New Patterns and Offerings

I have experimented with a couple of new patterns and what I ended up with is what you see below...an apron, a purse and a personalized blanket. Both the purse and the blanket are quick sews, about an hour each. The apron...I don't even want to talk about it - why do aprons take me forever?

Custom for Becky!

A carry-all purse/diaper bag/tote for a gal I know who does it all - so needs to be able to carry it all! Here's to hoping! - Made with a combo of Amy Butler and Anna Maria Horner fabrics, plus some tweed home dec fabric for the pockets just for fun!

Another Domestic Goddess Apron

Just finished up another Domestic Goddess Apron by Amy Butler with fabric by Anna Maria Horner. This one is the half apron and is for my mother-in-law who may be the world's best domestic goddess. Anytime I talk to her she is whipping up some fancy dish in the blink of an eye while at the same time mowing the lawn, growing huge summer squash and putting in another perennial flower bed for herself, her neighbor, her neighbor's friend or her mom. I don't think that she sleeps. At least this will keep her clean in the kitchen! Also, I got to use my new serger for the first time on this project - it is awesome!

The One and Only Domestic Goddess Apron

Well, I finished an Amy Butler Domestic Goddess Apron for a friend of mine who is a domestic goddess herself :) An array of Anna Maria Horner fabrics were used. Why will this be the one and only? It took me way too long to make this apron - very detailed, finishes up beautifully though! Enjoy~

Customs for my bookclub gals!

Finally finished up some purses! Sewing is not only a creative outlet for me, but also a lesson in patience. Case in point...I was trying to finish up the second purse while Miss Miss was down for a nap. In doing so, I put the zipper in wrong and had to tear it out...twice, broke three needles, had a bobbin that would just not cooperate and sewed the bottom of the bag closed before I had turned it right side out! Had I slowed down at the very beginning, I am sure I would have finished in half of the time :)

All the fabrics are by Anna Maria Horner. The pink hued bag is for Julie - I selected those fabrics as I found the pink one rather romantic (and Julie is an English Literature major) and the coordinating fabric was just fun (which Julie is also). The orange/blue bag is for Holland - I selected the main fabric because it feels vintage Western to me and Holland is originally from Texas, the brown dots also have a Western feel and the orange is just a splash of fun. I would love to keep these bags for myself, but I have too many bags already and they were sewn with the soon to be new owners in mind.

Henry the Elephant

I just found the cutest pattern at The Top Stitch by Valori Wells called "Prudence and Henry." Henry is an elephant, obviously and Prudence is an owl - both large enough to be used as a pillow. The pattern also calls for a blanket that can be strapped onto Prudence or Henry. Isn't he cute?

Also, a few pictures of the patchwork quilt that I made that was just quilted at Log Cabin Dry Goods here in Spokane. Do you see that quilting? She did it free hand! Isn't that amazing?