Sunday, April 20, 2008
Purse-onal
Can we have a drumroll please? Here is my first purse of my own design. Yippee. I love this one - no modesty here. It features a zippered main pouch, interior cell phone and miscellaneous pockets and a magnetic flap closure. Fabrics are Joel Dewberry Manzanita paired with chocolate brown cut corduroy. Even my hubby thought this one looked nice. Hey that's saying something. Now off to make a few more...
Friday, April 18, 2008
Going Green
I would have to say that living in Oregon has made us pretty 'green' anyway, and while we haven't used plastic bags in awhile, I hated the random assortment of canvas ones that floated around in the back of the trunk. Time for an update! Ok I realize we are talking groceries h
ere, but really if you saw them you would agree they needed some style added. If you are going to carry them around they may as well look nice and be functional. Enter my new grocery bags. I made my own pattern but if you want to make your own you can find a free tutorial and pattern here Burda Charlie Bag. I lined my bags to give them more support and durability since I wanted to use quilting weight cottons. However, a canvas or other sturdy fabric could be used unlined. 
Urban Chiks from Moda and Michael Millers ironwork were the fabrics used for my bags. And they even have their own carry bag to keep them neat when not in use and floating around in my car.
Now I need to make another pack to keep in hubby's car.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Quilt by accident...
...I stop into a little quilt shop in Sisters, OR. The Stichin' Post. We pass through Sisters all the time on our way to Bend, but Sisters happens to be a quilt mecca. Every year they have the
Sisters Outdoor Quilt show which is famous, in these parts anyway. Now I should point out that I don't really quilt, I won't say I haven't given it a go, but I prefer to stick with clothing or bags for my projects. As many times as we pass through Sisters, you would think that I would've stopped into one of the many fabric shops. Alas we are usually strapped for time and I have to put it off - again.
So this past weekend I just happened to have a little time, well not really, but I took a moments respite and walked into the Stitchin' Post. Now really I had only intended to take a peek. But that was a foolish notion on my part, since me-peeking-fabric don't really play well together. So I peek, and then after I pick my jaw up off the floor, I start wandering around the bolts. The place happens to have just about every fabric designer that I typically lust after, well their fabrics anyway and from what I could tell complete lines of everything. Yes it was fabric nirvana. They happened to have some of one of Valori Wells prints that I had on my must get list ~ So I have my modest yardage cut and then intend to leave.
Meanwhile my dear husband and kids have discovered where I have disappeared too and hubby insists I linger awhile to look around while he takes the kids to the playground nearby. He really is a sweetie. So I continue to wander and find myself hard-pressed to keep bolts from flying into my hands. Restraint is the word here. Must-use-restraint! In the end I found lots of new goodies for both girls dresses (that was around the time my daughter popped back into the store) and new purses.
So what did I add to the stash?
This Kleo fabric (Alexander Henry) ~ so gorgeous in person. I paired it here with the cherry full moon polka from Amy Butler and made up this Fiona purse from Jenna Lou designs. I like how this one turned out. Hubby thinks it needs a volume knob - what does he know?
On my must get list now - this was stunning in person - Valori Wells Sole Decorator
No I didn't get it there - restraint remember?
Sisters Outdoor Quilt show which is famous, in these parts anyway. Now I should point out that I don't really quilt, I won't say I haven't given it a go, but I prefer to stick with clothing or bags for my projects. As many times as we pass through Sisters, you would think that I would've stopped into one of the many fabric shops. Alas we are usually strapped for time and I have to put it off - again.
So this past weekend I just happened to have a little time, well not really, but I took a moments respite and walked into the Stitchin' Post. Now really I had only intended to take a peek. But that was a foolish notion on my part, since me-peeking-fabric don't really play well together. So I peek, and then after I pick my jaw up off the floor, I start wandering around the bolts. The place happens to have just about every fabric designer that I typically lust after, well their fabrics anyway and from what I could tell complete lines of everything. Yes it was fabric nirvana. They happened to have some of one of Valori Wells prints that I had on my must get list ~ So I have my modest yardage cut and then intend to leave.
Meanwhile my dear husband and kids have discovered where I have disappeared too and hubby insists I linger awhile to look around while he takes the kids to the playground nearby. He really is a sweetie. So I continue to wander and find myself hard-pressed to keep bolts from flying into my hands. Restraint is the word here. Must-use-restraint! In the end I found lots of new goodies for both girls dresses (that was around the time my daughter popped back into the store) and new purses.
So what did I add to the stash?
This Kleo fabric (Alexander Henry) ~ so gorgeous in person. I paired it here with the cherry full moon polka from Amy Butler and made up this Fiona purse from Jenna Lou designs. I like how this one turned out. Hubby thinks it needs a volume knob - what does he know?On my must get list now - this was stunning in person - Valori Wells Sole Decorator
No I didn't get it there - restraint remember?
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