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1, 2, 3 You Sew!

I’m excited to see some projects from 1, 2, 3 Sew popping up around the internet. I’d love for you to share your photos in the 1, 2, 3 Sew Flickr pool here. Thanks to these fine sewers for sharing their projects!

Pintuck Clutch from Simply Modern Mom.

Pouch from Flickr user derikhill (from the Polka Dot Pouch pattern in the book).

Superhero Cape from The Accidental Crafter (this version was made from the online tutorial before the book was published).

Lunch Sack from datcat3 on the Crafty Mamas forum.

Market Tote from Flickr user lorepuckett.

Change Your Mind Reversible Skirt from Dottie at Modern Kiddo.

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Back to School

The kids headed back to school today and I got in some late night sewing last night to make new lunch pouches. I have spent an inordinate amount of time looking for the perfect lunch box, but am now discovering that the kids naturally have different preferences. My older daughter loves her laptop lunch box, but we needed a new case, so of course I sewed one for both kids. My younger daughter prefers her Lunch Sack that I made her last month (you can get the pattern for that one here). But she used this one all through kindergarten last year and loved it too.

Anyway, I made a simple pouch with insulation and waterproof lining and outer fabric. Basically I used the same method that I used for making the Polka Dot Pouch from 1, 2, 3 Sew (pictured below), but basted straps to the zipper before sewing and added Insul-Bright lining between the water-resistant fabric layers. The box fits perfectly with an ice pack. And as much as I dislike waking up early again and making lunches, it’s nice to get back into our school routine and get back to work again. Stay tuned for another quick back-to-school sewing project tomorrow.

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1, 2, 3 Sew Giveaway

Head over to the Drygoods Design Online blog to enter to win a free copy of 1, 2, 3 Sew! Dry Goods Design Online has been a sponsor of The Long Thread for a few months now and Keli has a fabulous selection of some of your favorite fabrics as well as some new ones that I hadn’t seen before, so go check out her shop.

And a little note for those of you who have bought the book — thank you! I truly appreciate your support. If you have time to write a review over on amazon, that would be so extra wonderful.