Friday, December 10, 2010

Patches

Thank goodness for my large supply of felt and embroidery floss, two of my current favorite sewing supplies. They come in handy when my children get snippy with scissors.

Jack cut a hole in the sleeve of his dump truck shirt. It took me a little bit to think up the solution, but I thought the road sign was an appropriate warning for his sometimes difficult-to-maneuver self.
Helen, age four and fabulous, must have wanted designer gauchos instead of the off-the-rack pair that Aunt Jan found for her. The first time she wore them, much to my shame, she gouged a hole in them on purpose. She confessed, but only after I questioned her. Grrrrr...

And the kitty tore a hole in her beloved snowman jammies. Felt and floss to the rescue!

7 comments:

Carrie said...

You are such a handy little marm. :) I like those patches very much.

Anonymous said...

wow. . .very impressive!! It looks great :) Jan

shaunjoy said...

So creative! Is your mind just exploding with great ideas or what?!

Deb said...

You rock! Other people would throw them in the rag pile, but you make them better than ever. Way to go, you thrifty crafty woman, you!

sherri said...

wow! love it!

Grandma Ruby said...

Those patches must make the kids love their clothes even better!

Lydia said...

You're ingenious! I love the idea. However, I'm pretty sure if I tried it that the patch would look as bad as the hole. Not much of a crafty bone in my body. :)