Just so you don't think I have been neglecting my sewing habit, here a few small items I've been working on. The red bag is a small drawstring clutch. It works perfectly for Sundays when I don't want to carry a large purse along with everything else I have to take with me. It fits the essentials just great too.
It's called a Japanese Origami Style Purse. It's made from a square and then folded and sewn into it's current style. Just a hint though - make sure your square is a true square when you sew the two pieces together. Otherwise you've got to get creative, and fudge a little. I actually like the strip of lining that shows on the side ;)http://www.amitymama.com/vb/sew-along/233248-sewalong-japanese-origami-style-purse.html
I've been really interested in embroidery lately and have wanted to get back into it. It's been years since I've done any of it. so I found this cute pattern on www.patternbee.com . Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to make out of it. A pillow, a tote bag, a wall hanging, a quilt ...????? I just don't know. Any ideas?
Now it's kind of hard to see, but this is a nice little zipper bag. I made it up last night and it was so easy and quick. I used a rectangular piece of linen. I really love how it turned out.
I got this idea from Amy Karol's book "Bend the Rules Sewing" http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/ She has some cute ideas and great advice. Although I did use some "Lazy Girl Design" sewing techniques from Joan Hawley at www.lazygirldesigns.com
I've been collecting so many ideas and patterns lately, that I've decided to challenge myself to work through them on a weekly (ok, it may be more like monthly) basis and see what I can come up with.
