Patches

I handmade these patches for the adorable 2 year olds I take care of once a week. Their mom talked about how, with twins, the girls often have the same clothing, so it's nice to find ways to make them a little different. Enter, the patches. I got the idea from one of my all-time favourite embroidery books (I'm sure I've mentioned it before).

Sewing patches by hand, however, is a incredibly LOOOONG process. I took felt, drew on my design and then hand stitched every single stitch needed to completely cover the felt. Then I had to do a whip stitch around all the edges. I'm really pleased with how they turned out but, honestly, I probably will never make one again. Well, maybe if/when I have children I'll make some again. But until that day, patches by hand are not going to happen. Patches by machine, however, are another story all together.

So, I played with felt and my darning foot on my sewing machine and discovered I could make some pretty cool patches. I had pictures of a couple of birds I made for me and my man for Valentine's Day, but my camera freaked out one day and deleted them and a few others before I'd put them on my computer. I'll have to take some new ones. I think I might make a line of patches to sell with my clothing at Fresh Baked Goods.