Seam 2 Rip

Since I have perfected making oven mitts and napkins, I decided to make them one more time. I have this super cute, colorful fabric, and I just couldn’t resist. Sadly, my camera is not the best, but I make due. Sorry for the not so wonderful photos.

I have better pictures. Yay!

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My friend and coworker is nuts for Disneyland and anything related to it. So, of course, anything Mickey Mouse is appreciated.  I decided to make a bag for him.  He was intrigued with one I made for someone recently. He tells me he tried to duplicate what I did, and was not successful. So, I made one the same way for him.  I hope he likes it.  I do!               🙂

I have been told in the past, I need to sew in labels on my work. So, I made sure I did just that.

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I thought it would be fun to make a chef’s hat. I have not made one before. I researched on YouTube, and found several videos. All of them were very similar.  I ended up using the first one I viewed, but put my own spin on it. This is very typical of me.   😉 

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A few weeks ago, I was asked to help make a creative idea come to life. Well, I am all over this kind of sewing. It is fun, and a joy to see the reaction of the person for whom I am sewing.  I was asked to make a table runner and an overlay.  We exchanged ideas and went fabric shopping. During the fabric selection, there was an unexpected addition to the sewing list. Hey Nancy, I think I want you to make a bag for me from this fabulous fabric. Can you do that?  Of course, I can. Let’s see how much of this awesome fabric do we need?

Here we are a couple of weeks later, and whalaa!!  Mission accomplished.

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I recently made a few tote bags. One for my nephew who is the guacamole king. One for a friend, and one for me, just because I wanted to. I had some t-shirt logos left over from a quilt I made recently. They were prepped, and ready to use, so I figured, why not?

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My mother has many t-shirts with logo’s from her travels over the years.  I decided to use them in a quilt. As luck would have it, the logo’s were on the large side, so I didn’t need a lot of them. I used a sheet for the few I had to enlarge, to make them fit the way I wanted.   I like it!

This was my first time using a rotary cutter. Takes a little practice, but I think I got it. And, yes, I completely understand  why so many folks like using them.

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My mother is the “Queen” of quilting.  Over the years, she has made many a quilt for friends, raffles and silent auctions.  As far as I know, no one has made one for her.  I decided to change that. I had a nice sized section of pieced fabric that I put together years ago. Simply because I like the prints, and I didn’t want to throw them away. I had no plans for it at the time. I put it with my stash of fabric.

When I decided to make a lap quilt for her, and started searching for the colors of fabric I wanted to use,  I saw this handy work, and said to myself, “this is perfect.”  I just need to add a border or two. Maybe 3, and it will be ready to go!

So, 3 borders later, a layer of fleece for batting, and a backing.    I didn’t actually quilt around the sections. I used embroidery floss on some of the corners. Just to hold the layers steady. I really like how this turned out.

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My daughter got married on Mother’s Day this year, 5-12-19.  I purchased a black jumpsuit, per her request.   I really like it, but I wasn’t pleased with the belt that came with it. I decided to make a belt from some scraps of leather I had in my stash. I used eyelets for the first time. I have to say,  it turned out very nice.

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My creative mojo has been at a stand still for months now. This is not like me, and I wanted to try and give it a jump start. It is a new year! I decided to make a tote for my friend and co-worker who is a big fan of Winnie the Pooh.

This fabric is Burlap, which I am not a big fan. However, it was on clearance a while back,  and super cute.  How could I resist??

I serged, interfaced, and lined the bag. I used belting for the straps. Burlap is not the easiest medium to work with, but I managed.  I am pleased with final product.

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I really like ” Monster” themed printed fabric. I wanted to make a random, patchwork type bag, but didn’t really know how big I wanted it. No real plan.  Well, as I dug through my remnants, I found two pieces that would be just right for a lunch bag.  So, I went for it. I also used some “D” rings and belting I found at Thrift Town.

                                                                       I like it!

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