Off to Merry Old England (again!)

Well we will soon be winging our way across the Atlantic to visit our granddaughter and attend our daughters wedding. We are quite excited about the trip and look forward to seeing a much bigger Ivy than when I was there last time. Here is one of the newest pics I have.Ivy with her mom & dad. She is almost 6 months old and already very independent, trying to stand up at the couch, and holding and drinking from a cup.
I got the pleasure of making her christening gown and had a great time doing it. I have never made one before. They are quite detailed and I designed my own cross embroidery for the front of the gown, slip and hat so it could be unique for her. I monogrammed her name and the date of her christening on the bottom back of the slip and will do the same for every child that uses it after. A very special family heirloom that can be used by Ivy and all the grandchildren etc to come. I love to create and make things for the girls.
I have made a special surprise for Kelly for the wedding but will have to post a pic later. I don't want her to see it before I get there =)
Jenny has already arrived and has had a chance to visit before we arrive and is enjoying herself and Ivy as well. I think they have had a few jaunts and gotten to see some fun things.

I also got to make Ivy's dress for the wedding so she can match her mom. She will be a cutie in it. I made the bumble bee fabric for the bloomers so she could have something very unique. The wedding theme had bumble bees in it so she will fit right in!

Check back again. I will be updating frequently with pics of England, the wedding and christening and general travels once we arrive.
Have a great summer! Cheryl
www.jkdesignsar.com

It has been a few days since I have posted, I have been quite busy with orders and feis preparations and had not had a lot of time. It has rained I think every night here and is suppose to be quite stormy tonight and tomorrow. My back yard is full of water, we may never be able to mow!
I have been busily sewing sewing sewing. I have a new style shoe bag for the irish dancer and a new photo album for the bride and groom which will also be this months raffle give away starting May 15th.
If you live in the area you can check out my bridal items at Proposals Boutique on Kavanaugh in the Heights in Little Rock. It can also save you a bit of shipping if purchase your item there. Of course you can always purchase from the web site as well J&K Designs
I alos have started doing a new towel set design for the bride & groom which you can see in the pictures above. These will make a really nice gift for the bride & groom.
Well its off to get my 6 hours of sleep and then back at it. But tomorrow I am going to lunch at the tea garden with my friend Rhonda & I am very pleased with that. The food is wonderful.
Happy mid week to all!

Good Grief More Rain.

Well it has been another rain weary day here in Arkansas. I think I am tired of it and ready for a bit of sunshine like we had been having. It has made it very hard to sew today, it makes me kind of stir crazy and my arm hurts to from where I had my surgery.( I just needed to grumble a bit =)
Not a greatly productive day but I did get those Bridal items done and will post the pictures on here. I will have them added to my site soon as well for those wanting that special gift for that special couple or for yourself as the bride or Bride & Groom! Nothing wrong with that .
I am still contemplating those 35 feet x 5 flag buntings. I need to get my calculator out and do the math to make those up. Math not being my strong suit makes me put this off but I will get down to it soon, as I need to get started on them, so that I can mail them to the UK.
I am also going to be getting the christening gown fabrics and from what I can tell from looking at fabrics and lace, it will cost slightly more than a wedding dress! But it will be so beautiful and a family heirloom as well. It is a Martha Pullen Pattern and it is called the Royal Christening Gown, so you can use your imagination on that one. Pictures will be forthcoming, after it is done of course!
I am making up some boy Irish Dancer picture frames now. They won't be quite as fluffy or full of bows as the girls but I think they will be quite cute. And I am going to do ones with the boy and girl together similar to the new bridal ones for the family that may have some of both that dance. It will make it very special.
That is all for today, a bit of blogging always does wonders for my cabin fever.
A happy Monday to all, and here's to hope for a bit of sunshine in Arkansas tomorrow.
J&K Designs

More sewing

Rain Rain Rain! It has rained here now straight through the night and all day and into the night again. I am looking for the Ark to float by anytime now.I am not sure the ground can hold anymore water.
It's been another day here is my sewing room and I have been busy drawing,digitizing and designing some new bridal designs for my new bride picture frames. I love creating new things and designs and seeing how they will turn out.
These will be a special item for the bride and groom. They will be customized with just a saying and/or the couples name and wedding date.
I also have new cami sets that I will be adding for the bride to be or as a gift for the wedding party gals as well as the spa wraps. Everyone needs to wrap up after a shower!
I did not get to do any sewing for my grand daughter today =( I do love to make those little girl outfits for her. I will get back at those next week.
Well I guess it's on to finishing up the new frames and I will post pics tomorrow. The one in the picture is the original version and these have a new embroidery design.
Be sure and check out my web site for gifts items for your friends and family!
J&K DESIGNS

Sewing Sewing Sewing

Welcome to my J&K Designs blog. I hope this will be a bit of an informal news area for things happening at J&K Designs and, happenings & sewing I have been doing. Please feel free to check in to see whats up and check out my web site. www.jkdesignsar.com
I have been busily sewing some little baby outfits for my new little grand daughter Ivy Winter and loving every minute of it! She is a sweet little baby and cute as a button.I don't often do much personal sewing but have enjoyed every minute of it. I will have to post pictures once the outfits gets to the UK and her mom can get some pictures of her in them. For now it will just have to be the outfits alone!
Along the personal note as well I will be making 35 feet lengths x 5 of summer flag style bunting to decorate the wedding tent for our daughters wedding. I should have those whipped up in no time =) (along with the beautiful christening gown I will be making for Ivy) for her christening while we are there.
I have begun to create my wedding and bridal pictures frames and will have those on the web site before to long. These are really cute, make a really nice gift item for any bride & groom & they can be personalized as well. I have had a great time creating these and hope you like them as much as I do.
I will also be adding the Irish Dancer headbands to the web site in the next two weeks as well. Perfect for any dancer to add a bit of bling to your outfit!