Just So

No, I'm not sewing day and night....

2009-11-29T14:53:00.007-06:00

Just lazy about posting. Here's some of the stuff I've made in the last month.

House Latest!

2009-11-26T13:27:00.006-06:00

Back to posting- now that I have photoshop on my laptop!!!!! Here's the latest house progress.

OMG they finished the house!

2009-10-12T09:17:00.002-05:00

Just kidding...but thanks to my husband's love of photoshop, we can start to pick out exterior paint colors. What do you think?

New Birdie Sling- Now 25% smaller!

2009-10-09T09:11:00.006-05:00

I'm really enjoying the original Birdie Sling I made a few weeks ago. But it's REALLY big- so I copied the original pattern at 75% and made this smaller version. I also photographed the steps for anyone interested here.

Now off to make the next project- a shower curtain for the new house made from this Amy Butler Lotus fabric.

Silk Flower hair clip

2009-10-03T08:56:00.002-05:00

I love local Austinite Amy Barber's flower hair clips, so I tried my hand at one myself. I used some various silk flowers, disassembled them, then sewed them back together with beaded detail. Then, I added some feathers and hot-gluged the whole thing to a hair clip- voila!

Bubble Pouch

2009-10-01T13:22:00.004-05:00

My husband thinks this is totally useless- but agreed it's cute! For make-up, or a phone? This is from Keyka Lou- the site is great because the patterns are download- able, just pay and print! She also has great sewing tips and tutorials on her blog. I used Alexander Henry fabric on the exterior.

House Renovation continues.....

2009-10-01T09:16:00.007-05:00

It's coming along...only 6 more months :-(

Hourglass Pillow!

2009-09-25T08:45:00.002-05:00

I had so much Lotus fabric left over from the Birdie Sling, that I was able to make this great Hourglass pillow from Amy Butler's free downloads. It looks pretty sitting on top of a floor pillow I made a while back using some Ikea fabric.

Amy Butler Birdie Sling

2009-09-22T18:32:00.000-05:00

Jebus! I can't stop sewing! I finished the Birdie Sling from Amy Butler- using some of her Lotus fabric. I love it! It's really big though- I think I will resize it down to 70% and make another.

Elvis Costello tribute pillow

2009-09-22T08:48:00.000-05:00

I made this pillow by tracing the cover art from "My Aim is True." Inspired by Sumblime Stiching

House Renovation

2009-09-20T19:31:00.000-05:00

The new upstairs was framed last week. Only 6 more months to go! To see the progression, look here.

My next Project

2009-09-20T19:13:00.000-05:00

I'm going to start this tomorrow, wish me luck....

Embriodered Portrait

2009-09-20T18:20:00.000-05:00

Inspired by Sublime Stiching- an embroidered portrait from a Daniel Clowes comic.

Pincushion

2009-09-20T17:46:00.000-05:00

A cute, but HUGE Wild Flower Pincushion. Free pattern found here.

All Day Tote

2009-09-20T14:46:00.000-05:00

Just finished this bag from Lotta Jansdotter's "Simple Sewing." I used inside-out denim for the exterior and some Amy Butler fabric from the Midwest Modern collections for the interior. This was my second attempt- the first bag was very floppy. I discovered Pellon, decor weight fusible interfacing - it's my new favorite!