Dino Gunther - Knitorious Fabric and Sincerely Jen Patterns

Sometimes a fabric is too awesome to pass up, like these dinos on a gorgeous purple background from Knitorious fabrics! 

I forgot to factor in the zipper flap when I cut the front, so the dinos almost lost their heads!

Lou SW Blossoms Regina Phalanges Traveler Tote - Knitorious Fabric and Sincerely Jenn Patterns

Have you ever seen a fabric and just thought "WOW!!"? This Lou SW panel and coordinating fabric from Knitorious Fabrics totally blew my mind! It's almost TOO fancy for what I usually sew, so I had to find the perfect bag to show it off!

Outdoor pic since it's green again!

Flappy Duncan Messenger Sling - Snow Willow Designs Fabric and Sincerely Jen Patterns

The lesson I learned with this project was, 'don't give me an excessive amount of time to prepare' because I will STILL procrastinate until the last minute. I've had the String Theory Funky Bunch 2: Electric Boogaloo fabric since last year, and it took me forever to settle on a pattern, then even longer to cut out all the pieces! Once I started sewing, it wasn't too bad (except for midnight sewing where I was THISCLOSE to attaching the gusset upside-down!) and I'm really glad it's finished! 

I'm pretending the wrinkles add character, which is the justification I give for not ironing my clothes...

Dragon Phoebe Mini Backpack - Knitorious Fabric and Sincerely Jen Patterns

I can't even express how excited I was to get to sew up some of this GORGEOUS Abraxos Tan fabric from Knitorious for the new Bookish round! I love dragons and flowers, and this is just amazing! The fabric is based off the Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass books and the dragon Abraxos. I admit, I hadn't read that far in the series when I received the fabric, but I finally read far enough to understand the flowers!  I was thinking that a backpack would be really handy for a dragon rider, and the Phoebe from Sincerely Jen fit the panel perfectly!

A small backpack, but not tiny!

Wizardry Color The One With MMK - Longshore Custom Fabric/Sincerely Jen

I really enjoy the challenge of picking a perfect pattern to go with the strike fabric that arrives at my house. This gorgeous Wizardry Color fabric is running for preorder at Longshore Custom Fabric, and I needed to find something that took a fat half (or less) of fabric AND would really show it off!  This is the canvas version, so it has a little more thickness and is more sturdy than the usual woven I work with. The pattern I ended up going with is "The One With More Me Know" from Sincerely Jen, and it was originally an exclusive created to go with a fun box of curated fabric and supplies from More Me Know! I still haven't made it with the original supplies, but after seeing how fast and fun it is, I will be making it again!

Somewhat structured, stood up nicely!

Funky Bunch Gunther Hobo (Sincerely Jen) Snow Willow Designs Fabric

Maybe trying a new pattern on strike fabric is asking for trouble, but there are some designers that I feel pretty confident the pattern will come together smoothly, so it's worth the risk! I've never made the Gunther Hobo bag from Sincerely Jen before, but it is so perfect for showcasing a fun print like this fabric from Snow Willow Designs! Bonus, it came together pretty quick!

I took it outside to try to capture the grey background and vibrant colors

Magical pets Set - Phoebe Mini Backpack (Sincerely Jen) and Pick a Pocket (ChrisW Designs)

Sometimes I get orders for matching sets, and they always turn out adorable! This set features the Phoebe Mini Backpack from Sincerely Jen and the Pick a Pocket wallet from ChrisW Designs.

Yes, I needed the wands for photo props and totally not for me to play with....

Trek Floral Projects - Moon Beam Textiles

Sometimes I make lots of little things from the scraps of the promo fabric, and while they turn out adorable/awesome, they really don't NEED their own blog post.  Instead, you get a post with a mish mash of fun stuff! The Trek Floral round from Moon Beam Textiles is so pretty and makes great background blenders or focus fabrics!

I used this same embroidery for the last time this fabric ran, just left off the words and turned it into a purse!

First time I've stitched this one up tho, and I think I'm keeping it!

Baby Grogu Triple Zip and Matching Zip It Janice ID pouch

One of my favorite fast and pocket-full (I'm pretty sure that should be a word) patterns is the Triple Zip Crossbody from Sew Da Kine.

I need to make more matching sets...

Jars of Fireflies - Ugly Naked Guy Hobo (Sincerely Jen) Moon Beam Textiles

The preorder for the awesome Firefly fabric is still open at Moon Beam Textiles, and you definitely need to get some!  I went a little overboard on the commitment for the strikes this time and made THREE purses, and they took me longer than I expected so I'm running behind on sharing! 

I see nothing ugly about this tote!

All 3 of the strike projects, look for the final post with the baby bag soon!

Supernatural Magnolia Mini Messenger (Blue Calla) And More!

Lately I've been focusing on the fun and unique custom fabrics for my purses, but this one gave me a chance to go back to one of the original reasons I wanted an embroidery machine - to add on unique designs and make a purse really special!

This was done in the darkness of winter, so the 'best' pics were in the lightbox...but I was also rushing so they aren't great.

Unexpected Hobbit Journey - The One With The Baby Diaper Bag (Sincerely Jen)

It seems like lately I've been making mostly smaller items and purses, so this was a BIG change!  Don't get me wrong, one of the best things about custom orders is the variety and challenge, but it did take a little bit of a mindset switcheroo to get back into the 'million and twelve' pieces of the bigger bags!

Zippered pouch side, nice and roomy!

Magical Consuela Clutches (Sincerely, Jen) - MoonBeam Textiles

It's time for another round from Moonbeam Textiles and I can't even express how excited I was to sew some of the gorgeous fabrics.  I *may* have gone a little overboard in volunteering to make 4 zipper pouches at once, but to be honest, I didn't really think about the fact that I'd only have about 1 1/2 days between receiving the fabric and when the round opened...good thing the round is open until the 21st!

I had entirely too much fun with the cup...

see?