Here are some of the things I love making:
1. Quilts
detail:
2. Books
Book 1: “Pocket Book” – hand bound; cover: linen + hand embroidery
(below) stitched-pocket-pages (pastel paper + silk tissue)-
Book 2: “Guestbook: Melody and Derek are getting married!”
linen, muslin, hand embroidery, hand bound.
3. “Pretty Little Head” – head wear!
- every day:
wedding headpieces:
mini lotus (3 flowers + multi layer embroidery with bobby pin attachment)-
Lotus (3 layer flower + wire) headband
baby/children’s:
free motion embroidery + linen
corresponding bobby pins
“Bloom”- baby headbands (grows with your child- adjustable size via buttons!)
4. Napkins
(free motion embroidered on handmade linen napkins)
(I did 5 different sets of napkins but don’t want to clutter the page with so many photos- I need a real website!!!— To see photos of all the napkins, you can visit the blog post I wrote about them, or can visit my senior portfolio set on flickr directly.)
Thanks for looking! Don’t hesitate to contact me if you’re interested in seeing more photos or purchasing!
(updated June 2010)
love your work Janelle!
Thank you Errison!
I really need to update this section. It’s been ages!
So cute!! Oh my goodness – I never saw the one you made for your sister’s wedding! It is gorgeous and I am most definitely commissioning one from you whenever I get married! : ) Miss you, sweet wonderful friend!
janelle this stuff is absolutely gorgeous. i want that quilt so bad! and one of everything else!
Hi! Janelle,
I love your work, it is so unique. My daughter Carolann (former ICS grad 2001) sells, hats and headbands at conventions. If you are interested, maybe she would sell yours, for a commission. Her website and contact information is at athenacosplay.com. Also, I am really interested in your napkins.
your work is BEAUTIFUL! I am really into the napkins, and everything else. love it all!
Hey! I’m DEFINITELY interested in purchasing one of the baby headbands – SO CUTE! And also, I’ve been looking for someone to quilt a blanket out of my favorites of the clothing that Madilyn has grown out of during her first year of life. Could we talk about a price on that? I have all of the materials (obviously), but I’d love to talk to you about designing/making it. xoxo’s!
Summer! If you are still interested in purchasing Madilyn one of the headbands then email me! janelle.gates@gmail.com
Also, I’ll be up in Savannah in late September so if you’re interested in talking about a quilt price I’d love to do that, and I could pick up the clothes when I’m in town and then could mail the quilt to you within a time frame we could set. (Everything would of course depend on size, and I’d have to buy a little bit of materials in addition, that her little clothes probably wouldn’t work for.)
I’m going to post this on your Facebook as well, just in case you won’t be emailed about this.