Margaret has sent us a picture of the little nativity set Noel.  She stitched the figures out on felt, cut around them and did the same with an extra piece of felt.  She then stitched around 3 sides making a "pocket".  This enables her to stand the figures up.  Such a clever and creative way to use these designs. 

Another picture of Margaret's Noel set.   This one was placed in front of a different background and shows the little wood box she placed and used as the manger.  Notice also that by the construction method she used, it allows her to change the position of the different figures in the set.   Thank you so much for sending us your pictures Margaret!

Leslie has sent us a picture of a shirt she placed the little Veggies on.  What a cute idea and perfect for all of the summertime patio parties!  

Here Leslie shows us a beautiful birth pillow she made.  I'm sorry I couldn't bring up the picture better, but she has used designs from the Angelic Activity set and variegated thread for the writing on the pillow.  A treasure for a new baby.. the greatest treasure of all!! 

Carol has sent us a wonderful example of using the Glamour Girl designs.  She used a sweatshirt cut down the middle and finished with bias tape and commercial snaps.  She has added the gal's sorority letters on the stool.  This will be worn on a cruise with fellow sorority sisters.  Great job Carol! 

Barbara has sent us pictures of DOW towels she made with my old free sunbonnets.  Barbara did a wonderful job and used the Martha Stewart towels to put them on.  These designs are available on Sew'NTell's site  http://www.sewntell2.20megsfree.com/designs13.html

Mary Wiley shares with us the ultimate labor of love!  A beautiful quilt made from the Colonial Sunbonnet Set.  I wish space on my site would allow me to increase the size of this picture... the quilt is beautiful and matches the surroundings in this bedroom perfectly.  This quilt and the designs used reminds us how versatile the designs are.  Until now, I had never thought of using DOW designs for a quilt, and yet they represent what every lady does   taking care of her family.  Thank you Mary. 

Nell sent me this design to sew out to show me what she did with the little free design in the Crib Crowd set. She (and I'm quoting) "turned him a bit, drew him a stool and fishing line in L&E, and imported a fish from another source after downsizing it.  She did a great job with him and it shows what fun we can have with these designs. I had fun sewing him out!!

Sue sends us a picture of 2 little burpers she has made using one from the Sugar set and one from Angelic Activities.  She has decorated them with coordinating rickrack.  Mom's love these and Sue has done a super job on them!  Thank you Sue. 

Here Sue shows us 2 more of the little burpers again using the Sugar set and the colored rick rack. It looks so cute matching the color of their dresses. 

Mary has sent us pictures of some receiving blankets that she made from different colored flannel and used her serger to finish the edges with.  She has decorated these little blankets with the Friends Forever set.  As usual, a picture never does justice.. they are so cute! 

Here Mary shows some of her creative talent with these little bibs made from ftt's and using knit bands to match the color in the design from the Yesterday's Children set.  Mary chose this set to use for the toddler age set.  Colorful and Cute!  

Here's a delightful set of bibs that Mary in Shreveport completed using the designs from the new Crib Crowd collection.   They will make wonderful gifts for the mom's to be or a gift for the new little one. 

Once again, Margaret Lashbrook has sent us a picture of her "painting" the fabric to blend and assist the designs using the Timeless Tots in this little wallhanging.    She has even painted in a little blue pond for the 2 in the rowboat!!  Thanks Margaret.  Another creative way to use this set. 

Nikki has used one of the designs from the "Dotty's Doin's" set to stitch the face of her bathroom clock.  Another creative way to incorporate our love of designs in with something else for our home or as a gift for someone special. What a great idea!!  Thanks Nikki!  You can visit Nikki's web site at http://hometown.aol.com/bnikkib

Here Mary Hawkins shows us the heirloom quilt she created using the Timeless Tots set.  Mary has chosen a navy background to set the designs on, and then bordered them and sashed with various complimentary fabrics. It has certainly carries forward the look of the designs with the nostalgic looking prints.  And as usual, we can see why everyone loves to see what Mary is creating. This treasure will someday be given to Mary's little grandson.... for now, he enjoys it when  he visits Grandma and Grandpa.    Thanks for sending the pictures as in inspiration to us all!

Margaret has taken some Alexander Henry material and the Yesterday's Children set, combined them for one of the most adorable wallhangings.  In the 2nd picture, you can see a close up of some of the embroidered designs on plain material, painted around it to blend in with the actual fabric and combined the 2 for such a treasure!  I'm sure you will agree that both the use of designs and the fabric, as well as the sashing, creates a most special piece. 

Here's the picture of her entire wallhanging.  I think a picture is worth a thousand words.... so I'll be silent and let you enjoy this lovely work of quilting and embroidery!  Thank you Margaret for sending this for all to enjoy.

                                           
These wonderful towels were made as a housewarming gift for Marilyn's daughter-in-law.  She embroidered the Heavenly Duties set on the wrong side of the fabric to give the background a "clouded look"...then placed the design on top of the towel using a velcro fastener rather than putting the designs on the toweling fabric.  That leaves the towel free to dry your hands and as we all know, people are hesitant to use a towel with embroidery because they don't want to "mess it up".  What a wonderful idea!