Oh, You Sew?..... Can you do this?

All those that have heard that question, raise your hand! Well, I am serging and embroidering 22 fleece blankets for the softball team. The twins play, so they just didn't pick me randomly and I did somewhat volunteer. I can get 5 blankets done a night, then I hoop one in the morning and let it sew while I am getting ready for work. Blanket #11 is embroidering now.

Here is my pile of handiwork:





Since this is a freebie job, I used regular serger thread and set the stitch length to one. I sure didn't want to foot the bill for wooly nylon and I don't think the high school girls will know the difference. Also, I am using an embroidery font with a good fill stitch and the embroidery is looking quite nice. The best part is I don't have to cut out the blankets, my quilt shop friend is cutting them at her shop. Thank you, thank you.

Our high school softball program has this tradition of Rally Week, the last week of softball the girls get special gifts each day, the blankets are for one day. It is fun for the athletes and lets them know their hard work and dedication is appreciated. Now from my point of view, watching my oldest two daughter's high school years go by in a blink of an eye, I am older and wiser with the last two and I appreciate the moment of this.

I could have made a couple more blankets tonight but I had to watch Grey's Anatomy!

I am hoping to record a podcast this weekend. Thanks all for being patient with me, time has gotten away and I am working more hours, which is a good thing.