Day 1: The Mabel Bag

The Mabel Bag

This is the first bag to be completed this month. Let me introduce you to Mabel — She’s available as a free pattern at Swoon Pattern Design.Mabel is an adorable little handbag inspired by vintage box purses of the 40’s. This small, cute little bag is roomy enough to carry your everyday essentials while still…… Continue reading Day 1: The Mabel Bag

Bernie Sanders Patches

I’m very proud of this fun digitizing project – a Bernie Sanders ‘Mittens’ file – available for sale here in my Etsy shop. The file is small – approximately 2″ x 3″ – but perfect for embroidering onto masks, beanies and caps. I also couldn’t help but make a TikTok — enjoy! @madebyjoanne My first…… Continue reading Bernie Sanders Patches

Custom Medicine Case

This medicine bag was made for a special long-time customer of mine who is a huge fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes.  Everything I make for her is specially designed to fit her medical needs, complete with fan colors and personalized embroidery.  This case has special dividers for her large medicine bottles. Dual zipper closure with removable and…… Continue reading Custom Medicine Case

Custom Digitized Embroidered Dragon

A friend of my husband’s asked me if I could digitize an embroidery file based on an image of a dragon he really loved.  It took a bit of trial and error to finish this particular file, but I am very happy with the final results.  In the end, it became a patch applique that…… Continue reading Custom Digitized Embroidered Dragon