The newest pattern from ChrisW Designs is the ADORABLE Vale Crossbody Bag! It comes in 3 sizes, and I chose the middle size - Petite. It's so cute and barely uses any supplies! I made mine with vinyl exterior, and since it's May, it had to be Star Wars inspired!
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| I think this is one of the cutest purses I've made so far! |
I feel like May should be ALL Star Wars, so I have plans to make some fun stuff using my stash! First up was a pattern test using pretty Chewie and embossed vinyl. I also have more inspired strike fabric for a promo backpack, and I have 2 moondance notebook covers set aside to sew up, both using Star Wars vinyl! What else should I add in? More keyfobs, finger puppets, bookmarks, blankets....?
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| Pre-sewn pic of the strike project, it's done now! |
It's time for another fast and fun pattern from The Styled Magnolia! The Traverse Pouch is a long and skinny travel organizer style bag, perfect for holding flat irons, all your hair and makeup, and whatever else you need to carry!
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| It's almost the length of a couch arm! |
This year I had to dig into the backlog of posts to find a good May the Fourth (be with you) post, and somehow I STILL missed getting it up in time! This was a project I did a few years ago and it turned out pretty fun! The pattern is a free one I found at Sew4Home, and I modified it a little to be a turned bag and left off the piping.
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| The light grey background has stars in it! |
One of the good things about the orders slowing down is that I theoretically have time to do fun sewing and organizing...theoretically. In reality, my days fly by just as fast, and I feel like I'm not as productive as I was even 2 years ago...but I'm becoming ok with that. On the one hand, I'm not burning through my supplies so things are lasting longer, but on the other hand, I'm not burning through my supplies so there's no more room for new stuff! I WILL destash in May!
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| Finally tried out a dog walker bag, just need to make about 50 more for the boutique! |
Time for more fun fabric! This time it's the Everything is Grey round from KNITorious fabric. I received a half yard of this fun Totoro/Ghibli inspired fabric in nylon repel, which was just barely enough to make the larger version of the Bodacious Bowler from ChrisW Designs.
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| The iridescent tags from Laser Llama were a fun way to add my brand to the bag |
The weather around here is giving me whiplash, we hit 80 one day and had snow the very next day! Now it's back to record highs followed by chilly days, but who knows when the next snowstorm will hit! This is doing a number on my sinuses and allergies -- even my dogs are having allergies. On top of that, there's been an increase in everyday chaos, so I lost the month of March! At this rate, it's going to be November in no time, so probably should get started on some inventory and new things.
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| Sneak peek of some new fabric coming soon! |
