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Handmade Style: Makeup Travel Case.

July 25, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

I really needed one of these. My toiletries-schelpping-when-traveling situation hasn't been very pretty lately. Or very functional, to be honest. I was basically doing the ...

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Nest Egg tote meets Alturas.

December 11, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

I made this for a friend... ...using my new nest egg tote pattern and a block from my alturas quilt. The fabrics are a mix of things that I pulled on the fly. There's some doe, botanics, and ...

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Sewing for baby: Go Anywhere bag by Noodlehead.

December 5, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

In addition to the baby Totem quilt, I also wanted to make my sister a diaper bag before the arrival of her new baby. After doing some research--which included polling Moms who sew--I got the tip that ...

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Trail Tote pattern for Doe by Noodlehead.

November 26, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

  I'm such a fan of Anna Graham of Noodlehead. And so is Nichole, which is the first thing that we talked about when getting together at Quilt Market. See Nichole's bag? Yep, that's an Anna, ...

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New Pattern: The Nest Egg tote in Doe Fabric.

November 6, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

Remember the Nest Egg? Well, it's back in print form and officially part of my own pattern line. Plus, I've got all new versions made up in Doe. Here are the new three that I ...

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The Nest Egg tote.

August 18, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 9 Comments

Introducing the Nest Egg--my newest pattern and contribution to the Road Trip Pattern Club. (UPDATE: Pattern now available here.) I had a lot of fun putting this project together! It all started ...

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Big Stitch Coasters Tutorial

August 14, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 8 Comments

These big stitch coasters are one of my favorite quickie projects that get used often around my house. Not only are they a great way to show off some favorite fabrics and/or colors, but they are also ...

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Road Trip teaser.

August 11, 2014 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

My travel schedule has been super fun but definitely nuts lately--I just got back from Austin last night and I'm heading back out to North Carolina this week! I do plan to catch up on sharing some of ...

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Summer Road Trip Club.

May 19, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

Hi, friends! I'm about halfway home from Pittsburgh (Quilt Market news to come later), but I wanted to quickly share a fun collaboration that I'll be participating in this summer. I'm part of a Road ...

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Sometimes you just need to sew.

April 4, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 9 Comments

And that's exactly what I did.     This week (and these last few weeks) have been a little on the heavy side, so some reconnecting with my sewing machine was very much in order. I ...

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Yellow clam bag.

February 5, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

I made this recently for a buddy.           + Tote pattern here. + Clam inspiration and process here. + Fabric: I used plenty of Botanics and lots of yellow for the ...

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clammy cargo.

November 21, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 11 Comments

Thing have been a bit nuts lately, but here's something I managed to slip in last week thanks to some late-night, extra-curricular sewing. There were a couple colliding factors at play that resulted ...

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spoonflower social.

August 8, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 8 Comments

  It was a no-brainer when the folks at Spoonflower asked if I wanted to make a social tote out of their fabrics. Well, almost a no-brainer. My one fear was getting totally lost in all the ...

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park tote tutorial.

July 15, 2013 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

  I've put together a little tutorial (right here) for this tote I recently made. Happy sewing!     ...

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park.

July 11, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

    Meet Park. Another newbie to my Slow Sewing Studio group.     The design is inspired by a cast-iron gate on Park Avenue in my ...

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finding a social: update.

July 5, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 19 Comments

Hope you had a wonderful 4th!   I thought I'd share my architextures version of the social tote.   If you haven't already seen it, make sure to check out Anna's recent post on developing ...

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the social tote.

June 20, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 7 Comments

It'll hold your handwork.     And she was a collaborative effort between myself and the very talented Anna Graham of Noodlehead. If you don't know Anna's work already, you should ...

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recent weekend makings.

May 6, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

It's been fun slipping in a few non-market related items over the last few weekends. The first was a camera strap for my sister and her brand new camera.   made from the camera strap pattern ...

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recently made: clutch.

December 6, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

Finally a new purse.       I used this noodlehead pattern and really enjoyed it. The fabrics are from architextures with the exception of the strap and flap detail. Those are a ...

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Architextures tote for Laurie.

November 13, 2012 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

  Quilt Market has always been a fun adventure, and this last time was especially nice because my sister Laurie came along to help. To show her some gratitude and also make sure she was ...

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