Stitching

Stitching, originally uploaded by spinster sister.

Look at all the cute stitching done by our group of fifth grade American Girl Club Members! They did such a great job and really took their time with this project. So proud! The girls used crayons to tint the fabric and stitched the outlines to finish it off. I spent the morning looking around for fun embroidery patterns for the girls to stitch. As usual, I found some really cute patterns but even after downsizing them they were either too intricate or too big for the hoops.
I really did think I'd bought the larger hoops. In the end I drew up some simple designs myself.
I think you can see for yourself which were the most popular. (hmmm...cupcake....) I was so impressed by how much time and patience the girls put into this project. They really did a great job and its pretty clear by the lack of whining that they really are growing up. :)

Whoo Knew?

Who knew it would be so much fun to color paper reinforcements? Mr. Man and Mimi spent the better part of an hour coloring the stickers and making pictures out of them. Check out the tie dye ones! I wish I had more pictures to post but they were all gifted immediately upon completion. I can tell you though, they do make excellent owl eyes!