Craft Pouch

Last month we went to the Monster Truck show at the BJC. P really enjoyed it. I brought along a craft project to help fill time, since we had about 45 mins to kill with needing to arrive in advance for parking. We had planned to go into the pit area, but that proved unrealistic, as there was an hour line to get in. We ended up passing on that. We would never have made it into the pit area before it closed for the show.

I made a little pouch to hold my project.

I make Christmas ornaments each year and will post those later. I am big on working on them during the summer and then having them done. What I make depends on what craft mood I am in that year. I have made felt bears, crocheted stars, and mini felt mittens and stockings. I try to make something different each year. This year I am trying beaded snowflakes. So, this pouch was the perfect size for all my beads and tools. (it is roughly 5"h x 4"d x 6"l)

I was working with 5" charm squares and the poor little birdy lost his head in the seam. I really couldn't leave it like that, so i embroidered an outline if his body and added his head back on. It gave a nice textured effect. I also added some small blue beads to the feathers in the front for a little bling.

If you want to make one, I followed the tutorial at Three Bears. I just sewed together a few charm squares and a jelly roll strip before cutting out the required dimensions for the sides. Super easy to make. Really easy to pull together from your stash. All I bought was the zipper. I just started working with them and haven't added them to my 'keep in stock' list.

Onward and Forward

So, busy little bee that I am, I rarely find time to post. I am still working on the Stitchmap course. My mentor has graciously allowed my to overshoot the deadline, since my life priorities have eaten up so much of my 'me' time.

These were all created during lessons in the class. Each is destined to turn into a pattern weight or pincushion.

This piece will become a small drawstring bag to hold the pattern weights. (please excuse the extra shadows, not sure how they appeared)

Pin IT

Today is my day for the Pin It blog hop. Thanks so much to Mdm. Samm and Kristen from Meadowbrook for hosting this hop.
I made a lovely flower pot pincushion. I started this by cutting half circles and sewing them together, followed by some blanket stitching around the edge and then gathered to create the petals.

I had to make me a butterfly to perch on the pin cushion. He is crafted with stumpwork (wire and embroidery floss). I love butterflies, they are so delicate and beautiful.

The finished pincushion.

Here are all the other ladies who are sewing and creating for this Pin It! Hop on Thursday September 12th.

Cherrys Prairie Primitives

In Stitches& Seams

Sew And Sow Farm

Domestic Deficit Disorder

A Geeky Crafty Life

Moosestash Quilting

Englating

Quilter in Motion

In The Boondocks

Hill Valley Quilter

Kaydie

Callender’s Creations   

Kreatywnie By Editha

Sew New To Sewing

Pieced Brain

Sheila's Quilt World

Summer of Stitchy Love

This was my entry for the Summer of Stitchy Love contest on Flikr. The contest has ended and I hope I get a door prize. There are 8 of them, so I have a decent chance. The patterns are from Hoop Love Vintage Transfers Flikr Group. You need to join to see them, but they have over 7500 patterns! I am planning on making this project into a tote bag, but that will have to wait until I get the other side stitched up. Currently deciding if I want to stitch up another flower bowl (since they came as a pair) or do something a little different.

Quilting

Working on an applique quilt, which is slow going. Still attaching many peices and working on a embroidered design for the Summer of Stitchy Love project. Might post pictures. I don't really like to show off my work for some reason. Quilt is a memorial for my mother, so sharing is difficult.