Decoupage

Don't ask me why, but on a whim I decided to decoupage the litter tub. Doesn't everyone do that? Tidy cats just doesn't go with every decor, and what better use for that old subway map I had. Looks pretty good.

Gingerbread House

I had a fun night last night at a gingerbread house party. I decided to go with a red and green theme this year. It so much fun to make!!

Fabric Bolt Challenge

I didn't really pay attention to the fabric bolt challenge issued by Stitch Lab. I took a class on Saturday and one of the clerks encouraged us to do it. So I picked up a couple of the bolts. When I got home, I realized one could make a fun holiday card holder, or even just a fun holiday decoration!

Then I started thinking it would be fun to arrange a few of them into some cool shape and make a collage out of it, and maybe even have it be a reminder to be creative! Here's what I came up with.

Chicken bag

This fabric is just adorable. I bought the fabric before I made this bag, so unfortunately I didn't have enough fabric, but I was able to piece things together to make it work. So an interesting exercise for me. I hope to use my fancy buttonhole attachment to make the buttonhole on the tab of the bag. I just need a glass of wine and a bit of patience. Maybe I'll tackle that later in the week, or I'll just use a snap. :-D

Christmas Bags

Oh the fabric at Stitch Lab is so hard to resist!! I bought 5 fat quarters of Christmas fabric. I thought I could make some little gift bags. I love the little lunch bag; I need to sew a button on him, but too cute. These were my two easy projects on Sunday.

Coin Purse

I checked out an Amy Butler pattern book from the library. Her bags are just so cute. I had enough scraps from my frog bag (also an Amy Butler pattern) to make a coin purse. It took me about 4 hours to make this little thing! It's misshapen, and bit crazy, but it's functional. I did learn some more about zippers. I love the new zipper foot on my machine. Don't cut the excess zipper until you've either tacked or secured the zipper in some way. A coin purse does not need a pocket.

Ribbon Flowers

Another fun class at Stitch Lab. We learned how to make two kinds of roses, a 5 petal flower, a pansy, a bell flower (like a daffodil) and some leaves. I'm a little bummed because I think I've lost one of the roses, but I guess that means I just need to practice making more!! Perhaps I will stop hoarding ribbon and make more flowers out of it now. :-D