New sewing project....

My daughter's friend has a birthday this week. My daughter wanted me to make her a sling pack backpack like I made for her little sister. She wanted different fabrics and also wanted her friend's initial monogrammed (by her request, freezer paper stencilled). I think that it turned out cute. Now she (my oldest daughter) wants the same sling pack for herself - only we decided that instead of just a patch on the front, we'll make hers a pocket.....

Anyway - here are the pictures.......

Front:

Inside:

Outside showing the grommets at the bottom of the bag:

For the monogram, I just printed a font out on the computer and traced it onto freezer paper and did a freezer paper stencil.

All in all - I think that it turned out cute and I hope that the little friend will like it! :-)

New Coffee Cup Cuffs

I can't go without my coffee - and, I can't stop making coffee cup cuffs! I've done them in knit and crochet - but, still, my favorite are sewn/quilted. Today, I decided to make a couple more (maybe for gifts - maybe for myself - maybe for etsy - who knows). At any rate, I love how they came out.

The first is also freezer stenciled. I stenciled a treble clef on it in purple.

The second is actually my favorite. It has a different lining fabric. I love the contrast of the black and pink (sorry, I know the pictures aren't the greatest.

Both have a fun fir type yarn couched onto the edging to finish them off. I think that they turned out pretty cute.

An 'unusual' fabric.....

I've seen tutorials online for fusing plastic shopping bags and I have finally gotten around to trying it myself.

Outside:


Inside:

I fused several shopping bags together, but for the outer layer, I used a black trash bag. For added stability, I chose to add a fabric (with light interfacing) lining. I used a snap for closure. The 'lopsided' flap is intentional - I promise! ;)
It turned out cute, I think.....
Thoughts are welcome!!! :)

Oh - one note - as I tried this with my first attempt - stenciling with paint, on the plastic is NOT recommended - it will not stick... lol. Perhaps another type of paint might work though.

Yoga anyone?

One of my girlfriends had a birthday this week. Yay, her! Birthdays are good, no?
Anywho - I needed to think of some 'handmade' gift that she'd really appreciate. I decided that she needed her very own yoga mat (who wants to lay on the stinky yoga mats that the gym provides?? eeeewwww!!). But, of course, with her own mat she needed a super cool bag to put it in (this is where the 'handmade' comes in) ;) Knowing my girlfriend's taste, I knew it had to be something subtle and classy ....
And, here it is .........

More 'new' projects to come...........

I've got to get back to blogging .... so, hopefully, this will be a start (yes, I know - I've said it before ... but, this time I really mean it ...... I swear!!!)

New Year, New Hair and New Hat

So - were you wondering if I had fallen off the face of the earth?? I know I've been a terrible blogger - but, I will try to do better, I swear!

First off - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! I hope it is a great year for all of us!!

Secondly, I have a new hair style (well, a new hair color) - I really did this last year (ha, as if that was so long ago) - but, haven't shared it yet. Here 'IT' is - I love, love, love my bold red streaks in my hair!!!

In honor of my new do (no, not really - but, it seemed like a nice seque)... I made a cloche style hat.....

Well - that is it for now - but, I hope to get back on here and blog like a good girl!! ;)

Easy Christmas ornament ... to match a quilt!

I made a small lap quilt for a friend's daughter for Christmas. I had some scraps left over and thought that I'd make a matching ornament. This is what I came up with....

Sorry for the short blog - but, many other irons in the fire right now.... More later, I promise!

More Christmas gifts

I've made a few more Christmas gifts. I don't know if I'll be done by Christmas, but I'm making lots of progress. The biggest 'issue' I face is being able to have the Christmas gifts actually make it to the destination of BEING Christmas gifts. My girls keep trying to take them .... hmph....

At any rate - here are a few pictures of the latest.... Hannah modeling....

First one is a hat for their baby boy cousin.... I actually quite like the camo!

This one is a hat/scarf set for another of their cousins

A couple shots of the third to show it properly - also for a cousin!




















And, finally - a pic of me modeling a neck warmer/scarflet that I made for a friend - yet am wearing right now - so, I guess I'm as bad as my girls about not wanting to 'gift' the 'gifts' ;)