polka dotty

I so hoped to be able to post pictures of the finished product of my latest project. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to work on it last night (what with the swimming, chinese take out, and tv viewing…) so it will have to wait for tomorrow. For now, all I can say is that it has a bit of this…

and a bit of this…

and I hope that you love it as much as I do!

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oh so many rick rack napkins!

I mentioned that these would be done by the end of the weekend, but obviously that was wishful thinking. I had a bit of a procrastination problem. I’m not sure if this happens to anyone else — for some reason, knowing that I had to finish these for an actual order made me want to sew anything but. In any case, it took me until midnight last night to get them all completed, but I’m pleased to say that they’re done and they’re lovely!

I used some fun summery fabrics by Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry and Jennifer Paganelli with some corresponding vintage rick rack (my stash is running low now… must do something about that!)

These green striped rick rack napkins and the pink polka dot napkins are the napkins for the custom order and the remaining three sets are now available at the store. Hopefully they’ll sell quickly, although I wouldn’t mind taking back the Amy Butler Nouveau Trees napkins for my own personal use!

I used a variety of white lining fabric for these sets – I was trying to find the best fabric for these napkins and I’m pleased to say that I’ve come up with one that I like very much. It’s a sateen white cotton, purchased at JoAnn’s. For some reason it has a very pinkish hue, but as long as it’s not next to any other white fabric, I don’t think it’s noticeable.

And now, onto another project. I’m thinking another bag, perhaps with the great Echino fabric I received recently. More about that coming soon…


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blankets for babies… or to cover adult toes

Now mind you, I don’t have a baby, and the fact that I’ve made baby blankets is not supposed to tell anyone anything… they just happened to be a sewing project I tried out recently. The small size makes it a manageable project, and if it doesn’t turn out, then you haven’t wasted too much fabric!

I made these two blankets out of Amy Butler fabrics – one out of Acanthus Olive and the other with the Okra Seeds fabric. Both have a cream/white fleece backing. This is definitely the kind of blanket I’d love to curl up on the couch with… although in this smallish size, I guess it would only cover a small part of my body. I’m happy with how these turned out though, so perhaps I’ll consider making myself an adult-sized blanket…

I’ll be back soon with another baby project, and hopefully the final sets of napkins that I was supposed to finish over the weekend…


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