Just wanted to pop in real quick and let you know that I'm chatting with Ryan over on his blog, Ryan Walsh Quilts today! We're talking about my Lined Drawstring Bag pattern, teaching at Sewing Summit, and diving into my fabric stash! There might just be a giveaway involved too! You can find the post here! :)
Thanks for having me Ryan!
Feature: Ryan Walsh Quilts
Friday, May 11, 2012
Hi there! Apologies for the quietness this week. I got buried in vintage sheets, hehe! Thanks for your support of my sale, it went great! Just a few more orders to get out the door Monday! Okay, here comes a long post! :)
It had been 2 months since I had made any new drawstring bags, but after seeing Terri's, Nova's, and Monica's bags, I got itching to make some more! I made two sizes, the Project size (found in the pattern), and the Everything size (found in the tutorial). I used a mixture of favorite and new fabrics! I love having new bags to circulate, you can never really have too many. You can see all the bags close-up and the fabrics I used in my flickr stream: here, here, here, and here!
You can find the tutorial here, and the pattern (with all 8 sizes), here.
Managed some garment sewing this week too! I've been saving this Innocent Crush voile for a while now and it was finally time to use it. Originally I was just going to make a tank, but as I've now accumulated a lot of tanks I thought I'd do something with sleeves! I love the shape of the Wiksten tank, so I added sleeves to it instead of finishing the arm holes. I used the sleeve from the Scout Tee by Grainline. It actually worked out pretty well!
Pattern: Wiksten Tank by Jenny Gordy, Fabrics: Innocent Crush by Anna Maria Horner.
Last night was the Sunday Morning Quilts book signing at The Sewcial Lounge! I got to see Anna and meeting Amanda Jean was so fun, she's super sweet and her quilts are beautiful! I left feeling so inspired to dig into my scraps! And look what else came home with me! A bunny scrap!! I have a bit of this sweet print in pink from Christina, and now a little yellow from Amanda! I do love my bunny fabrics! I spent some more time perusing the book last night, it's really lovely!
A little happy mail today! More fabric for clothes: Prince Charming by Tula Pink, Innocent Crush by Anna Maria Horner, and Farmington by Martha Negley.
I have found myself really drawn to this lilac color recently! I couldn't help but pull a few things together, I miss taking fabrics photos like this! :)
Fabrics: Far Far Away by Heather Ross, Sugar Pop by Liz Scott, Weekends by Erin McMorris (middle 3), Promenade by Riley Blake, Echo by Lotta Jansdotter. Nail polish is Essie Splash of Grenadine, Thread is Gutermann #913.
I did a little rearranging that allowed me to bring some extra cuteness into my sewing room! I snatched up this vintage Coke crate at a garage sale last summer and it's the perfect size for displaying a few little treasures. Here is proof that I am 23 going on 5! Hehe :)
The top are Lalaloopsy dolls, then Hello Kitty mega blocks, and finally Unazukin dolls!
George!
Finally, last week Michelle of Mrs. Sew & Sew asked my opinion about quilting with vintage sheets! I was happy to share my thoughts, you can read them here!
Today I love the..
Smell of: Clean kitchen
Sound of: Spongebob
Taste of: Fruit salad
Sight of: Sunshine
Feel of: Having the windows open!
Good Things about Today:
- Had a sesame seed bagel this morning!
- Happy mail!
- Finished my top!
- George is being extra sweet!
It had been 2 months since I had made any new drawstring bags, but after seeing Terri's, Nova's, and Monica's bags, I got itching to make some more! I made two sizes, the Project size (found in the pattern), and the Everything size (found in the tutorial). I used a mixture of favorite and new fabrics! I love having new bags to circulate, you can never really have too many. You can see all the bags close-up and the fabrics I used in my flickr stream: here, here, here, and here!
You can find the tutorial here, and the pattern (with all 8 sizes), here.
Managed some garment sewing this week too! I've been saving this Innocent Crush voile for a while now and it was finally time to use it. Originally I was just going to make a tank, but as I've now accumulated a lot of tanks I thought I'd do something with sleeves! I love the shape of the Wiksten tank, so I added sleeves to it instead of finishing the arm holes. I used the sleeve from the Scout Tee by Grainline. It actually worked out pretty well!
Pattern: Wiksten Tank by Jenny Gordy, Fabrics: Innocent Crush by Anna Maria Horner.
Last night was the Sunday Morning Quilts book signing at The Sewcial Lounge! I got to see Anna and meeting Amanda Jean was so fun, she's super sweet and her quilts are beautiful! I left feeling so inspired to dig into my scraps! And look what else came home with me! A bunny scrap!! I have a bit of this sweet print in pink from Christina, and now a little yellow from Amanda! I do love my bunny fabrics! I spent some more time perusing the book last night, it's really lovely!
A little happy mail today! More fabric for clothes: Prince Charming by Tula Pink, Innocent Crush by Anna Maria Horner, and Farmington by Martha Negley.
I have found myself really drawn to this lilac color recently! I couldn't help but pull a few things together, I miss taking fabrics photos like this! :)
Fabrics: Far Far Away by Heather Ross, Sugar Pop by Liz Scott, Weekends by Erin McMorris (middle 3), Promenade by Riley Blake, Echo by Lotta Jansdotter. Nail polish is Essie Splash of Grenadine, Thread is Gutermann #913.
I did a little rearranging that allowed me to bring some extra cuteness into my sewing room! I snatched up this vintage Coke crate at a garage sale last summer and it's the perfect size for displaying a few little treasures. Here is proof that I am 23 going on 5! Hehe :)
The top are Lalaloopsy dolls, then Hello Kitty mega blocks, and finally Unazukin dolls!
George!
Finally, last week Michelle of Mrs. Sew & Sew asked my opinion about quilting with vintage sheets! I was happy to share my thoughts, you can read them here!
Today I love the..
Smell of: Clean kitchen
Sound of: Spongebob
Taste of: Fruit salad
Sight of: Sunshine
Feel of: Having the windows open!
Good Things about Today:
- Had a sesame seed bagel this morning!
- Happy mail!
- Finished my top!
- George is being extra sweet!
Favorites
1. Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt II, 2. Flower Power Baby Quilt, 3. IMG_1272, 4. DSCF1597, 5. 03May1206, 6. oakshott triangles- progress, 7. IMG_6287, 8. Falling Stars, 9. Prairie Sweets quilt top done!
Every Friday I go through my favorite photos on Flickr, and choose nine sewing/quilting related projects to showcase here. These photos and projects are not my own, you can find the original images and creators by clicking the coordinating links! If for any reason you do not want your project featured here, please feel free to email me and I'll remove it!
Happy Weekend! :)
Every Friday I go through my favorite photos on Flickr, and choose nine sewing/quilting related projects to showcase here. These photos and projects are not my own, you can find the original images and creators by clicking the coordinating links! If for any reason you do not want your project featured here, please feel free to email me and I'll remove it!
Happy Weekend! :)
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Thought after yesterday's quilt it was the perfect time for another vintage sheet sale in the shop! Sale will run through Friday!
Fat Quarter Grab Bag bundles are on big sale, both bundles of 5 and bundles of 10! Great way to try out vintage sheets!
All scrap bundles including Rainbow packs, Wide hem and Skinny hem packs and also, new Scrap Grab Bag packs!
I'm also now shipping anywhere in the world! Cheers! :)
Fat Quarter Grab Bag bundles are on big sale, both bundles of 5 and bundles of 10! Great way to try out vintage sheets!
All scrap bundles including Rainbow packs, Wide hem and Skinny hem packs and also, new Scrap Grab Bag packs!
I'm also now shipping anywhere in the world! Cheers! :)
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