More Scrub Caps

So as mentioned in my last post, I need motivation to work on some of my unselfish sewing. I'm not a big fan of sewing these scrub caps, even though they don't take a lot of time, so I need a push. Especially since I have so many other projects to work on. But since I just made one, I decided to suck it up and make the next three at once. So these are ready for birthday/Christmas gifts for some coworkers.

 Whale Watching pattern

New Scrub Cap

Unselfish sewing isn't always easy. I had previously made a scrub cap for a colleague (her request and fabric, but it became her Christmas gift that year - first one in this post). And she loved it and wore it all the time.....but then she lost it. So she asked if I would be willing to make her another one, and she provided this fabric. I said I would, but also no guarantees on when I'd get around to it. All depends on free time and motivation. (Both in short supply.)

Well, it's now apparently impossible to buy disposable scrub caps, so our inventory person said everyone needed to start saving theirs for re-wear or using their washable caps. Which means that my colleague is SOL until she can find her missing cap....or that I needed to suck it up and find the motivation.

It really doesn't take long to make these. I already had the pieces cut out and interfacing fused in place. I just had to.....sew it. She won't even be at work tomorrow, but I get to leave this in her cubby and wait to find out how excited she is to find it on Friday.

This time, she asked for the "regular" size, as her friends kept making fun of her cap and saying it looked more like a chef's hat. Guess I'll see how well this one fits her before making her next Christmas gift.

 Whale Watching pattern

"Back to School"......Boxers?

My boys like their custom-made boxers. A lot. And Thing 2 has hit a growth spurt and is outgrowing some of his boxers. So he came to me the other night and asked for new ones, and of course I was happy to oblige! Especially since these have been cut out since December and just hadn't made it to the top of the priority list! (He picked out the prints, I cut them out, and then life got in the way. Two other pairs became part of his Christmas stocking gift, but these didn't get stitched until now.)

As always, Simplicity 9958 for the win. These are boys' XL.

 

More Christmas in July! Nativity, Part 3

Today’s viewing: the Holy Family. These patterns were originally available in the Leisure Arts magazine Plastic Canvas Corner in the Jan 1994 issue. They are stitched on 14 ct plastic canvas using 6 strands of embroidery floss. The backs are plain brown stitches.

The fronts of the Holy Family were all finished before Feb. 2020, and the backs were started and completed since February. I have to say, I am so very proud of this set.

Joseph

Mary

Baby Jesus

The entire Nativity

More Christmas in July! Nativity, part 2

Today’s viewing: the wise men. These patterns were originally available in the Leisure Arts magazine Plastic Canvas Corner in the Jan 1995 issue. They are stitched on 14 ct plastic canvas using 6 strands of embroidery floss and various metallics. The backs are plain brown stitches.

The front of Frankincense was finished and the front of Myrrh was partially finished before Feb. 2020. Myrrh was completed, Gold was started and completed, and the backs were started and completed since February.

Myrrh

Gold

Frankincense

More Christmas in July! Nativity, Part 1

I’ve always loved the Nativity, and I’d have a huge collection of Nativity sets, except that I’m very picky about the faces. And most sets I’ve seen have faces that I don’t like. As a teenager, I found patterns for this set, and I actually liked the faces!

When The Husband and I were planning our wedding, I decided to go ahead and start this set for us. I collected all the supplies, and I started stitching it on the plane to our honeymoon. That was….a long time ago. 22.5 years, to be exact. I soon discovered that these pieces were very detailed (which is what I liked about them!) and did not make good portable projects (had to pay too much attention to the graphs). So I would make a little progress, and then life (vet school, babies, work, etc.) would get in the way, and I would put them away again.

Enter wrist surgery and post-op recovery boredom. I was looking for a project I could work on to fill the days and was able to hold with my messed up post-op wrist….and I pulled this set out! And this time, I finally actually finished the set! They are lightly stuffed and have various old bits of hardware wrapped in plastic and stuffed inside as weights. And did I mention that they are DONE?!?

Today’s viewing: the shepherd/sheep group. None of these had even been started before Feb. 2020. These patterns were originally available in the Leisure Arts magazine Plastic Canvas Corner in the Jan 1996 issue. They are stitched on 14 ct plastic canvas using 6 strands of embroidery floss. The backs are plain brown stitches.

Grouping together

Standing Shepherd

Kneeling shepherd

Christmas in July

I decided to make a bunch of masks to give to the coworkers with whom I work closely and to whom I give Christmas gifts. These are their Christmas gifts in advance - the city/county just announced a mandatory mask order, so I figured these would come in handy now. The techs with whom I work in surgery get two each - one with ties, one with ear loops. The others get one with ties (except one person who has previously expressed a preference for ear loops), since those are more easily adjustable. This was a great way to spend part of my July Fourth!