Seems like I have been one pouch-making machine lately. I whipped up a batch of these pleated pouches this past weekend.
These are really fun to make. And they're pretty easy. I used Skip to My Lou's tutorial found here. I'm thinking I might pull a bit more fabric combos and whip up a few more. Last Christmas I wrapped similar ones up for two friends.
I had grand plans to work on some crayon rolls this week, but work has been crazy! So no sewing for me. I guess I'll just have to tackle the crayon rolls over the weekend. Until next time ...
The pouches are done. Whew ... that was a lot. But my goal was to finish them by the end of last weekend, and I did!! Woot-woot! Here's my rainbow of pouches (sorry not the greatest photo):
I sort of lost some of my motivation after sewing all of this. Not sure why. And boy has work been taking a toll on me. Today was horrid! Anyway, I ended up cutting some other pouches. Even a tote bag. But no sewing yet. Ugh!
So to feel a bit crafty I put together a couple of rings:
I'm supposed to be off Friday and Monday and I was going to get stitching away. But because of all the craziness at work, I guess I'm heading into the office. Ugh. I'll just have to take a few days off in October.
I spent this past Wednesday babysitting my little niece, Izzy. I had planned to stitch the hair on my raggedy's after I put Izzy to bed. So I packed up my basket of dolls ... bodies, yarn, thread, pin cushion, needles, scissors. Little Izzy went to bed late, so no stitching for me. As I was leaving, I noticed my pin cushion was gone. I must have dropped it as I got out of the car. So I retraced my steps, but no pin cushion (it was late at night and dark).
Anyway, the next morning, I spinned through my sister's neighborhood to see if I could find the pin cushion. Sure enough, Hubby spied it on the rock wall. What was really weird, though, was all the sewing needles were missing! Maybe someone needed it for their sewing kit? Who knows. It rained during the night, so my pin cushion was wet and dirty. Bummers! So that means I need a new pin cushion. I scoured Etsy and found these possibilities:
I'm over half done and will finish all by the end of this weekend. Lofty goal, but I know I can do it!! I signed up for the UH craft fair, which is in two months. So I have to hurry up with the pouches and move on to more craftiness. Wish me luck!
Well, they're not pouches yet, but they will be soon enough. These are the pouches I cut and prepped all day this past Monday. 36 of 'em! And I cut each panel one at a time! Yes, you read that right. I've used a ton of my (coveted) kawaii Japanese fabric. Some of which I can't ever get again, hence my hesitation to keep them in the stash! The vast majority of linings are my tiny pin dots. Cute! I've sewn 2 so far. I guess this is what I'll be up to this weekend. What are your plans?
I know I didn't post anything for the summer. But that doesn't mean I wasn't sewing! Okay, truthfully, I didn't do much sewing. But I did a little. In my last post, I showed a couple of shots of the raggedy ann dolls that I stitched and stuffed. Six of 'em! I know ... they still need to get their legs painted and get dresses, etc. Soon. I promise.
Michelle's patterns are super fun to do. Once I made one clutch, I couldn't stop. I ended up with a total of 5 clutches in the span of about a week. I'm going to be trying the larger size soon. Maybe I'll be able to open my Guava Girls shop. More to follow about that soon (I hope).
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. I was off on Friday, plus the Monday holiday equals a 4-day weekend. Which was great! I definitely need more of that. Can you believe summer is over? Ugh! It went by too fast.
I kept busy this weekend. I sewed a ruffle clutch on Friday, took my car in for service on Saturday, sewed a different ruffle clutch when I got home, had a nice lunch on Sunday with some Hilo family and sis number 2, and spent today cutting pouches for a possible upcoming craft fair. Like 36 pouches! Yes, you read right. I ironed, pinned, and cut; ironed, pinned and cut; ironed, pin and cut. You get the picture. I have a few more fabrics to cut, but I called it quits after 36. Now I just need to whip them together. Hahaha ... easier said then done.
These took a month to go from sewn ...
... to stuffed ...
Let's see how long it's going to take to go from stuffed to done (including legs painted, dresses sewn, face embroidered, hair attached). Oh geez, I just got tired typing all of that, so you know what that means. Probably longer than a month. My poor Etsy store.
Ack, it's been over 2 months since I last posted. Geez. I see a pattern here. One post, months go by. Another post, more months go by. Sigh. Well, here I am again. I've been keeping myself busy the last couple of weekends! With crafting of course! Heh heh!
Have I mentioned that I'm addicted to fabrics? A fabric addict is what I am. No joking! Anyway, I've actually stopped buying fabrics for a little while. Why? Well, I've got no room in my closet anymore. Sigh! So that means I either need to find more space (doubtful) or start using some of my fabrics to make room for more!! But I have another confession ... I'm a fabric hoarder. I hate cutting into my fabrics. Especially my favorites. Like Heather Bailey's Nicey Jane line. If I could marry fabric, this would be it. I mean, it even has it's own little featurette!
So I decided to start stitching. And I actually used some Nicey Jane fabric. I decided to try Keyka Lou's Curvy Clutch pattern. And here it is:
The pattern was really great. I love all of Michelle's patterns. This is the third one I've tried and the instructions are clear and the photos are great. Remember the first two I tried? The Envelope Clutch here and the Mini Keychain Clutch here. I think I might try the wallet pattern soon. But for now, I enjoyed making the clutch above and decided to cut a few more. So I spent the afternoon ironing and snipping away. Here's what I came up with:
A total of 5 new clutches in the making. Now I have to interface. Ugh! I don't like all the prep work. But it's worth it. So I will be spending tomorrow stitching away! We'll see how far I get ...
Yes, I have been MIA for two months. Lots of things happening. As usual, I've been busy with work. Ugh! I was on furlough last week and had planned to update this blog, but I came down with a nasty cold. I'm still coughing. Bummer ... so over half my furlough was spent in misery. Bleh.
I have so much to post about, but don't even know where to begin. I received my ironing board cover. It is so cute and I just love it. Here's a shot:
This photo does not do it justice. And as you can see (if you strain your eyes a bit), it sort of matches my desk cover and also the green peg board (which has nothing hanging on it!). So I love it. And this is one of my favorite fabrics. I may just have to buy another one to hoard. Hahaha! And as if this wasn't a great prize already, I got a freebie sewing machine cover pattern. I highly recommend City Chic County Mouse.
My craft space if looking spiffy ... now if only I could really start crafting. Sigh. Maybe this weekend ...
The other day I posted about my growing cabochon obsession and the bobby pins I made. Here's some pics of the earrings I did recently:
Drying in a row
Tiny sakura studs
Baby pink close up
Have I mentioned I love pink? Anyway, I left these to dry in my craft room for several days. Over the weekend, I call my sister Jessie into my craft room to ask if she'd like to see the earrings. I was not expecting her response. You see, Jess isn't very crafty. I don't think she's ever been. So why would she ever really step into my craft room? Well, well, well ... she tells me that she's actually been snooping around to peak at things I have around my desk and in my closet. Hmm ... interesting. What's even more interesting is that she's "found" the earrings and thought they were adorable and had to try on a pair!!!!!!! Whaaaat???????? And I would have never known if I didn't happen to call her into the room. What a stinkin' little punk! But I did think it was kind of funny. Heh heh!
So, in the process of finding out about her little foray into my stash, she starts rifling through more of my things, specifically my small collection of cabs. And she discovers some ring bases. So, there Jessie was, begging for a ring. She chose a black mum cab:
And what does Jessie do with the ring? She flaunts it to sis Addy the next day. Can you guess what happens next? Yep ... Addy came by to search through the cabs to choose her ring. She ends up choosing a pink rose:
Now I'm waiting for is sis Mary, Tina and/or Loretta to put in their orders!
