I can hardly believe I made this bag--I'm just so in love with it! As my most recent Britex project, I've been thinking about this bag for a while--I picked out the fabric and pattern months ago, and sat down just this week to sew it. It turned out exactly like I imagined! First off,… Continue reading Companion Carpet Bag in silk brocade
Since Dee has received the pouch I made for her, now I can show it off! In our initial emailing, Dee said she liked bright colors, like red and turquoise, and paisley, so I chose a bright paisley fabric from Hart's and used some red silk upholstery fabric from FabMo. The lining fabric is an… Continue reading From California to Australia: Sweet pouch swap
Even though I wasn't quick enough to get in on the *very* exclusive official Sweet Pouch Swap this time around, my friend Samantha acted as match-maker and coordinated Dee and I to swap pouches and sweets anyhow! Unsanctioned sweet sending, guerrilla pouch swapping, pouch party crashing, whatever it is, today I received the very lovely… Continue reading Crashing the "Sweet Pouch Swap" party
I'd mark off my students' work if they didn't cite a reference, so many apologies to everyone (especially Masko Jefferson and Rashida Coleman-Hale!) for neglecting to include the pattern source for the wallet I posted with my "It's a Cinch" bag. The pattern is from the book, Zakka Style, which I borrowed from my… Continue reading Zakka Wallet Organizer
When we were given this project, I was a bit worried: I'm not a seasoned bag maker, having only made a few over the years as a pattern tester for Samantha. But I actually needed a stylish computer-carrier for work, so I was up for the challenge of making the "It's a Cinch Bag", by… Continue reading SOSM: Challenge #3, It’s a Cinch Bag
I'm in! Kid's Clothes Week starts tomorrow. It's like a mini-resolution: sew for 1 hour a day for a week, focusing on the kiddos. I've intended to get into the sewing habit pretty much forever, so now's as good a time as any, especially since I don't have lecture prep taking up my evenings anymore. Last… Continue reading Pre-KCW sewing
My son loves those little Velcro wooden fruits that you can cut into pieces with the wooden knife. The set Santa brought was in a cute little wooden crate, but at the end of the day, a wide-open, boxy crate isn't going to cut it as a storage vessel at our place. Instead, I wanted… Continue reading Tutorial: Double-drawstring bag
Bea & Lucille 