Some things I made today

I’m pretty happy with the way this bag came out.  It was the first tote bag I ever made with interfacing and an applique.  I think I might try the iron-in interfacing next time.  I used the sew-in kind on this and it was a little hard to manage.  The applique was surprisingly easy to do.

I also made this hand bag out of Amy Butler fabric today.  I wish the top stitching I did around the top of the bag wasn’t so wonky…. but other than that it looks cute.

Color Easter eggs with vegetables!

This looks like a great idea!   
http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/3840-Curbly-Video-Podcast-Naturally-Dyed-Easter-Eggs-

Zippers!

These are good zipper tutorials for anyone afraid of zippers (me!).  I made a little zipper pouch last night and it came out halfway decent.  My pictures of it didn’t come out so well though… that’s why they aren’t here.  I think I need a new camera.
Anyway – here are the tutorials. 

http://www.twelve22.org/2006/07/zipper_tutorial.html

http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/02/had_a_quiet_wee.html

More than slightly imperfect

Wow.  Have you ever started a simple sewing project and it turns into a 3 hour fiasco?
This cute little bag should have taken me an hour (give or take) and it ended up taking FOREVER!  I did one thing wrong after another – from sewing the wrong sides together, to making the lining the wrong size, and then making the handles two different sizes!  I guess my mind is elsewhere tonight!!!! 

Here is a picture of the inside pocket.  I hand painted all of the vines on the bag.

A rainy Saturday afternoon

Its been pouring all day so I decided to do a little sewing.  I made this pinafore (not quite a dress, not quite a shirt) out of Amy Butler and Michael Miller fabric.  It is fully reversible.  As you can see, I haven’t attached the buttons yet but it is almost done.  The size is 9 – 12 months.  It would look really cute with a pair of jeans or a pair of white capri pants or shorts.  I hope to get a few of these up on etsy in the near future.

Not quite ready for Etsy

I’m not quite ready to sell on Etsy yet but I think I’m getting there.  I made this reversible dress out of Joel Dewberry fabric and another tan colored fabric that I got at Joann Fabrics (not shown).  I think this would also look cute with a sash across the waist.

Loud but cute

I’m on a tote bag kick lately.  This is the first one that I have made with a squared off bottom.  I used some InnerFuse so the bottom would be stiff.  Next time I’ll try using some on the sides so it stands up by itself.  Its totally reversible with Katie Jump Rope fabric on one side and Michael Miller fabric on the other.  The Michael Miller side has a pocket.  I like it best with the orange on the outside and the green on the inside.