I had a little bit of this fabric left over, so I decided to try a new (to me) pattern. The Heidi by Swoon is a free pattern and super quick! The nice part is that the top flap is cut separate, so it is easy to make sure that the fabric is 'right side' up! There's only one day left to preorder this fun fabric from Longshore Custom Fabrics!
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| The fabric is much crisper than it looks in the pictures, there's just a LOT going on! |
The great part about being selected to sew up strikes for different groups is seeing all the fun fabrics in person! The Diva collection from Longshore Custom Fabrics is so awesome! I used the small version of the Pose Covers, and it is TINY! It's so perfect for little things, like this Clematis Clutch from Blue Calla.
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| I felt like the fabric was pretty classy and needed some fancy projects! |
I think that this week was probably my most productive one in a LONG time! I was able to finish up a project every day so far! Granted, they were small/simple ones, but that still counts! I did rivets and a Clematis on Monday, a teeny backpack (and a nap) on Tuesday, and a Heidi clutch on Wednesday. Tonight I could try to keep the streak up and do a NCW...or take a break. I'm hoping to get a bunch done over the Memorial Day weekend, but I don't know what I would do if I was ever totally caught up!
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| A 'large' teeny backpack, using the fun fabric from Longshore Custom Fabrics! |
Sometimes I buy adorable things and then justify it as a 'photo prop'...and this little Nuimo Stitch was too cute to resist! I feel like he makes a great model for the H2O To Go sling!
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| Hmm, who's this handsome fellow? |
Actually, I was ready for the weekend after about 4 hours into Monday...good thing that it's almost time for another weekend! I have a bunch of stuff I need to get finished, but right now I'm working on an Annette purse. Lately I've been doing a LOT of little items/simple orders, so switching my mind to making something with more features/pieces took a little extra time. I'm finally back in the swing of it, so the rest should (hopefully) go much faster! I have several strike projects waiting for me, so it's time to kick it into high gear!
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| This is going to be awesome! |
I love this Wonder Woman inspired fabric from Backstitch that celebrates all the women! The Kelley Wallet from Teresa Lucio Designs was a fast and fun sew, and it turned out pretty wonderful!
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| All the women! |
Sometimes I get requests and think, sure, why not...like this fun Pokémon fabric box. It's not very exciting, but it IS pretty neat!
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| Even has a handle! |
This order featured 2 versions of the same fabric, used on a few different projects! Unfortunately the group that ran the fabric is no longer open, but I still have a little more in my stash. The mask cases and wristlet were pretty fast projects, but the Ultimate Art Organizer from Sew Sweetness was a lot more work. Not difficult, just fiddly.
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| All one order, so much fun stuff! |
It's not quite summer yet, but someone needs to make sure the weather knows that! If we are already getting temps in the 'hot' range, I think this might be a good summer to have a pool...or break out the squirt guns. Maybe I'll finally try to crochet some 'reusable water balloons' that I've been thinking about doing for the past 10 years. Probably not. But at least I'm getting the list knocked down so maybe I'll have time for some fun projects this year!
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| Getting ready to cut out the next order! |
Sometimes (Usually) I get promo stuff and can use it in any way I want, like this glow in the dark vinyl and zipper set from Wizardry, Stitchery, and Crafts. My original idea was to use it for some sort of Goonies inspired project, but when I got it, the zombie brain pattern of the vinyl inspired me more toward something undead....like zombies or ghosts!
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| The rainbow effect is so fun! |
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| Tried to get a picture to make the white pop, but my camera washed out the patch a little |
I was exposed to Star Wars pretty much from birth - considering my parents saw A New Hope on their first date, there was no escaping it for me! Not that I wanted to... I've done many SW related costumes - Princess Leia with the hair buns, a Tie Pilot, biker scout, original Jedi, plus my oldest was an Ewok... We also have a LOT of Star Wars Legos around the house and so many other fun things. I really wanted to make a new bag to share today, but time got away from me so instead I threw a fun Starry Wars on the embroidery machine! I am planning on working on a Star Wars wallet tonight, so that totally works for my project for this year. I just need to make something bigger soon since I kinda brought home a baby Ewok and Wookiee to be new models (totally not because I just wanted them) and they are waiting for their chance to shine!
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| Tried to get a good pic, but my camera either washed it out, or didn't pick up all the great thread colors |
