Showing posts with label fabrics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabrics. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2012

Another Pin Post!

It's Monday!
I love Monday mornings.
I love getting kiddos off to school and coming back home, pouring myself a fresh cup of coffee, sitting down to my computer without a kiddo saying "Mom you get 20 more minutes and then it's my turn" (I hate when my rules for them come back to bite me), and enjoying the peace and quiet.
I check out the news, check into Facebook, do a bit of "pinning", check into my favorite blogs and think about what to do on my own blog.


As for "pinning", Pinterest has been a big thing for me lately.  I use for lots of finds but my favorite thing is to shop for fabric.  I can't always buy it right away though so I pin the ones I love/want.  Then, once I decide to make a purchase, it completely easy.  I just click on my pin and it takes me right to that link.  You can do this with anything...decorating ideas you get from a certain site, travel destinations, books you want to read, yummy recipes etc.  It's like an online file cabinet for stuff you find online.  It's great!

This weekend Katia and I worked on a quick easy skirt project.  It turned out great but of course now we/she wants to make a lot more.  This necessitated some shopping for fabric.  I had her pin her favorite fabrics and when we are ready, we will go back to that board and choose our favorite...EASY!  She ended up pinning about 20-30 fabric choices (gotta love that girl's enthusiasm!) and I thought I would show you some of her choices!

Her favorite!






My favorite!







She has awesome taste!
She has already "decided" she will be an elementary school teacher and but now also a fabric designer.
Sounds like a great plan!
BTW...these fabrics can be purchased at Hawthorne Threads, this is a great website for quality fabrics.

If you haven't tried Pinterest, try it, you will be hooked!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Latest projects...latest fun!

I have finally gotten back behind my sewing machine.  It's been awhile.  With all the medical stuff going on last year and me getting used to some meds (hate, hate, hate...did I mention hate?!), it's been hard.  I haven't lost my desire though...just sometimes my drive is non-existent.  It does feel so good though when I get to sit down and just escape behind my machine.
So here is some of the latest stuff!

A Bella Bag for a friend...love the way this turned out!!!
An Izzy Bag!  This time I wanted to show off the liner fabric on the outside too...love this fabric!
A Carol Ann Bag!  This is my version of the messenger bag...such a great bag.  This was made for another friend...she wanted bold and bright...we did that!
With some extra fabric I threw together this scarf that's lined with fleece and has a pocket to hold your MP3!  Perfect for walks in the cold!
The newest creation...The Kaete Bag!  A small messenger bag for anyone but perfect for girls!
In the works...the black is the softest cord fabric I could find!
My stash...love my stash!!
Click on the link to check out my etsy.com site for more stuff for sale!

Happy Friday to Fam and Friends!  XOXO