Friday, December 3, 2010

New sewing projects

Here's what I've been up to after Ivan goes to bed :) I've tried my hand at purse clutch designs. I've had lots of idea's but putting them from brain to fabric has been a learning experience!!

I think this is going to be my Christmas party purse.
The picture doesn't show it very well but this fabric is purple.
This clutch I used a lime green zipper to make it kind of funky and fun.
I thought a ruffle would add an interesting texture. It didn't turn out how I had planned but I'm still happy with it.
The ruffle even matches up pretty good.
This was my first clutch design. I love how the red zipper pops with the black and white print.
This is the inside.
My sister's favorite color is pink so I made this one for her. Surprise Courtney (I haven't sent it to her yet)!!


My other project is trying to design and make oven hand mitts. This shows my progression with trial and error.These pics show the front and back. The first one I tried to stitch it down so it wasn't as thick but I didn't like the way it looked. The second one I didn't layer it right...opps. The third I tried to see what it would look like if I sewed it together and then flipped it right side out, kinda worked but the edges were really bulky. The forth is actually my first attempt at a hand mitt. As you can see I made to long. The fifth was the last one I made and am pretty happy with the shape. I'll make a few little changes to the next one's I make but it will looks similar to this one.





My neighbor (thanks Sam!)sent me a link to a craft she really liked, it's called a crayon roll. I thought I'd give it a shot and am really excited how they turned out. My other neighbor wants to buy one from me so I'm excited!

Sam asked me to make one for her nephew who's Dad is a Coastie and this is the one I made for her.


Here is another one I made. I love the orange hand print button and how it matches the inside fabric.
Thanks for looking :)
















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