One fish, Two Fish

When I was this fabric I had to have it, it's soooooo cute!

Quilted ruler bag

I LOVE this owl fabric, I have been using it a lot for projects. I made this bag from a Bella Nona Design Studio pattern.

It fits my small cutting mat and all of my rulers, large and small, for carrying to and from classes,s o they don't get ruined.

The pattern had more pockets on the inside, but I chose to put just one...there are 3 on the outside of the bag.

Gramma's table runner

I made this for my Gramma's b-day. The strips are random sizes, and I did free motion quilting on all of the light blue pieces.

Thread catcher

I just love this owl fabric. ....I made the pink and white one for my Mom for her birthday. The top is a pin cushion and filled with sand so it hangs on the edge of the table.

Crayon roll....

I made this for my nephew. It is fun to take with you to restaurants, etc....keeps all the crayons in order and rolls up into a little package!

The Witch is in.....

This project turned out to be a lot harder that I anticipated! I appliqued all of the pieces on, but the stitching around those bats and letters was enough to drive me crazy! A lot of stitches were pulled out in this project, and re-done...I used some red jewel like buttons for the witches shoes to add some bling. I also have some spider buttons to sew on but forgot to do that before I took the pic. The backing fabric is black and white skeleton heads....I just quilted as I did the stitching around each piece.

Figgy Pudding....

by Basic Gray is the name of most of the fabrics I picked for this project. I finally got it finished (started it at this time last year!) It took me awhile to hand stitch the binding on, but I love it!
Stay tuned for a matching table runner I am working on....let's hope it is done before Christmas this year!

Special bag

I have a friend who's son has a very special stuffed football. It was recently lost and was very upsetting for all involved for 2 days until he was found! I decided to make a special bag for football to stay in, and be transported in.

Super easy-I just serged the edges, then sewed a seam along the 2 open edges, and folded it down at the top to be able to put a string through it.

Hotwheels bag!

I made this for Markus to put his cars in. He picked out the fabric (it's actually thick canvas like fabric) Everytime we go out he like to bring his cars and we throw them into a lunchbag or something. Now he can have his own special car bag!!

Gardening Apron....

I made this for a friend of mine who loves to garden. She gave me a bunch of Dahlia bulbs earlier this year and I thought of her when I saw this fabric!

What is wrong with my blog???

I have no idea what has happened to my blog, I have tried to fix it, but nothing is working. I will have to get a computer genius (Jess!) to help me.

Anyways....it is a dreary rainy day today and I have managed to spend the whole day sewing. I started out sewing the "custom" curtains/blinds for our boat. All of the windows are wierd shapes, so I had to make a pattern for each individual one....total pain in the a**! It got boring after a couple of hours so I decided to try this Amy Butler pattern I bought the other day. I have never done a zipper before so this is my first attempt....it turned out OK, not perfect but pretty good. Now I have yet another useless bag...But it was fun to make!

Pictures of the curtain/blinds to follow once they are installed!

Catching up on projects today...

This has been a work oin progress for a few weeks. Markus wanted a robe, so he picked out some material and I finally finished it today. It was all done except for the cuffs, and he has been wearing it, but I didn't want to get a picture until it was all finished!

Batman returns!!

I made this cape for my nephew for his birthday. I had to get Markus to model it before I wrapped it up! Of course I have already started on a second one for him, and will likely make a third for my other nephew, the boys LOVE dressing up! I am quite pleased with how it turned out....I used a Quick Sew pattern (though there was nothing quick about it!) I spent a few late nights after getting home from work, but managed to figure it out! It is hard to see in the picture, but there are little ears at the top of the hood...I lined them with interfacing to make them stick up.... I cut out the eyes and then satin stitched around the openings. The whole thing is fully lined (that was the tricky part!) but worth it!

My latest creation....

I was practicing using some decorative stitches with this project. The pattern didn't call for any top stitching or lining for the bag, but I like to line my projects, I think it gives it a nice finished look. I also added the magnetic closure in the middle of the purse.
The second picture shows the stitching I added along the middle of the bag to joint he green fabric. I also top stitched the straps with a reinforcement stitch....I love the colors!

Recycling

My girlfriend has this great pattern for boys underwear that I really wanted to try. (I upgraded my sewing machine again and wanted to play!!) I didn't have any stretchy knit type fabric in my stash or ribbing, so I thought why not use an old t-shirt! I got about 4 pairs out of one shirt....I used the ribbing from the neck of the shirt for the waist band and then some stretchy fleece for the legs. My son loves them, even though they look a bit like a santa hat, he gets a kick out of the fact that they were made from daddy's t-shirt!

It was bound to happen...

My craft room had to share with my sewing "stuff"! I just couldn't continue to have my sewing room on the kitchen table anymore....although I had cleaned out my hutch and had fabric, and other sewing related things stashed in there! I got a great deal on a sewing desk (Craigslist!), so had to make room. It is still a bit disorganized and will need a few modifications, but there is actually more floor space in there now that one of the big craft tables is gone.
AND....I got rid of at least 1/2 of my stamp sets!!!!!

Yoga Bag

How cute is this? I saw the pattern (Amy Butler) and new I had to make one for my yoga mat!
The fabric is also Amy Butler. The inside is lined with the same fabric as the striped pocket on the outside. I serged the inside seems as well as the bottom and did a decorative stitch on the handle. I don't really care too much for yoga, but I am going to go more just to show off my bag!!

A bag for my bags....

Can you believe I don't already have one of these??? My bags are always just shoved underneath in my sink cupboard. I decided to use some of the fabric that I am hoarding and make a plastic bag holder. The black satin ribbon that I used for the "hanger" is the new ribbon from SU in the Spring mini...see even usin my ribbon stash ;)

"Tool Bag"

This started out in my head as a camera bag, which is why I used thick batting....however, the shape was all wrong for my big camera, so I decided to turn it into a scissor/cutter bag for my rotary cutters and scissors. I do have another organizer for them, but this way they are wrapped up tight and away from my busy little boy!

Toddler blanket

I found the little monkey fabric today (I had planned to use something else), but fell in love with the monkeys! The backside is soft minky, nice and cuddly. I am in the works of making one for my son who requested a new soft blanket (if you could see the scraggly, thread-bare blanket he has had since birth that goes everywhere, you would know why he needs a new one!). I think I will make his smaller though. Hopefully it will be ready for his birthday in a few days....fingers crossed!