Cards

I mentioned yesterday that I wanted to make a card case to put all of my gift cards in. I have a bad habit of leaving them home, so I whipped this up to carry them along with me. This pattern is great, although I think next time I will enlarge the seam allowances a bit, the area where I turned the case right side out is a little wonky and I think that will help. I purchased the pattern here, I have bought a few patterns from keykalou now and she sends them out super fast. This will be the last item in this fabric - I'm ready to move on!

Finally - Sewing Time

Hello there!

I have been finding some time to craft over the last 2 weekends. Last weekend I made a great wristlet, except that the zipper was too short. I redid it this weekend and it came out great! I also made a matching key fob to go with it. The pattern is from Oh, Fransson, and I think this is the best wristlet I have made so far. During the development of her pattern, Elizabeth made wristlets in different styles (check them out, as well as her other amazing projects, on her blog) including one in silk dupioni, which I would like to try. The pattern is really well written with lots of photos, options to customize your wristlet,and the best way to install a zipper I have found so far. The fabric is Amy Butler and I loooove it. I might have to make a tote out of it, if I have enough left.

I also made this little fabric box from a tutorial found on the Pink Penguin. It's a little bit wonky, but still cute. It matches my quilt :-)

Next up, I want to make a business card case to match my wristlet, then I'm going to move on to a knit top. I also treated myself to some new patterns, I hope to make these up soon as well. Enjoy your weekend!

Birthday Weekend

Hello all!

Well, as this post title suggest, this weekend is my birthday weekend (actual day - Monday). My family is having a party for me tonight, which I'm really looking forward to, it's going to be so much fun! Tomorrow, I have nothing planned - and I'm keeping it that way! I want to sleep in and then I'm going to work on some projects that I have been wanting to make for a while. Like this wristlet, this key fob, along with working on some of the many tutorials I have bookmarked and also starting some work on the billion patterns I have lined up - at least cutting some out. That's my gift to myself, some quality time in the sewing room :-)

I hope to have some finished products to show off on Monday - enjoy your weekend!

Finished Finished Finished!

I'm so excited to have completed this quilt! I love it - I think it came out great :-) I'm not showing you guys my corners, so don't even ask!!! This was a lot of fun to put together, even though it took sooooo long! I had originally planned to make my own binding, but in the end, I machine-attached purchased binding. I accidentally bought 2 packages of smaller sized binding, so the long edges have wide bindings, the shorter edges have thinner binding. Like Tim Gunn says, "make it work," and I did! I really, really love it, although I'm in no hurry to make another one!

The Office

My new job has me thinking about some fun new office supplies. Here are a few tutorials that I've found that I'm hoping to try out sometime soon.

Decorate office supplies with fabric from How About Orange

DIY pencil cup also at How About Orange

Thumbtacks at How About Orange (can you tell I love her blog??)

Mouse Pad at Armelle Blog

Another mouse pad at twelve22

Next Up

Here are the patterns I bought this weekend. I got a couple of knit tops, along with some chocolate brown and teal blue cotton knit fabric to make these up. I hope to make the skirt soon too, the gray would look great with some tall boots. What's next on your sewing agenda?

Looming Deadline

It's 6:15 pm........I have 2 pairs of pants to hem (mark, pin and then hem) and my quilt is not bound!

I have some new patterns and fabric to show you, as well as a new sewing book. Hopefully I will show you this week! I hope the hemming goes quick - maybe I can at least pin the binding....