WIP Thursday - End of March

I need to stop deciding to blog more, every time I do, life goes sideways and I lose an entire week! And somehow March is almost finished as well... The good news is that I am all caught up on the pattern testing that came in at once, and only have one open order! I'm still working on restocking things for the Sweet Radiance Boutique, hoping to take a trip down soon to drop off new blankets, stuffed animals, and notebooks! I might even switch out some purses on display, to keep it interesting. I'm also getting the spring cleaning urge to deep clean and organize my sewing studio, which I might actually be able to do this year since I don't have a ton of orders making me feel guilty for taking time to work on other things...

FINALLY getting the pieces glued into the tins...and I have matching finger puppets! Now to make more...

Squish Mabel (Swoon)

I don't often make little bags, but this one turned out super cute! This was one of my earlier vinyl purses, and it helped me get over my sewing vinyl intimidation! The Mabel from Swoon is a fast little free pattern

All the fun and colorful animals!

WIP Tuesday - Time to Get Focused

I like having a bunch of orders because I need deadlines and a tiny bit of stress to keep me productive and on track! I only have a few orders right now, which means that in my mind I have PLENTY of time to finish everything...which leads to rushing at the last minute to get orders out and finish up tests. I also want the orders to be interesting...yes, I can make a NCW wallet in just a few days (or hours if I'm in a crunch), but after making over 100 of them, they just aren't that exciting. I'm actually kind of glad I'm down to my last few scraps of the map fabric I use for them, and I can't get any more unless I get lucky in a b/s/t group...although I want to start offering the plague doctor version, to use up that stash of fabric, but that's a little different at least.  

Latest NCW order - NOT a map one!

Clear Character Aneira Pouch - The Styled Magnolia Pattern Testing

I've really enjoyed having a little extra space in my schedule where I can fit in more pattern testing and fabric promotion, especially if it's pushing me out of my comfort zone to use some of my stash! I love how the clear vinyl looks, but for the longest time there were barely any good patterns to use it. The Styled Magnolia is really knocking it out of the park with all their new patterns lately, and the Aneira Pouch is another cute and fast one that can be made with either clear vinyl or regular vinyl! 

I should have put something inside, to make the characters really pop...