I’ve been sewing bags for quite a while now…making patterns, sometimes just winging it without a pattern. But, these pdf patterns from keykalou are wonderful, absolutely fantastic! I can’t wait to buy some and make them, and since her patterns are purchased with the opportunity to sew them to sell on a small scale (craft shows,etsy…) giving credit to Keykalou of course, maybe i’ll make a few extra dollars for Christmas presents !
Go check out these awesome patterns!
So here we were in Nova Scotia taking in the patio furniture, stocking up on batteries, water and canned goods in preparation for Hurricane Bill. We had a little wind and a little rain, nothing compared to the month of July here. We waited patiently for it to get worse…then the sun came out. Bye bye Bill, thanks for not kicking out butts, we needed the breeze and rain. Not much else to blog about today, I tried my best to do some sewing but gawd it’s so hot here…standing next to a hot iron and under a bright light felt more like torture than pleasure, there’s always next weekend i suppose…
Here are a few tutorials i can’t wait to sink my teeth into:
Say Hi to Bill…he was just passing through…
here’s a cute Canadian fabric store on Etsy! She carries all sorts of designer fabrics, so cute. Kokka, Echino, Amy Butler… just to name a few. check it out at www.pinkpandafabrics.etsy.com
It was a typical night of fabric window shopping on Etsy… until I saw it! www.sweetdreamsandco.etsy.com
First let me just say, that as a Canadian, finding a good deal on fabrics with the exchange rate as crazy as it is poses a huge problem for me. So needless to say I can rarely afford to purchase good Home Dec fabrics. That being said, sweetdreamsandco has, right now!, as in NOW! Amy Butler “Nigella” collection at $7.00/yd!!! and… wait for it…wait for it… Valori Wells “Sole” home deco on clearance!!! $5.50/yd. Yep you read that right. She also has lots of awesome other stuff.
Now, if my husband had not given me the speech on spending too much money on fabric…blah blah blah ( I think i stopped listening after about a minute) I probably would have cleaned out her store myself, but alas it’s too windy here in Nova Scotia to live in a house made of fabric…so i had to order only a little, although i’m pretty sure if he had seen me looking at ordering golf clubs that conversation would have gone much differently LOL
Now I don’t know how long this promo is going on, but you had all better get your selves down there to get this great deal. On second thought….maybe you guys should stay away, so that I can get it all for myself.
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the midwest modern fabric line from Amy Bulter, and the release of the her EQ software CD (which is awesome…and not only because i’m in the inpiration section 
) she’s having a studio contest! The only rule is that you make something out of the midwest modern fabric line. That’s it! the only criteria. I’m so entering this contest…i know i have some of that line in my fabric pile somewhere. click on the picture to link to the flyer.
It’s been so long since last i posted…life gets in the way sometimes i guess. Actually trying to sew up some handbags to sell over the summer has consumed my every free moment. Here’s an etsy find i came accross some time ago. I can not tell you how hard it was to pick 4 photos to show. Amazing fashions! Amazing. Go see this store, there is much more to see than just these beauties. FYI that yo-yo dress makes me drool. I have a few more etsy finds that i can’t wait to post, so i’m going to promise myself that i’m going to post more often…. and keep an eye out for my tutorial links section, i’ve been coming accross a crazy amount of awesome tutorials.
StellaMerle
Back to StellaMerle… click on the name for the link to the etsy store. She also has a blog…you can see that here
Well, back to work for me i guess…I dream of the day when I can sew full time…and not have to do the 9-5 office job stuff. Here’s hoping.
good god, I’ve been out of the loop. Now I’m back on track, after countless bag orders and life’s little detours. First up, the Etsy find from HK Collection. I meant to post this forever ago, I’m so envious of her talent. Please Please go check out her stuff, it’s gorgeous. I can only hope that someday I can make clothing this beautiful.
HK collection
I’m hoping to get back to posting the etsy finds more often…and on a side note the pdf pattern for the Roslyn Bag is almost done. Yay! I’ll be posting it for free on my blog.
So i haven’t posted in a while, between weddings and work and playing with my new Babylock Sophia I’ve been swamped. Ahhh my new machine is a DREAM! I’m so in love with it. I’ll be trying to catch up on some Etsy finds posts today and tomorrow. All that aside, I’ve just noticed that Patty Young’s new line of fabric called “Mezzanine” is on her site! Soooo beautiful I can’t wait to get my hands on some of it. I’ve been tossing the millions of ideas for summer dresses around, and scored two new Butterick patterns yesterday, now if i can get all of these bag orders out of the way it’ll be on to the dress making. Here’s a preview of the new Patty young line:
So today is my birthday, the big 30! yay! it’s so much easier to say than 29. my birthday present was the absolute best this year!!! The Babylock Sophia A-line series! I’m sooooo excited to play with this machine!! if anyone’s got any pointers please let me know! AND gift number 2…. a new baby girl Guinea pig!!! We still haven’t picked out a name…
well, I’ve been out of the blogging loop for a little bit. It’s nice to be back at it after a delightful little vacation on Easter weekend. Coincidentally I’ve spent my weekend among family and friends…and dogs. So many dogs. Today’s etsy find is a cute little shop selling Dog collars. So, if your dog needs a bit of fashion help… check out Cultured Canine on etsy.
Hi, My name is Leanne,
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