sew hip

travel tissue holder from craftapalooza
pillow project from "Sew Hip"

End of October the first issue of "Sew Hip" hits the newstands, you can pre-order the first issue here. I can't wait, and have of course pre-ordered. I think it looks pretty exciting, chock full of patterns, ideas and interviews with queens of creativity like Amy Butler, Sandi Henderson and many more. I think it is great that a moderately priced European sewing magazine will be available to all of us and I do hope that it will really help the sewing/crafting community connect here.
I didn't even go near my sewing machine today so here is a link for a travel tissue holder from craftapalooza, just in time for runny nose season: go here.

cookies reversible smock

Here is project #11- the Cookies reversible apron
I used the "Cookies Pink" from AuntyCookie and the "Apple Dot Pink" from Sandi Henderson's Farmer's Market for this little reversible smock. This smock also keeps the little one's back covered just in case some of her nursery mates start a paint or femo fight.
Enjoy your Sunday!

dolls and dots

I just put two new Michael Miller prints online, Disco Dot Ink and Ironwork Espresso. Thes are two classic designs in their simplicity.
I also added some new Organic Cotton solids from India. These cottons are Skal certified, handwoven and can be found here
Here is project #10...an organic softie. The pattern is from a German craft book from the 1970's called "Puppen & Tiere aus Stoff". I used "Surrender from Harmonyart and White organic Cotton from Robert Kaufman. The fabrics can be found here. Don't have to worry about your little one gnawing on this guy!

the ribbons of luziapimpinella and another bag

So the ribbons from luziapimpinella, that I mentioned yesterday, are online now. They are without a doubt,whimsical, adorable and a tad wacky.I am lovin'em.
Here also is today's project: project #9 the Zazu Messenger Tote. I used Zazu Orange and Daisy Crusch Orange from Tina Givens. The fabrics can be found here.

another bag

The bag was the project for yesterday....project #8: the cars bag. This is another echino fabric from Etsuko Furuya's newest collection echino nico. We are out of the fabric at the moment, but it has been reorderd.
Today I didn't have time to sew, uh-oh, don't tell me the party is over already...oh,no, I don't give up that easily.. I will get back to the MACHINE tomorrow but today I had to work on the above photo. I have ordered and received (fabulous people to do business with by the way...farbenmix) really great ribbons from Nic Hildebrandt aka luziapimpinella and they will be put online tomorrow..so I had to photograph them and make a little category photo for them. Okay it isn't exactly sewing but I did make something.

fabric badge

Project #7: mini calaveras fabric badge
A few months ago I bought a button or badge machine. These can be pretty pricey but I must admit for once, I got lucky on ebay. This is the first fabric badge I have finally gotten around to making! I used a scrap of Alexander Henry's Mini-Calaveras Pink, (which hopefully we will be getting in again soon...) and the actual badge making is very easy and I am sure if you really get into there is no end to the fab badges you can make.

organic cotton bib

This is project #6, an all organic cotton quilted bib. The organic cottons are really soft to the feel and very pleasant to work with so I think it is a really good choice for any child's clothing or accesssory project, besides that is way cooler for the environment. (I used Graceland, Let It Grow, Sweet Jane and Surrender from Harmonyart for this bib and they can be found here.)