WIP Wednesday - Feeling Sleepy

I think this week I'll try catching up on this thing I've heard about...sleep. Maybe if I start going to bed before midnight, I'll have more energy after my day job. We'll see...or it will backfire and I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back asleep. While I'm figuring this out, orders are starting to come in a little faster, so I need to find that motivation to get all the things done!

Did making sleep masks inspire my sudden desire to sleep more, or is that just a coincidence?

Diamond of the Season Circle Handbag (Knitorious Fabric Strike Project)

 Dearest Gentle Reader, 

Do you dream of an elegant handbag that shows off your love of romance and drama? If so, this bag is for you! Any Debutante carrying this stylish bag will be the talk of the Ton and sure to garner the eye of the season's most eligible catch!

Proclaim to one and all that YOU are the diamond of the season!

Potter Mash Up Sydney (Swoon)

For some reason, the Sydney messenger bag from Swoon is just a great bag for mash-ups! This one has 5 different fabrics used, and I think nearly all of the companies have since shut down! Pretty sure the fabrics came from Hapa, Ohana, Affordable Fabrics and More, Snowy Owl, and Joanns.

It's a bright and colorful, but also dark purse!

WIP Monday - Crawling Along

Sometimes I have all the motivation and energy and get everything done, and sometimes I take my time and try to enjoy working on projects. Right now I have a little breathing room in my schedule, so I'm not rushing on orders. I try to always pay attention to details and make everything the best I can, but when I'm behind and rushing, I feel like I have to push things out right away, instead of letting them rest and then going back with fresh eyes to double check for things that I missed, like stray thread ends.  

Teal solid lining - I usually go for textures and designs, but the solid does look nice!

Fireworks Calista Wallet - The Styled Magnolia Pattern Testing

I had two patterns to test back to back at the end of last year, and one of them was the new Calista Wallet from The Styled Magnolia.  The wallet was actually really fast to make, and came together so nice!  I think if I had used a cutting machine, it would have been even faster...but digging out the machine and finding room to set it up in my disaster of a sewing studio would have taken longer than it took me to hand cut!

Sometimes you just need a fun vinyl print, with bright colors!

WIP Wednesday - New Year, Same List!

The end of the year is always a void time, where I forget what day it is, where I need to be, or when I showered last (If you live on the couch and read books, do you NEED to shower??). Mostly kidding on the showering. I was able to take off almost 3 weeks from the day job and it was amazing! My goals were to organize my sewing studio and my walk in closet that also holds extra craft supplies, plus do some fun sewing, and catch up on orders. I did some organizing, some fun sewing, and some orders...but I think I need to keep the organizing goal for the whole month at least. Maybe just do one area of the room per month, it's a LOT of stuff.

She's so pretty!

WIP Thursday - MORE Last Minute Stuff

My final craft show of the year is this Saturday, and I'm running both my embroidery machines to try to stock up after having a great last show! I originally wasn't going to make any more peeker hoods, but then I got in a few requests for Kpop Demon Hunter characters, and then suddenly I was in the groove! I have 20 hoods to attach to the towels before the show, and 3 of them are for orders. Hopefully they bring in some interest and I can also clear out the older ones!  I'd love to get down to just one tote of towels...and have an excuse to make new ones with my towel stash!

 

20 hoods there - waiting for final trimming and then attaching!