It has been a while since I had the time and opportunity to play with strike fabric, but I couldn't resist the awesome Trek fabric that is going to run this month at Moon Beam textile! It's a remix/reboot of a previous fabric and I honestly love it MORE! I want to stockpile the gorgeous blue tonal fabric, it is amazing for accents and background for embroidery, but the plaid and the colorful Comms one are pretty amazing too!
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| Not the best pictures of the color, but they are awesome in person! |
Another version of the Siren tote! They were definitely popular last year!
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| This bag is also great for showing off fun fabric! |
It is the same list, but at least it's getting smaller! I need to go through my stash soon and decide what I'll be trying to make this year for 'fun' and what fabrics I'm ready to re-home. I am definitely feeling a little less pressure now that the list is getting caught up and have been squeezing in a few quick and fun projects, like the Midnight Kiss pouch from Sincerely, Jen, and a sherpa headband. I swore (to myself) that I wasn't going to try the headband, but then I saw it in coffee cup cozy sized and kind of fell in love, so I broke down and bought sherpa. And then it sat in the bag for the month of December while I was trying to frantically finish stuff. I decided to try the headband anyway, and it's pretty cute! I adjusted the headband to be a 24" strip and it's much less 'head squishing' but still pretty snug and warm.
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| Original smaller version, at least it's cute! |
I love all the awesome panels that come out with the custom fabrics, but sometimes they are just a little TOO big to really showcase on a purse. However, they are PERFECT for a giant tote bag like the Siren!
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I'm not sure about everyone else, but I've entered the twilight zone stage of this year. I'm on vacation this week, and I've lost track of what day it actually is... Plus I lost most of last week due to getting sick (perfect timing, RIGHT before Christmas). My goal is to finally catch up on orders by the end of the year (or get as much done as I possibly can!) but I also wanted to do some cleaning/organizing/general random sewing for my vacation.
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| I've had this mini mousepad embroidery pattern forever...finally decided to try it out! |
My one and only craft show of the year was over the weekend, and I kept thinking of 'just one more thing' I should make/finish for it...but last week FLEW by! Everything that didn't get finished is going back in the UFO pile for next year!
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| I need to list up a bunch of the extras...clear out some space for new stuff! |
I was lucky enough to have the chance to sew up a fun fabric for a new (to me) group, Longshore Customs. There are a bunch of fun fabrics available on this preorder, so be sure to check it out! I needed a fast project since November and December are totally crunch time, so the Begonia from Blue Calla was the perfect choice! It only takes a small amount of fabric, but is easy to customize to show off a panel.
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| Increased the bottom size to 1" past the graphic, then decreased the top panel by the same amount. And still ended up trimming off a little of the top panel. |
