More onesies - I'm beginning to like these little things!

I am trying my hand at applique and man it's fun! Especially when I think of the little tots who will be donning these hand-crafted bits of cute.

Whaddya think?

Baby Clothes!

A new horizon for me. And I'm excited to be back to work and enjoying it.

Here are my practice rounds as I move into applique and baby items.

A new set of towels

So I've been trying to figure out for a while why I like this particular brand of tea towels. Xochi.

I love them, buy them when I can and hang them in my kitchen when I'm not using my own creations. I finally realized I like these things about the packs that I buy:

1. They are good, absorbent material;
2. They are colorful and exciting fabrics;
3. They come in packs of 3 with coordinating patterns.

So then I thought, "Hey, I sew stuff. I sew towels! Why not sew towels with coordinating, colorful fabrics in sets of 3 that you can sell in packs?"

I know - it took me long enough. And I've got ideas of how this should work. But my first try with this genius idea is Alexander Henry's Coq de Granville fabric. I'm a huge fan and I have matching cotton towels to go with the reds and blues he used in designing these.

Can't finish them now, have to shower and get ready for an improv show I'm in with my team tonight. But I'm excited to finish them and list them on Etsy tomorrow!

Busy, busy

Well, for those of you who check in with this blog... I have had an extremely busy Summer. I was sick with the flu for such a long time! And have had many obligations. However, I have so many projects lined up and in my head, I can't WAIT to get back to the sewing table which should start happening on a regular basis next week.

So hang in there... I'll be back soon with new items for custom projects and things to put on etsy and sell at craft fairs in the Fall.

Hope you are all enjoying your Summers - at least on the East Coast of the U.S. we are having pretty amazing weather this year.

See you soon!

NYC Tea Towels

I just found this NYC fabric which is awesome and I plan to make a lot of things out of it. But first, I made a tea towel for a friend's birthday and then a couple to sell on Etsy.com.

I'm off on vacation for about a week so I will be absent for a little while (which I have been anyway due to a very demanding schedule), but I'll be back soon and MAN do I have a lot of sewing to do! Quilts, towels, bags, napkins... you name it, I wanna make it.

But everybody needs a little down time and this will be a little bit of mine. Hope you are all enjoying Summer!

Union Jack Mod Girls Tea Towels for friends

I'm heading over to dinner to two friends who moved in together (a long time ago and I haven't been over since!) so I thought I'd bring them a couple of towels as a little house-warming present. I used this new fabric I just bought a ton of at a steal of a price because it is so cool I had to. At least, that's what I'm telling myself.

Excuse me, I have to get ready to drink Prosecco and eat a dinner someone else made for me. Sigh.

Sam's Quilt sans Binding

Here is the quilt I made for my good friend's 3 year old, Samantha. She is adorable and spirited and smart and I love her. I wanted to make her something for her "big girl bed" so I made a little bigger than the average baby quilt. I incorporated a lot of my favorite kid's fabrics into this one. I made mistakes, as usual, but all in all it's a pretty darn fun and pretty quilt. I hope she gets a lot of fun times out of this one.

G'night!

Skull Kitty Blanket - and Machine Binding on BOTH Sides

I'm teaching myself how to machine bind the front AND back of quilts... previously I have machine sewn the binding to the front of the quilt and hand sewn the binding on the back. It works just fine, but it takes FOREVER. And as my sewing schedule begins to increase I can't take 5 hours to sew the binding on one quilt. 20 mins is much better. But, like everything else in life, it takes practice. So I decided to make a quick kitty blanket to test out my sewing on. I will be making another one with the same fabric now that I've used this one as my experiment (my cats will be the lucky recipients of this treasure).

This kitty blanket is made with one of my favorite skull-themed fabrics with roses and hearts, and the backing is a thick, fleece with girlie skulls on it. It has batting in the middle and is really soft.

Now onto finishing Sam's quilt! I have promised to hand it off to her on Sunday... and one does not promise something lightly to a 3-year old. I'll post photos of it soon - it's all done except the binding.