitch onto a thick white cloth diaper with a name monogrammed below it. Burp cloth measurements are 10x14, though I may be going up to the bigger size 12x18 soon.

Lots of Addies have been born recently!

The full view:

Fabrics

2009-07-29T14:14:00.000-07:00

Updated: I have a lot more fabrics to add (as of 8.29.09) to this list. Check back soon.

Here are the fabrics I have on hand. I can also use your own fabric swatch!

To see fabrics up close, click on each grouping.
Boy Fabrics:

Top row: Brown/blue/green funky print, Green corduroy, Blue/chocolate corduroy, Chocolate corduroy, ,
Bottom row: Brown/turquoise plaid, Green/blue plaid, Light blue w/ white dots, Green small houndstooth (also have chocolate brown houndstooth)

Polka Dot Fabrics:

Top row (l to r): Orange dots on cream, Tiny white dots on green, Pink/brown dots on light blue, Chocolate dots on green
Bottom row (l to r): White dots on lime, White dots on red, Blue/green dots

Gingham Fabrics:

Top row (l to r): Brown gingham medium check, Turquoise microcheck, Lime large check, Red medium check
2nd row: Yellow microcheck, Blue microcheck, Brown large check, Red large check
3rd row: Hot pink large check, Orange microcheck, Black medium check, Green microcheck
Bottom row (l to r): Green medium check, Blue microcheck

Girl Fabrics:

Top row: Pink/green circles, Hot pink minky
Bottom row: Light pink seersucker stripe, Pink/black oval print

Letter Appliques

2009-07-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

These letter appliques are a great way to sport an initial around. I have a few different styles -- some have uppercase and lowercase, as well as numbers. If you'd like to see what a certain letter looks like, email me and I'll send you an image.

Monograms

2009-07-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

I am planning to put all my monogram fonts up here soon!

An initial with multi-color rings framing it. Cute on a onesie.

A three-letter monogram with a scallop frame around it. This is not a monogram patch, just a monogram.