lime clutch!

This post will be short with lots of pics.

I made a new clutch for myself Friday night out of some lime green vinyl I had leftover from a wallet I made. I just pulled out my bag of zippers and picked out some colors I liked with the green. I then figures a simple white lining with black gingham for the pockets and coin pocket would be good. I also dug through my button collection for some to adorn the front. I love the color combo. Oh I also added some darts to the bottom corners to make the bottom wider. It helps keep the shape better when it's full of my junk. Oh and I put some of that embroidery plastic stuff in the card pocket to keep it more stable and so far it's working great!


If anyone would like to order one of these I'm selling them for $35. The only option I have for the outside is black if you want it in vinyl, but I have lots of color options for zippers and the inside. Email me or comment and I can get on that :)

flowery vinyl!

David's mom loved the two bags I made and wanted me to make her some for work. Today I made her one similar to my clutch. It's a little deeper and has a strap so she can wear it over the shoulder. I used this embossed black vinyl I got at Hobby Lobby for the outside and a pretty blue/teal/green print I got in a fat quarter from Hancock Fabrics.

It has 6 credit card pockets, a money pocket, and an outside change zipper pocket. The strap can be removed so she can throw it in the bigger bag I'm going to try to whip up tomorrow.

I'm in love with this vinyl and she loved it too when I gave it to her today. I can't wait to make the bigger bag and see how it turns out :)

my two new favorite bags!

Being an asthmatic in Texas in this heat can be a struggle sometimes. Then you add having to walk all over campus onto that and it's always a struggle. I love my (ok David's that i stole) backpack, but it's just too hot and heavy on my back. I have a few tote bags I've been carrying but they just aren't doing the job as well as I'd like. So what do I do? I make one!

I spent hours searching for ideas online and I finally came up with a simple tote bag that my laptop could fit in horizontally along with all my other school folders, spirals, pencil case, assignment book and wallet. I saw a bag on craftster that had cute pockets on the front so I wanted to incorporate that too. I had some purple vinyl leftover from a travel bag I made a few months ago and lots of black and grey swirl cotton fabric from me not lining said bag.

I started drawing out a pattern and then just cut away on Monday afternoon and by that night I had my new favorite school bag. Now onto the picture!

for bigger pics go to my flickr

I used this past week and it's been great. The only downside I found was when I would go somewhere after school and didn't have a purse with me. I'd either have to carry my wallet, phone and keys or take the whole bag in with me to a restaurant or something. This got me thinking a wristlet/clutch would be fun to make. I'd never really had a need for one before but I always thought they were so cute.

Thursday after having lunch with David and taking him back to school I made a trip to Hobby Lobby and found some pretty black and white damask print and yellow broadcloth. I just used a simple lined zipper pouch pattern and added some credit card pockets and an outside zipper. Once I got the credit card pockets folded, ironed, and sewn the rest was a breeze!

I love the simplicity of the crisp black & white with the pops of color on the outside. I don't use much yellow in my sewing so that was a refreshing color to use. I used it last night when I went out with my grirlfriends and it's such a great size. It fits my phone, keys, credit cards, a pen, chapstick, and my inhaler with plenty of room if i need it. Since taking the pics I've added a 1/2" eyelet on the right side to clip on a wrist strap. I'll get pics of that up once I'm back in San Marcos and can make a simple strap.


I have a knitting project still in the works that I'd like to finish up before the weekend is over, so stay tuned!

coming soon..

pictures!

things i've made this past week:

1 purple vinyl school bag
1 black denim purse for sister
1 wristlet

my sister asked me to make her a purse as soon as i got home from Canada over a month ago. being out of the country for 2 months, i was in no mood to make her something just yet. i finally whipped it up on saturday afternoon. i used a burda pattern as a guide and changed the measurements to fit what she wanted.

the outside is a black denim and the lining is a fun green print i found in the fat quarter section at hancock fabrics. she loved the fabrics and the finished product too :)

i'm hoping to get some good pictures of the purple bag and the wristlet. they're some of my favorite sewn items so far!