Happy Valentine's Day

I am excited to share with you my newest "try it out" project that I used my new serger to complete! I had read through several different blogs and looked at several Pinterest pictures of cutting off blue jeans to turn it into a skirt. I loved the idea since blue jeans either get too short, worn out, or need to be passed from brother to sister. I already had the design for a raggy heart applique shirt for my daughter, and I decided that a re-purposed ruffled denim skirt would go great with it. I had plenty of scraps of material, so I thought I would give it a try to make my first piece of clothing with my serger.

I decided on adding three layers of ruffles to my cut off jeans-turned skirt. The materials from the ruffles are also used in the raggy heart applique that I added to her shirt. She absolutely loves it, and I do too!

Monogrammed Shirts for Bride and Bridesmaids

I had the great privilege in December to monogram shirts for a beautiful bride and her bridesmaids. I can just imagine them getting ready together on that special day wearing these shirts!

I am back!

I am back to the blog after quite a break over Christmas. It was not that I stopped Jumpin' Jacks Stitches. In fact, it was the opposite! I completed many projects during December...some for business and some for gifts. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of a lot of the projects! However, I did complete one new project and remembered to take pictures. This project is now a possibility because of receiving a serger for Christmas! I have been playing with the possibilities ever since! This new project is a personalized burlap garden flag. I love the possibilities with the garden flags for either "everyday" or holidays!