Category: sew

My mission was to make a lined tote bag out of only four fat quarters of fabric. Success! It’s actually quite big. I used almost every inch of fabric! Details over at kundhicreative.etsy.com.

I’m really in love with this bag. I was very close to ripping out the blanket because I didn’t have enough yarn to finish it. Then I looked at it folded up and it screamed tote bag! This one is very hard to put up for sale. Details over at my etsy shop.

Details on etsy.

Christy has announced her raffle!

Cathy is my best customer. She makes me feel so good about my bags. She’s got a degree in Textiles, is on the board for Sewing for Babies, has tons of sewing experience and chooses ME to make bags for her. Cathy, who sadly is blogless, always has lots of crafty projects going on, so she needs lots of tote bags.

The bag design was a little challenging. With all of the patterns and stripes, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t too busy once it was put together. Once I figured out the handles, though, the rest just worked itself out!

I wanted to do something special for Cathy to show my appreciation for her support, so I made her a coordinating pouch and bookmark. The pouch pattern is from Bend-the-Rules Sewing, so I won’t be selling them. They may find their way into random bags here and there as a little gift, though.

Speaking of custom bags, I’ve donated a bag to Christy’s month of Autism Awareness. She’ll be making a special announcement about the giveaway sometime today. Make sure you visit her blog for the details!

Must. Stop. Sewing. Bibs.

Seriously! These might be the most addicting things to sew ever! They are so quick and look so cute! Remember my first one? Believe it or not, M has almost outgrown the neck. A lot of her other bibs are getting small, too. I took my favorite bib, which was the template for the first one I made, and adjusted the pattern for a 18-24 month neck.

I can’t decide which one is my favorite. I love the little aprons and the salt and pepper shakers.

I really have to stop. How many bibs does one little girl need? We only use them for messy foods these days, like spaghetti and split pea soup. But these are great fabric stash busters: fleece was from the remnant basket at Joann’s and the fabric and snaps were from Michaels (thank you 40% off coupons!). Oh, did I mention the snaps?

Remember when I had the button notecard idea that wouldn’t go away until I made them? Well, I had another one: button flowers. I don’t know where these bursts of button creativity come from. I’m not even that much into embroidery, but loved hand stitching the little stems and leaves. This idea wouldn’t stop bouncing around in my head so I put them on something small and easy to finish: a felted bookmark.

Here it is, as promised. (If you were reading my twitter updates, you’d know that I promised pics!) Details here.

This custom bag turned out way better than I had imagined. It is so soft and I love the lining! I also like the little bit of garter stitch on the handles. More pics here.