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A big thanks to a Quilter’s Table for this kick ass tutorial.  Seriously.  I have no idea how she figured this out. It’s mind boggling how it’s built until you hit that “a-ha!” moment. Then it all makes sense.  I did get a little stuck at the end but Marci Girl Designs has great pics for the last step and shows you how to make it all work.

Can you see the little bead on the top zipper?  My past interest in jewelry is working out for zipper pulls!

The interior pockets play fabric peek-a-boo. That’s what makes this design so much fun to me.  There is a Triple Zip Along group over at Flickr that shows a great variety of fabric combinations.

Last Saturday I received some fabric in the mail (happy, happy, joy, joy) and was literally sewing within minutes. I had this tutorial bookmarked for a little while and was just waiting for the right fabric combo. Good thing my zipper order arrived last week as well!  Zipit has lightning fast shipping and a great assortment of zipper colors.

I love how you cut all all these different size squares and end up with a great little pouch. It’s also lined with fusible fleece so the pouch is not flimsy and has a quilted feel to it.

The Echino deer and dots fabric is one of my favorite prints ever.  Although, I probably say that a few times a week about different prints.

If you’ve been on the fence about making this pattern or haven’t seen it yet – give it a go!  It comes together quickly and I’ll definitely make another.

FABRICS

• Madrona Road by Violet Craft – Herringbone in Pink
• Architextures by Carolyn Friedlander – Crosshatch in Black
• Echino by Etsuko Furuya – Deer in Glasses Pink
• Sophie by Chez Moi – Petal in Pink

Let’s Get Acquainted!

Just a quick post today!  You can turn fabric scraps into little origami stars. I made these right before the holidays and the bunting is safely packed away with our  Christmas decorations.

I saw a star ornament on Sew, Mama, Sew! and thought you could string several together into a bunting. So I just crocheted a length of scallops and attached the stars.  Have to admit it looked pretty cute in our kitchen window.

The tutorial is not in English but the pictures are super easy to follow.

This is such a great scrap buster. All you need is four pieces of fabric approximately 3.25″ x 12″ and a little patience. Once you’ve made a couple you can get on a roll!

Time for a little back-blogging.

Made this Game Boy costume for a friend of mine for Halloween. She had spied something similar on Pinterest and it was SUPER easy to make.  Get some stretchy material and make a simple tube dress.  Then cut out the felt pieces and sew them on!

Don’t have a picture of the night she wore it, but luckily we snapped this one when she was trying it on. I think we still had a couple of adjustments, but it turned out pretty cute.

It’s taken me a while but I’ve figured out (and ordered!) my Weekender Bag fabrics.  I’m SO totally excited!  I saw Pink Chalk Studio’s bag and I about died from a love overdose on the fabrics.  Aren’t they perfect?  They Echino plane and Melody Miller phone…  *sigh*

I don’t fully trust myself to patch piece anything I’d truly love, so I decided to go with solids and mix up a few fabrics (and stealing some choices from Pink Chalk).  Since I LOVE all of these I figure I can’t go wrong.

• Lizzy House Pearl Bracelet in Cosmonaut – Top, sides and side pockets
• Carolyn Friedlander Architextures Text in Navy – Main side panels
• Lizzy House Supernova in Purple – Large side pockets
• Carolyn Friedlander Architextures Hatch in Plum – lining and exterior pocket linings
• Robert Kaufman Quilter’s Linen in Midnight – Piping and handles

At first I was going to use some fat quarters from my Tina Givens Opal Owl bundle, but I wasn’t totally into it.  And for me to attempt this bag, I need to be.  Can’t wait for my fabric to arrive!

Gack!  The pattern arrived in the mail today.  I’m actually terrified of making this bag after reading reviews about the pattern all these years.  This pattern is what first got me interested in sewing a couple of years ago.  I’ve decided it’s go time and nothing can hold me back. Right? Eeek.

I still have NO CLUE what fabric to use, I think that’s my biggest hold up at this point.  I’m going to use Oh, Frannson’s patchwork panels to avoid some of the interfacing. I’ve been reading so many tips and tricks and have my little list ready. Still pretty daunting… wish me luck!

Jeeze… It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.  I wanted to share this deer pillow I made for the holidays.  Found the idea and pattern from Sew Homegrown on Pinterest.  I’ll blame Pinterest for my lack of updates.

I love the pattern and I’m trying to think of other ways to use it!  Maybe shrink it down and applique it onto some placemats?  Enlarge it for throw?  Girly version on a shirt for my niece?  Possibilities galore.

Best part about the pillow is that I didn’t purchase anything to make it.  The red fabric I pulled out of a box for goodwill.  I had 3 long window valance things from Target that didn’t work in this house – but now I’ll use them for Christmas fabric.  They are a nice mid-weight twill.  The black fabric is leftover binding material from my first quilt.   Then I just used the pillow insert from a different covering to switch out through the season.