Sewing for the home

The Sew Mama Sew blog is doing a Sewing for the Home edition. http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/

Be sure to check it out. I've also submitted a tutorial. They weren't able to host it on their site due to the number of responses received for the edition, but Beth said if I hosted it and got her the link, she'd send readers my way. Here's to hoping she's able to :) If not, the tutorial to make corn pillows is on the WWCV. http://wwcv.blogspot.com/

Aside from creating the corn pillow tutorial, this weekend I found a GREAT new place in Georgetown. Poppy Quilt and Sew store has Awesome fabrics and tons of Fat Quarters. http://www.poppyquiltnsew.com/ They have a cute little store in Georgetown, lots of Michael Miller fabric! I made a make up bag, coasters and little clutch purse this weekend too!

Pillows Galore

This past weekend, I went crazy on some pillows.

This was really my first attempt and using zippers and pleats. The bolster pillow was fairly easy once I pinned the pleats. For the zippers, I deconstructed large floor pillows and changed out one panel for the red paisley pattern.I love the sweater pillowcase the most. It's so warm and cozy! That sweater had too many holes, stains, and missing buttons to fix (I'm lazy like that) but I love it MUCH better as a soft pillow.

Enjoy!

Another Tote

I was going to make a new lunch bag this weekend, but never got around to getting batting for the project.

Instead, I made another tote bag! This one is much larger and has bamboo handles that I had bought for a long abandoned project. This one took no time at all to make - less than an hour - and I actually made straight stitches! I made it a little bigger than the Lotta Jansdotter pattern just because I love big bags.

It's a large rectangle, but when I stuff it full of what I need for the day, the top corners like to tuck in. I think I like it like that and am going to add some kind of closure to make sure everything stays tucked in. Here's a shot with it full of my workout clothes. And another of the seems.

Sew Mama Sew

I've recently been finding some great sewing tutorials and project ideas on Sew Mama Sew.

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/

They have a blog and an online store as well. AND, I can't forget to mention Free Fabric Fridays!

Check it out Crafters!