I made some little things

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a good weekend.

I'm working this weekend.

I haven't got any sewing in, but I did forget to post a few little things that I have made.

I recently made a little zippered sewing caddy.

I didn't follow any instructions, but did get a lot of inspiration online from Japanese quilted bag magazines. There are a lot of pictures on pinterest. 

So, I just went for it and made one.

I used those tiny bow tie blocks that I had made a few weeks ago. 

I added some lace ribbon from my stash.

I hand quilted it with some embroidery floss from my stash.

You can see the quilting better on the back.

Everything came from my stash for this make.

The zipper was from a thrift store bag of zippers.

On the one side I have two pockets for thread spools, thimbles and needle packs.

Then, in the center I have a skinny pincushion.

On the right I have a scissor pouch and a felt rectangle for needles.

I really like how it turned out for my first try.

It's mostly sewn by hand, including the zipper. 

Another little project I completed was a patchwork dog softie. 

It was made up of 1.5 inch squares.

These were mostly 30's reproduction scraps of fabric.

I also just used pictures I saw online to make this.

Isn't it cute. It's like an oversized pincushion.

I don't have any little kids around to play with a toy like this.

But, I made it in an afternoon, and it made me happy.

I love it!

A little softie for a tiny baby!!

Hi everyone,

I said I would be back with more baby gifts.

Well, I have one more.

It's a little bunny softie.

I didn't use a pattern.

I was inspired by Sarah & Rachel of Roxie Creations.

They sell some beautiful items.

But I really loved the little bunnies they made.

So, I took that as my guide.

I used the leftover fabric from making the cuddle blanket.

So, it's extra soft.

It's a tiny little bunny.

Perfect for a newborn.

I hope you like it!!!

A little Woodland bunny!!

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend.

Tonight, I made a woodland bunny for my oldest son.

You ask yourself...Why would she make a stuffed animal for her 15 year old son?

Well, surprisingly enough, he asked me to make it for his girlfriend for Christmas.

I was shocked.

I asked him if he was sure he wanted me to make her something.

He said: "I like the stuff you make better than what I could buy in the store.

My girlfriend will like this better. She likes that kind of stuff."

Well, I have only made one other stuffed animal before.

It was the daschund for my daughter a couple Christmas' ago.

So, I went though my books and magazines and we agreed on this pattern.

The woodland bunny by Sandy Henderson.

The pattern is in her book, "Sewing Bits & Pieces".

This is the first pattern I use out of this book.

It was very easy to follow the instructions.

A well written pattern.

Well, I'm kind of nervous to find out if his girlfriend is going to like it.

What do you think?

I hope you all have a good week.

I have to work almost 70 hours between Monday and Sunday.

I'm not looking forward to it.

Hugs

Ariane