And...a little smocked dress...and some BIG bags...

 Love this little yellow dot bishop.  It is a Size 2 with multi colored smocking around the neck and hot pink neck and puffed sleeve bindings.  It is made of quilting cotton and just goes to show you that adorable smocking does not have to be fussy or frilly but actually bright and durable!

And...some BIG bags!  They have 3-1/2 yards of fabric in them and are perfect for large knitting or quilting projects or to tote around just about anything!

Speaking of Halloween Stuff...

Not only do I machine quilt customer quilts, I also quilt fabric for home dec and for clothing. This week I took 2 yards of cream Kona cotton (1 yard for the top and 1 yard for the backing) and layered it with Quilter's Dream Blend batting and chose the *Spooks* pantograph. I used a variegated polyester embroidery thread in halloween colors and quilted up the fabric. Then I cut out a very simple vest and sewed up the shoulder seams and side seams, using the usual 5/8" seams.

Since I didn't have a lot of halloween fabric left over from doing a quilted table topper, I strip pieced what I had with some black cotton and cut it on the bias to make the binding and applied it. The whole thing took one day and it turned out so cute!

Give it a try! :o)