Little bunting bag

I found another tutorial online that I could not pass up.  I found it at Just Another hang up probably from Pinterest. This little bag, I love bags, didn't seem too difficult and it would force me to organize my scrap pile.  One of my favorite fabrics to use is muslin and that is what the tutorial called for, perfect!  

 Using my scrap pile I cut tiny triangles in the same color family.  I love making fabric crafts with the ombre color patterns, which up until recently I called a color progression.  I had been doing the ombre style before it was cool.  I'm such a hipster!

 Even the backside of the fabric looked cool.  Too bad it will never be seen again.

 Once both side of the bag was done it was sewing time.  On went the zipper and the lining.

 I think it's kinda cute.  I'm thinking I might shorten it a little bit so there is less non decorated fabric at the bottom.

I wanted the bag to be square when I cut it but now it seems a little odd.  That might solve to extra fabric at the bottom too.

 I'll figure that out tomorrow!

Well the scarp orginizing didn't go that far but the end product is pretty cute.  Tomorrow I probably won't get too much crafting done but the Wednesday and Thursday I have off!  More wedding and Christmas presents here I come!

- Bryn

An almost year in crafts

Kaleidoscopic Quilt

Citrus Coasters

I want to rework the blog again.  At the moment most people who look at my blog are family and friends.  I feel it might not be necessary to do the tutorial style posts, yet.  I'm working on getting notice in the craft community by using Pinterest and visiting other blogs.  As always, simplicity is key.

Easter Basket

Here is a look at some of my past projects.

Diamond Pillow

Button Bouquet

Princess Clock

Just one princess

Chevron Pillow

I've done quite a few different projects over time.  Working on a variety of things keeps it interesting.

Americana Quilt top

Irish Plaid quilt - my first real quilt

Halloween Cross Stitch

All 3 Thumbtack Pumpkin

Look for another redesign of my blog.  I can't quite decide what works the best for me and this blog.

My Modern Log Cabin Quilt

Lattice Hawaiian quilt top

4th of July Purse

Hawaiian Wristlet

 My next project will use the majority of the scraps from my Christmas stockings.  As always, thanks for looking and inspiring me to keep making more.  Please leave me a comment on your favorite project.

- Bryn

Coin change purse gone bad

 I wanted to make another little bag to use for various things.  I found this tutorial here and gave it a try

Red scraps

Around the edges it required a double bias tape.  Basically that means you iron a piece of fabric twice.  Once to turn in the bad outside edges and another to have good edges on both sides of the fabric.

Double bias tape

Double bias tape all 

around

Pinned on - looks kinda artsy

 Frankly I am a little disappointed that it didn't turn out better.  If I still don't like it in a couple of days say goodbye to the zipper and it will go to another project!

The finished product

The inside zipper is too long.  I could cut it off but I don't think it will.

Well it's another project done and another project for tomorrow.

Fabric Bag

I found another cute tutorial online for a fabric bag.  Gathering fabric... I haven't done it for a while.  I suppose it is now or never!  Another project that needs interfacing.  I'm glad I bought it all on sale!

Candy corn and Halloween green.  Ahh Halloween, you are so much fun!

The gathering didn't go all to great but you gotta start somewhere.  I used a scrap of fabric from my last cross stitch project to finish off the top.

Gotta love making a useful item out of stuff you already have.  Currently I'm using it for cross stitch floss storage.   I will probably make more of these little puppies for each season.

Hopefully that gathering thing will be better on the next try to make a taller, less shallow bowl.  To another day...

Bag redo

I have this little bag that I made for my trip to Walt Disney World. 

The old bag

It served it's purpose but I think it's kinda ugly.  I'm starting from scratch.

Yeah, it's kinda ugly

I ripped out the zipper and that is all that will be left from the original bag.

A re purposed zipper

I plan on ripping the pieces apart an putting them into another project in the future.

I looked through my scrap box.  I really need to organize that box.  What a mess!

Mess-o-rama

 I really love greens, blues and teals.  I chose those colors and went from there.

What I had in scraps

My two side pieces, looks much better.  I added some interfacing to make it less flimsy.

Looking much better

The finished product

The green side

And it's even lined!

The blue side

Another little project done.  I love the outcome on this one.  This one might be my new coupon bag for the car or really anything else.  I love little bags and I love the ones I make even more!

Another silly thing!

 I liked the idea for the Pencil case I decided to make a colored pencil case!  I went with a light green.  I already had the fabric and it matched pretty well with my colored pencil.

Pencil and lining

Amazing what cutting the ends will do!

Yellow - green in gold.  Just like the pencil

The Colored Pencil done

All the pencils done!

I made an extra pencil for my kindergarden teacher.  Mrs. Albers is amazing and she is still at the same school that I went to.  I try to see her once a semester.  Next month I will be visiting home, Kansas City, for a wedding and I will try to see her then.

My next big project is my Halloween costume.  Lots of purple fabric here I come!  Rapunzel it is!

Silly things I make

I found this super cute pattern and tutorial online and thought I have to make that!

Check out the tutorial here

I had all the fabrics around.  All I needed to buy was a zipper.  In the tutorial they used a tan zipper but I found a yellow zipper that matched my fabric almost perfectly.

Time to go the cutting board.  My mat is so dilapidated.  It has seen a lot of usage over the years.

All the pieces cut

My lining - yes, it's Disney 

Assembled and cut

Hand embroidered - #2 of course

Complete! 

Now my colored pencils have a real home.  I might actually make one specifically for them with a color on the outside.  But that is for another day as it is 11pm.

I always finish all my projects at night.  It is still the college student in me.  I can take better pictures but the lack of sunlight makes that a little difficult.  

Another night, another project