First of all, wow, I did it! Last day of my 30 day challenge and I didn’t miss a day. I’m getting better at these challenges! Now, my intention is to blog 2 days a week. Anyway, here’s the “front” of the tote – I say front, but it just as well could be theContinue reading “Sewing Project: V. Large Tote 3 (blog-a-day challenge, day 30)”
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Sewing Project: V. Large Tote 2 (blog-a-day challenge, day 29)
Today I fine tuned the sides, bottom, and straps for the tote. I added interfacing to a couple of the thinner pieces and squared up the fabric, but I’ll probably trim each piece more before sewing them together. I also chose the liner fabric today – I’ll post pix of that another day. From leftContinue reading “Sewing Project: V. Large Tote 2 (blog-a-day challenge, day 29)”
Sewing Project: V. Large Tote (blog-a-day challenge day 28)
Today I sorted through the pile of material from yesterday and chose most of the fabrics for the outside of the tote. As the focus of my design, I decided on some elephant upholstery weight fabric scraps. I acquired these, as well as many of the other fabrics I’ll be using, a couple of yearsContinue reading “Sewing Project: V. Large Tote (blog-a-day challenge day 28)”
New Project (blog-a-day challenge, day 27)
Happy with the success of my swatch purse, I’ve decided to do something similar on a larger scale. Several years ago, I made this very large tote. It comes in handy when grocery shopping as it is roomy and the material is strong. It’s of a heavier material, albeit a somewhat loose weave, and lined.Continue reading “New Project (blog-a-day challenge, day 27)”
Before and After 5 (blog-a-day challenge, day 26)
And my entry for this week’s design challenge at Spoonflower. Have been working on this all day, and my head is spinning a little. So – maybe some minor (hopefully not major) revisions to be made tomorrow. The contest theme is “Desert Modernism” and voting starts Thursday. “modern desert floral” by lalalamonique
Before and After 4 (blog-a-day challenge, day 25)
Quick drawing to design challenge entry plus 3 other color variations. The contest was for a monochrome design. See the collection for sale at Spoonflower here.
The swatch purse is done! (blog-a-day challenge, day 24)
It’s done and I’m loving it! The swatch purse, that is. Here are the 12 fabrics I used (all designs by me): Now available: front: monochromabstract purple back: fruity slices flap: meadow * strap and top: large scale intricate heart* sides: dotty liner 1: monochromabstract red liner 2: illogical checkerboard* interior pocket: whimsical creatures* linerContinue reading “The swatch purse is done! (blog-a-day challenge, day 24)”
Before and After 3 (blog-a-day challenge, day 23)
Not feeling it today, so here’s a quick before and after. The original was a watercolor with drawing in crayola fine line marker over top. I removed the background digitally and replaced it with a rust color to which I used a drawing tool to add some texture. This technique is fun – I reallyContinue reading “Before and After 3 (blog-a-day challenge, day 23)”
Mug Shot (blog-a-day challenge, day 22)
Sorry-not-sorry for the click-bait-y title. My friend thought of it – I’m not so good with the puns. Anyway, here are a couple of my designs on mugs I bought from Society 6. Very happy with them. It was fun drinking coffee out of something of my own design this morning. Sometimes the small thingsContinue reading “Mug Shot (blog-a-day challenge, day 22)”
A visitor (last summer) (blog-a-day challenge day 21)
Nothing design related to report, so I looked through some of my photos. I had forgotten about this visitor to my neighbors’ yard while they were away for the day. Taken last summer (2018).
Design Challenge Entry (blog-a-day challenge day 20)
This is all I’ve been working on today. Still tweaking it a bit, but this is basically it – my entry for the Coral Limited Color Palette design challenge at Spoonflower. The following four colors were allowed and all were required: Goldenrod (#E0B138) Midnight Blue (#002E54) Living Coral (Pantone’s color of the year, hex equivalentContinue reading “Design Challenge Entry (blog-a-day challenge day 20)”
What I’m working on 8 (blog-a-day challenge day 19)
So very close – but not quite done yet. It’s probably not noticeable from the picture, but I still need to do a few minor things to finish the handbag – add some edge stitching, including closing a seam under the flap and add the hook-and-loop closure. Very, very happy with how this is turningContinue reading “What I’m working on 8 (blog-a-day challenge day 19)”
