University Custom Bear and Taggie

You see, I tell myself I'm not going to make any more bears because I haven't sold any, and then I make this little guy by request and he just makes me want to sew a troupe! He's so soft and cozy. *sigh* Why does Massachusetts have to have that stupid $300 licensing fee?! 

Here's the taggie that goes along with him. It is for a Baylor University family. I love how this one turned out. Of course, I usually do. :)

I have done minimal sewing lately, but my classes are over and this little guy got me in the spirit. He's been in the works since Thanksgiving, but thanks to little kitty's cystotomy surgery to remove three kidney stones (they were even bigger than mine! Poor kitty!), it has been nuts around here. Things are finally settled down, so I may post once or twice more on here before school starts up again. Hope everything is going well out on the blogosphere. I'm reading, but I am not saying much. Mostly just browsing when I need a break from studying. 

Oh, and Happy Holidays everyone! We celebrate Christmas, and we'll be visiting my family this year in Washington State. No snow though...boo. :( Are any of you celebrating anything this year? Happy sewing! 

Three Posts Later, Two Finished Projects!

I couldn't stop my sewing...I was so excited! Here's how the taggies turned out. What do you think?

Whew! Boyfriend to the Rescue!

Thanks to the Googling talents and coolheadedness of my boyfriend (while I fumed on the couch and told him he couldn't possibly fix my machine if even I didn't understand what was wrong), the problem is fixed. After taking the bottom of the machine apart and adjusting the bobbin tension, the machine works great. I honestly sat back in awe while it worked its magic.

A beautiful, perfect script A. *giant sigh*

I pushed on forward with my projects...thank goodness.

I used my multi-shade pink for this one...I think it may have looked better with the solid pink, but I couldn't help getting fancy on my first one. :)

For the second one, I chose a more boyish font and a solid green. It really pops!

Next step is to choose coordinating ribbon, and for these taggies I am going to do color coordinating soft-textured fabric (one is minky), rather than two layers of the same fleece. I may finish tonight, or I may not...either way I will post when I'm done. What an ordeal!