sewing extravaganza

Fran & I decided to take a trip to the fabric store- what started out with me making 2 purses... turned in to 5.

For two indecisive people- it took forever to figure out what fabric we wanted...

The wristlet (right) is for her daughter- along with the orange purse... the blue purse is one for Fran herself.

I'm about to start on the last project- a knitting bag.

I decided to make myself a 'beach bag' (as though I don't have enough bags haha)... i found a pattern online- consulted my mom- and got to work. It wasn't too bad... I added a few pockets along with a 'D-ring' closure... overall, I'm excited to use it :)

it's been a while...

Some fun cards I recently made.

I've been meaning to catch up on my card making- May is a good time for that seeing as how not much is going on at work...

so I guess this is the beginning... :)

bored much...?

I decided there were a few things I wanted to make before heading to hawaii in a few months :)

this weeks feature(s): some sunglass cases and a small wallet... I normally like to 'shrink' my wallet down when going on vacation...

all the fabrics are from the 'home decor' section at hobby lobby... that's why i like small projects- you can buy the 'more expensive' fabric haha

my next project will be a new ipod case...

Easter cards

I finally had some time again to make cards... hooray.

thanks, mom!

No matter how many times she tells me- I always have to ask my mom which order to sew things... 'when do i do the lining, the strap, how do i do the top band again?' haha

So, after picking her brain one afternoon - I came home and made this bag...

it's much like the first pleated one I made... just a bit larger, with one more inside pocket, and the top band is attached correctly :)

I really like this one- the colors are very practical...

thanks, mom! :)

Attempt at making my own patter

Well, I ventured out... I felt like trying to make my own pattern... it's not completely original haha I took various ideas from other patterns I have.
The 'new' thing for me was doing the pleat- it's not perfect by any means- but it looks like a pleat right? I think I was semi successful :)

The band around the top was also something new for me-it was an easy and different way for me to sew the straps on.

It didn't take me as long as I thought it would- so needless to say, I'm a fan of these kinds of projects :)

using fun fabric

So, you know how you walk into a fabric store and say, 'oh, that's cute! really cute! but what the hec would i use that for?' Ya, i do that a lot...

which is why i like these projects...

I wanted to make a personalized makeup bag for myself... this is my first attempt... I love that it's small enough to use the obnoxious fabrics that i like :)

I used a slightly thicker fabric to make it a little more durable...
I might try to design another style...

for the use of more obnoxious fabric :) we shall see...