puffy squares for jaclyn’s kid.

Jaclyn is having a baby, which is WEIRD. she is my best friend, and a reflection of myself so it is strange that she is to that point in her life. So, moral of this story is, I’m going to be busy sewing & crocheting so this kid can look fly as fuc… I suppose I should start to censor myself now.

different shapes for le babe

The bottoms of these pillows are soft fleece.

old jeans, new purse.

I cut a pair of jeans into shorts, and had a whole bunch of fabric left over. I also had some old curtains that needed another use. So I figured I would combine these 2 old fabrics into something new and useful. why not a purse? once useless fabric, now a purse. I should mention I use this purse all day yet.

The gray fabric is an old pair of jeans, and the tan is old curtains.

a puggow

My first stuffed animal was a pug, of course.

this is a pillow & a pug. for momma, who just lost her best canine friend, chloe.

A cactus at Manzano

We camped for nearly 2 weeks at a crag outside of Santiago, Chile at a place called Manzano. This was a cactus on the hike out. I painted it for Jon’s sister Rachel, and Keetna helped. a bit.

This is a painting for Jon’s sister, a picture we took outside of Santiago, Chile while camping

The Night Before Canada Day

I can’t keep a secret, so Jon got his gift a week early

This is a painting for Jon’s birthday, but I can’t keep a secret so he got it a week early.

This was the view of sunset from our tent. This particular pic was taken On the night before Canada day in Port Dover, Canada

an apron this time.

the spoon is grandma’s:)

the bust of the apron is material I found on sale. same for the pocket & waist band

the flower & the neck straps are a thrift store shirt

the bottom of the apron is a thrift store dress

pretty tie

an apron for le wifey

This apron is special order for Jaclyn Simmons, le wifey. I made the bust of the apron a tiny bit too big, but next time I’ll shrink it down to size. I quite liked making this apron, it was my first & not my last.

a little old, a little new

the chevron is new material, the flower material I found at a thrift store. smells like old.

turns out I did it inside out. boo.

now I have to pull out the stitches that I worked so hard on.

ok, that’s better.

& a pocket of course.

and a button for good measure.

this one is all mine.

I love the 2 patterns together

added a clasp

and since I don’t have a zipper, I made a clasp of sorts with a button & a loop

once again, it’s blizzarding outside, and I don’t have to go to work! which is good and bad. I need to make money to buy more material!

So for this bag, I used an old flower material that I found at a thrift store, combined with the trendy new chevron pattern. I was originally going to sell this one… but I fell in love. now it’s mine:)

it’s tie day

grammie’s babylock machine, how I love thee.

solid knot.

one of several ties

sewing in some lining

2 ply tie

fold in the tabs

one piece ins’t long enough, so you’ve gotta sew 2 together

allie’s animal print rose

this one is a bit thick, but looks solid.

I made about 10 ties today!

I made several ties today, some for my sister, Allie. Some to sell at work.

once a curtain, now a purse.

this was an old curtain, now it’s a new purse

I made the pocket a bit of a trapezoid shape, so the top doesn’t bow out.

perfect size this time.

testing it out, without straps.

done!

old curtains make great purses because the material is pretty thick.

I took these old curtains that I bought at a thrift store for a few bucks & turned them into a purse. I have enough material for about 5 more. So I’m going to use this material and try to come up with some new styles. new for me anyway.

a flower purse for mom

it begins as a pattern on fabric

then you cut it out

the inside lining

pocket

attach the pocket to the inside lining

like so.

tuck the outside into the inside, sew the top.

then flip it inside out through a little hole left in the bottom

lookie inside!

flower & button

I added a cute little flower, just for mom

inside the purse, a pocket!

A cute little purse I made for my mom, I hope she likes it! I am working out the kinks, the next one will be a bit bigger.