Bible Cover & Tote Bag

This Holy Bible cover project and the Tote Bag project were kindly sent to us by Betty Faske, the owner of www.betsysneedlesandpins.com. Betty, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful creations!

Christian Symbols

Christian Symbols

Betty designed this unusual cover using the Christian Symbols design collection, and used all metallic threads on this cover.

Grapes & Wheat and Grape Vines Gold 

Grapes & Wheat and Grape Vines Gold 

This handbag Betty created using the Grapes & Wheat and Grape Vines Gold designs, on upholstery fabric. Betty added her initial in the center of the front panel. Betty, thanks again:) The projects are beautiful and inspiring, as usual!

Church Kitchen Aprons

Photos of these beautiful aprons were kindly sent to us by Deb Richeson. Deb, thank you so very much!
Deb created these aprons for her church kitchen, for the ladies who assist the pastor’s wife to prepare weekly meals. Below, deb shared some tips on how the aprons were embroidered. And here are the photos:

Grape Vines

Grape Vines

This apron was embroidered using design from the Grape Vines design set.

Grape Vines font and Christian Symbols 

Christian Symbols

Grape Vines font

This apron was embroidered using designs from the Grape Vines font and Cross in Oval Wreath from Christian Symbols collection.

Teatime Joy, Daisy Font and Butterfly Font  

Teatime Joy and Butterfly Font 

Daisy Font

This apron was embroidered using designs from the Daisy Font, Butterfly Font and a design from Teatime Joy collection.


Author Tips - How I embroidered the pocket:
- Remove pocket. 
- Print out design making sure the XY axis shows to indicate design center (using my embroidery software, I added butterflies from the alpha set over the tea set design, and also to create the scripture on the grape vine apron.) 
- Lay out the printed designs on the pocket to your liking. Using wash away pencil make tick marks on the four placement lines. 
- Remove the patterns and again using wash away pencil connect the placements lines to find the design center. Hoop medium weight stabilizer and spray with 505 adhesive. To ensure against slippage I also hand-basted the pocket to the stabilizer. I use two-sided scotch tape on the back of my hoop placement grid. This allows me to center the placement grid over the item to be stitched and correctly place it on the hooped stabilizer. It took two hoopings to embroidery the pockets.