Sunday Stitches

Today was a beautiful day and it was filled with all kinds of my favourite things. Of course, it included lots of time spent in my sewing room working on some very special orders. The doggie Christmas stockings are coming along so well! I love the colours and I am getting into some early holiday spirit. These stockings are a generous size, but I know these pups have been extra good and lots of treats will arrive on Christmas morning!

Choosing fabrics and embroidery colours in only the beginning of the process. Every stocking exterior and lining has to be cut out. Before embroidery, the design must be centered using a water soluble pen. After hooping and embroidering, the basting stitches are removed and the stocking is ready for the sewing machine. Sewing the stocking up actually takes less time than designing and embroidering the name. A couple of the stockings are now at the sewing machine stage, but mostly my sewing room is littered with fabric dog bones! Tomorrow will be a big sewing day for sure.

The final touch on every stocking, of course, is a special little label that is dog-gone cute!

Fall is upon us, and this wonderfully sunny day offered us a chance to visit one of our favourite hiking spots in the York Forest. The sun was shining down through golden yellow leaves and it was almost as though we were walking along a magical path. We meandered along 5 kilometres of leaf covered trails and stumbled upon all kinds of interesting woodland sights.

All in all, a wonderful Sunday! After the dog stockings are complete, I am planning a new project. This time it is for all of my feline friends - bet you can't guess what it is? Meow. Have a happy day!