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 ...
accessories
park tote tutorial.
I've put together a little tutorial (right here) for this tote I recently made. Happy sewing! ...
park.
Meet Park. Another newbie to my Slow Sewing Studio group. The design is inspired by a cast-iron gate on Park Avenue in my ...
finding a social: update.
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 ...
the social tote.
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 ...
recent weekend makings.
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 ...
recently made: clutch.
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 ...
Architextures tote for Laurie.
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 ...
winter stitching.
Just got a copy of the latest Stitch Magazine and... I've got a new project in there--my snowflake pillow! Hoorah. The design is inspired by Hawaiian quilts (a personal ...
feels good to do some knitting.
Seriously. It's been awhile, which makes me a little sad. When I got back from Market, I re-assessed my knitting situation hoping to get excited about finishing something up. I certainly have enough ...
just got a copy.
Hoo-rah! The summer issue of Stitch is here, and I've got a project in it. Check it out. Fabric rings with vintage buttons--exactly my kind of bling. I've never ...