Scooter

 
Today was a good day....doesn't Chase look grown up?










 

Sewing Room Facelift

 
Yesterday I had the spontaneous urge to work on fixing up my sewing room. I spend so much time in here that I want it to be a fun space.

The first thing that is being tackled is the crummy lighting situation. My husband and his best bud are in the process of putting up 3 new fluorescent lights. Let's just say that two of them are up right now and it looks like a mid-summer day in here...

Here are the fabrics that I picked, yes they do somewhat burn your eyes if you stare at them but I promise they are just accents =). I am going to make some curtains and we are taking down the closet doors and covering them with curtains too. I am even going to make little skirts for all my tables so that you can't see the clutter under them.



Also here is a glimpse of one of the many projects I have going right now. I am making another Butterick bag only this time I am making a billion modifications to the bag (the most important one being that I am making it large enough to fit my laptop).



PS: I found this cabled headband and I think when I get back to knitting I will have to make one....it is adorable!



 

Spacey Dreams

 
Last night we had a bit of a vomiting incident which resulted in having to throw away Chase's pillow and sheets. So this morning I made Chase a new pillowcase.



Look, my invisible zipper is almost invisible.



 

Custom Quilt

 
Here are some pictures of a custom quilt that I just finished for a customer. I want to find out where she got the fabric, I love the green and pink floral.





 

Amy Butler - Barcelona Skirt

 
This weekend I discovered a new fabric store and while I was there I picked up the Amy Butler Barcelona Skirt pattern.



I thought it was a very poorly written pattern and I had a hard time figuring out what they instructions wanted me to do so I just tossed the instructions and used logic. The apron was so simple that it was much easier to figure out how to make it on my own then try to decipher the instructions. I did modify it slightly to have the trim on both the front and back of the apron.

Here are pictures of the finished product (sorry I know they are terrible but I lacked the motivation to take better ones). I think that the fabric really makes the apron...I picked up the gray fabric (Dolce by Tanya Whelan) at Fancy Tiger and I wish I had gotten more I like it so much.





 

Toddler Robe

 




I found this pattern at JoAnns the other day and while it is probably the worst pattern ever written I am very happy with the results (mainly because I love the fabric). This is definitely a project where a serger would have helped it look a bit more polished but since it is for a 2 year old I doubt he cares.

Also in other news, they finally finished our front door!!!! YAY!



 

Lined Boxy Pouch and Zipper Pouch

 
Here are the matching zipper pouches that I made to go with my new bag. I used a great tutorial that I found online to make a lined boxy pouch. Most of the tutorials leave raw edged seams which bugs me so I was happy to find this one.



Also my friend Capricious is planning on opening an Etsy shop in the near future and I helped her put together a banner for her shop. Here is a peek...



...and of course matching business cards...



 

Sewing Bag

 
Remember my bag envy? Well, problem solved, I am now the proud owner of this fantastic sewing bag. I just finished making it last night (it is a Butterick pattern). I also made a roll to hold all of my sewing tools. I still plan on making a few boxy pouches and zipper bags and maybe a matching tote so that I have an entire matching set for if I ever sew on the go. So hopefully there will be more photos of projects coming soon!







 

Double Nine Patch Quilt

 
This is my first attempt at a very traditional quilt and I am in love with it! I used about half a Moda jelly roll to make this lap sized quilt. It is perfect for snuggling in and it is going to be a gift for my husband's grandmother. I hope she loves it too.







The one big learning I had while doing this quilt is that if you have a Viking Sapphire sewing machine and you are free motion quilting it is apparently VERY important to leave your thread in the horizontal position. I broke easily 8 needles trying to figure that one out...

PS. Check out my new Etsy Shop banner...



 

Three Button Wrap

 


I recently saw this post on a blog that I occasionally pop in on and it inspired me to pick up my knitting needles once again. I have cast on and will hopefully be sharing a pattern soon (it is essentially a giant scarf so I decided to just wing it rather then use the pattern that is on Ravelry)! I think in addition to knitting one of these I have been thinking about just buying a nice knit fabric and borrowing a serger to do the edges and sewing one of these up. It would be a lot faster and it seems like a wrap is something that it would be nice to have more then one of.

The other post that African Kelli recently posted was a post with a homemade falafel recipe! I have become a big fan of falafel and I can't wait to try this recipe as they are baked and not fried! YUM!