Monday, July 6, 2020

Monday Memories #8

This first memory should give you all a little giggle.  After all she is a cutie!  I truly apologize for the horrible quality of these Monday memories photos. You see I am taking a picture of a picture that was taken way before digital cameras were a thing.   Anyway this cutie was made in the late 80's. I no longer have her but I believe her ear spots were painted on as was her face.  She was stuffed and dressed with a chambray dress with a bandana print ruffle. And she is sitting in a child's wooden rocking chair that was mine as a child! 


 Pillows were a real thing back in the 80's also.  I bet you could guess that from the fabrics!  The flowers were all machine appliqued on.  Adding buttons as the closure was popular then also.


Here is something you might not know about me, I have an embroidery machine!  Well it is a Janome sewing machine with the embroidery set up.  It is only a 4"x4" hoop size.  I thought I was going to do a lot of embroidery to sell. These bibs were about the only thing that sold and I discovered it was not a money maker and I didn't enjoy it much.  So it kinda just sits on the shelf now.  I really should just use it for the sewing but I like my newer Janomes better!  These bibs are made from white finger tip towels with an opening to slip over the head. The opening is finished off with a piece of ribbing. 


Well my friends that might be the end of the Monday Memories, at least for a while.  I would have to do some serious looking through photos to see if I have anything else to share.  Thank you for taking a peek every Monday, I appreciate your comments as always. 

And here is the latest blooms from our yard. Lilies are a favorite of ours, but our supply has dwindled over the years as the deer love to chomp on them.  We enjoy the deer as they walk through our yard on a daily basis, sometimes many times a day. But darn it stay out of my flowers!!!!  I believe these are Asiatic lilies, you can see we have these behind a fence, but sometimes they get tall enough the deer reach right over the fence and help themselves to a flower salad:(


I'll see you tomorrow for To Do Tuesday but for today I am linking with MCM, Design Wall Monday, and Monday Making.


11 comments:

  1. It's been fun to see what you've created in your past! The cow is adorable. It's also interesting to see what is popular at different times.. what sells and what doesn't. The deer come to the buffet in my garden daily, too. :(

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  2. Thanks for sharing all these things you have made in the past. I'm a little late to the party as always so I had no idea what crafty people were making in the past.

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  3. These walks down memory lane have been so fun. I still think those bibs are the best pattern. I liked that there were no ties or snaps, etc. and the towel was absorbent and made for easy cleanup.

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  4. You've made such a wide variety of fun things over the years! The cow is a hoot. Your lilies are so pretty - too bad they are also very tasty!

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  5. Pretty flowers! I've dabbled in, and gotten over, an embroidery phase. I think many over-estimate how much of a business enterprise they are going to want to undertake. It'd take a lot of bib sales to pay off these new $20,000 machines, though hI know many of the ladies enjoy embroidery as a hobby more than I.

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  6. Thanks for sharing your trip down memory lane!

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  7. What great memories. I had a friend who was into tole painting, and she made things like the cow, but hers were ALL wood. I wish I'd snagged one when she died. I had a sewing embroidery machine from Viking, and discovered that I didn't enjoy the embroidery all that much, so six months later, I sold it. I haven't been sorry - at least I discovered I didn't want to do it, instead of spending twenty years wishing I'd gotten one. So did you. =)

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  8. I've enjoyed your Monday Memories. Your crafts were - and are - exceptional.

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  9. She is a hoot and it has been fun going down memory lane. Lovely day lilies too!

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  10. How interesting, to see what you were creating 30-40 years ago and compare that to what is scratching your creative itch today!

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  11. I enjoyed the peek at some of your older projects. How long have you been doing craft shows?

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