Or: I am lazy, and you will see that some of these items are way old anyways....
Bag for Me
I made this bag a while ago. I had all these tiny triangles left from the
quilt I made my mom that I wanted to use. Also, the
other bag I made myself was way too big, and I didn't use interfacing in the handles...so basically it sucked (though I still like the design - I might turn it into a pillow or something). This one is a good size, though I screwed up the handles a bit and didn't cut the fabric big enough, so I kind of superglued it a bit....
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| The superglued edges on the handles digs into my hands, but has only drawn blood once. |
Christmas Stockings from 2 years ago...
As the heading suggests, I made these two years ago when we first got married. I am really proud of my idea for Ben's, which if you can't tell, is a Sasquatch foot.
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| "Though I think my fur has a much silkier sheen to it" |
Another Pouch
I made this one for my friend and former roommate, Chiquis. Has some of my favorite fabrics and is green, as that is her favorite color.
Wallet/Phone Case
This one was a fun project I made for my sister. I had seen on her Pinterest wish list that she had some Vera Bradley wallet/phone case thing listed. My instinctual thought came into my head: "Why would I buy that when I could make that?" I often think this, and sometimes my expectations are more reasonable than others. This time I think it worked out pretty well, and it was nice and challenging to figure out without a pattern.
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| What I ACTUALLY made |
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| What I most likely couldn't make.... |
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| Definitely couldn't make this.... |
Oven Mitts of Doom
There is hopefully no doom involved with these oven mitts; I just started typing "oven mitts," and then my brain said, "OF DOOM!" really loud, so I decided to type it. I gave these to my mother in law, and wouldn't you know it, she said she had actually needed new ones. This was another project where I wanted to use some scraps, and made the pot holder first. I liked it, so I thought it should have a coordinating oven mitt. I like pinwheel squares....
The picture below is the first including my new quilting model, Fabio. He's new to this, so be nice ;)
Pouch from the early 90's
My aforementioned former roommate gave my a bin of fabric from her mom, which included some really awesome 90'sy neon fabrics. (See paint-splatter-elementary-school-photo-background-style fabric below) I still haven't figured out something amazing to do with them, but I thought a small project would be the perfect time for a test run. I made this pouch for my pal Kali (shoutout!). Because who doesn't love the nineties? I know my husband is wishing he could go back. Every time he sees old 90's sitcoms, he laments that baggy jeans with white t-shirts under an unbuttoned collared shirt aren't fashionable anymore.
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| Also those necklaces made of clay. Mine was a yin yang. |
Another pouch...sorry they are fun to make....
Another excellent modeling job. I gave this to my mom; I did a little hand quilting and machine quilting.
Blue Flower Bag
I made this bag for my mom. I got a jelly roll of various shades of blue that I was eager to use. I love using multiple shades of one color, but sometimes it is hard for me to think of the best way to showcase that. I like the pop of orange in the middle. I wanted Ben to do a parody pose off the chicks who have crafty blogs and pose all serious-like out in some beautiful setting while looking off in another direction. However, as you might notice, Ben felt the need to instead make everything creepily sexual.
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| Sorry ladies, see the ring? He is a married man. |
Aside from Ben's absurdity, I strangely like the composition of this photo.
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| Don't worry, Mom. He didn't actually lick the bag. |
Interlocking Rings (of Doom) Quilt
I made this quilt for my sister-in-law. It's a simple repeated design, and I afterwards realized a simpler and less wasteful way of making the blocks. But oh well. I really like what I did with the back of the quilt, if I do say so myself. It's fun to figure out what to do when you just don't have quite enough backing fabric. I think I used literally all of that floral fabric.
Corduroy Postage Stamp Bag
The main fabric is corduroy and the center bit are 3/4" or 1/2" squares; hence the name. I gave this to my mother-in-law. I ended up really liking the corduroy texture on a bag. I will have to get some more...
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| Said in 50's fashion show narrator voice, "Perfect for a day of pampering yourself out on the town!" |
Another inspired shot. I don't know why, but I also really like this one for some reason...
