Grocery Bag Take 2

First off, sorry for the poor photos. We are having some crazy stormy weather today. It is unbelievably dark out and hailing at the moment. Not to mention they had a tornado south of us in Aumsville, Oregon.
I much happier with the overall size of the bag. Finished dimensions are 14 1/4" high x 11"wide x 7"deep. I made patchwork squares smaller in width so I now have 6 per side.
Colin and I have been taking turns sewing, I think it is very kind of him to let me know when it is my turn again :) He was super excited about me having the camera out so I graciously let him take one of me. Not bad for no makeup and an awkward angle. I am amazed he can even hold the camera up and get us in the frame :)Time to go wrap some presents, which means I need to have National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation playing on the television.  

Take 1 & Some Scraps

I was inspired by this bag 

I am pretty happy with it but I did start on bag #2 last night with some minor changes, mainly size increases. I think my favorite part about the reusable grocery bag is that I didn't have to turn any of it right side out to sew it together :)

My little helper has been carrying it around since we finished it. We have gotten pretty good at sewing together, now if my lap would just stop decreasing in size we would be set ;) As we are trying to simplify everything and keep things to a minimal around here I thought I would give away my scraps from this project. Anyone interested??  If so just leave a comment saying you are interested in the scraps (or something along those lines) and I will randomly pick a comment on Monday morning.             

Happy Friday!

Num-Num Bags

i.e. Snack bags


I needed a sewing fix so Colin and I decided to make him some reusable snack bags inspired by this book. And while making these I came across Amy's video. If you haven't seen it...well even if you have you should watch it again. I was crying and snorting I was laughing so hard. I just love her :)
When I say Colin and I made them together we really did. He helped me pick out the fabrics, helped hold the ruler while I cut, and he sat on my lap and helped me sew them. I was amazed when we turned them right side out that the road lines on the, Heather Ross, Rabbits and Race Cars print all matched up. We made one with Velcro and one without. I like the without version so much more. For that one I did a bigger flap and left some extra room on the top for folding it over

Show and Tell: Christmas

We have all been sick with a very nasty head cold. It would appear that we are all on the mend. Or so I hope.

I made Colin a Christmas bib on Christmas Eve morning before we went to my grandparents house. I used a very dark denim for the front and a super soft flannel for the back.

I still need to top stitch around the edge and sew the appliqué on (it is currently being held on with steam-a-seam).

Also, I made Colin a Crayon Portfolio adopted from this pattern.

I topped stitched around twice hoping to hide the wonkiness of my stitching.

I wanted two rows of crayon holders so I could fit 20 crayons. But the more times I tried to make the little holders the better I got. Which meant the worse the ones in the beginning looked. I can not tell you how many times I ripped it out and started over. I then finally decided to forget it and attempt a zippered pouch.

Overall I am happy with it, it is wonky but I think that adds to the overall character of it :)

I used a navy blue linen as the main fabric and a Japanese canvas for the pockets. The Sometimes Crafter's pattern was super easy to follow and had great pictures just where they needed to be.

Bloom

Crochet Mum Pattern

Missing

Yup, that's me. Missing. From blog land. I have been busy in the real world and I have even completed some sewing projects. My husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. We had a lovely trip to the Oregon coast, pictures here, for a few days while my mom watched Colin. They had a lovely time and Colin got to eat cookies, drink soda, and stay up past his bed time :) Everyone had a lot of fun and needed a vacation afterwards.

I got one of my projects done before my trip. Yippee, bonus points for me! And it was a Japanese pattern so I get double bonus points for completing it. It was super easy and I love LOVE diagrams and illustrations more then words.

Picture from book: Eco Bags

My interpretation- I used a beautiful egg plant linen for the outside

And a really fun Lyndhurst cotton sateen for the inside. With Amy Butler orange polka dot pocket (makes it super easy for me to find)

The pattern didn't call for lining or the pocket but I wanted it :)

And I have used the bag every day since I made it.

I have more stuff to share but I am going to save it, be back soon. Hopefully sooner then before ;)

xo,

Elizabeth