Ombre Wall from P.S. I Made This.
Tablet Case Tutorial from Luv in the Mommyhood.
Girl’s Breezy Tunic Tutorial from Elegance and Elephants.
Bon Appetit Printable Tag from Eat Drink Chic.
Two Methods for Making Boxed Corners from Sew 4 Home (I use the first method, but press the seam open).
Painting on Fabric with Lucie Summers of Summersville.
I know I haven’t been posting much this summer, but I just turned in my manuscript for 1, 2, 3 Quilt and I have another month of finishing projects, testing patterns and then photography. But I’m really excited about the projects in the book as I see it starting to come together.
Anyway, I thought I’d also share some summer links:
The Family Cooking Action Pack from Kathreen of Whip Up is pretty great with tons of recipes that the kids can make and enjoy. I’ve also been enjoying Kathreen’s Creativity Series. You can read my post here.
This Flutter Circle Skirt from Shelly Figueroa over on Sew, Mama, Sew! is really adorable.
I also like this Magnetic Tangram Puzzle and this Mesh Bag.
Looks like Heather Ross’ new fabric collection Nursery Versery is available now, and should be in more stores by the end of the month. This is my favorite collection from her so far. I love those precious little mice that remind me of vintage children’s book illustrations. I’m also loving the Seven Seas collection from Cloud 9 and still loving the Monsterz collection. And I’m so excited that Rashida Coleman-Hale will be designing for Cloud 9 with her new collection coming to fall market!
And I got to meet these amazing women a few weeks ago when they invited a few of us Atlanta bloggers down for dinner at their blogger sewing retreat. I have really enjoyed reading all of their blogs.
I’m also busy finishing up a new fabric collection which will be shown at fall market. More news about that soon. So I am working a lot, but just can’t share much of it now.
Reverse Appliqué Placemats from Brett Bara for Design Sponge.
Vinyl Pouch from Wild Olive.
Graffiti Skirt from Little Pink Monster.
Summer Stories Sewn Journals from Dana of Made.
Mod Podge Screenprinting from Calico Skies.
Little Messenger Bag from Delia Creates.
I’m not sure that I ever did a round-up of all the free projects available from 1, 2, 3 Sew. Six free projects — five from the book, plus a bonus project that we couldn’t squeeze into the book. Photos above and below by Laura Malek of Felt Jar.
Patchwork Sewing Machine Cozy, free project on the Chronicle Books website.
Eyelet Headband on CRAFT.
Lunch Sack on Sew, Mama, Sew!
Mouse Pincushion Video Tutorial for Etsy (I can NOT watch that, but you are welcome to).
Pintuck Clutch on Burda Style.
Market Tote on the Chronicle Books blog.
And here’s a post on babble from last summer’s blog tour about the things that inspire me. I just went back and read it again and it’s interesting to see how those same influences are at work in my designs for the next book.
Below you can see images of the chapter openers from the book so all 33 projects are shown here. The book is divided into chapters of three projects; and within each chapter the projects getting progressively more challenging and build on the skills you’ve already learned. So you can make projects from the book at random, or you can focus on improving your skills and sew the projects in order. I’m working on a yo-yo project right now for the next book and am thinking of the forty 1″ yo-yos that my intern sewed for the linen scarf below. I really like that project.
Just thought I’d share a couple of things I’ve made recently with my Quilt Blocks fabric. Above is a dress from Kwik Sew 3905. Oh, and The Fat Quarter Shop asked me to participate in their Designer Tidbits series, so you can read about my collection and my love of Ralph Furley. (I realize that this reference is lost on many of you, and just as well, really.)
And below is a fast little project I made with a Moleskine journal and a bit of a block that I ended up not using. Ten minutes. I love sewing on these cardboard journals. And you can even make your own, like I did a few years ago.
