Simple - Elegant Tee

I took this class yesterday at Thimbles with Lynn.  She's a great teacher and the class was fun.  I never thought garment sewing would be something I would do, but I really enjoyed it.

SIMPLE STRINGS APRON

Here's the aprons I made for John and I.  His is for barbecuing and mine is for painting.  The instructions are in the book School of Sewing.  It's a real easy apron and it was fun putting them together.

This one is mine.

Close up of fabric,

Look out steaks, here he comes!

Close up of fabric.

Tuscany Tote

Here is the latest tote!  It's from a pattern called Tuscany Tote by Pink Sand Beach Designs and is done in the Downton Abby fabric line.  I made one for my mother-in-law and one for my mom.  

Below is close up of the fabric flower I made and pinned to each tote.

I learned to do the flower at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Schaumburg, IL.  The class is 3-D Origami Flower and was with Stephanie of Country Stitchin.  It was really easy to do.

The Everything Bag

Here's my Everything Bag from the Winter 2013 issue of Quickly Quilting.  I love Tula Pink's fabrics, so when I saw this, I had to make it.  I already had purchased from SewLoveFabrics on  Etsy a pack of 25 fat quarters of the Tula Pink Acacia line.  The bag only takes one  2 1/2 inch strip WOF  of 12 different fabrics plus fabric for the pockets and lining.  I have plenty of fabric left over so I may make another.  I think this would look great in batiks, too.

Here Chicky Chicky

I've started to dabble in a little sewing, too. This is a Four Corners Apron I made.  I had to search the internet for the chicken wire fabric, but it really made the apron!