WIP Wednesday #15

May 3, 2023Posted inB's Darlings, Finished Projects, WIP Wednesdays

Hi friends! I have been hiding in my studio hard at work recently and I thought I would pop in and share what I have been working on! I am signed up for lots of local shows to vend at starting with the Blaine Market By The Sea this Saturday and the Meadows Montessori Spring Fest this Sunday!

I have been expanding on The Darlings and now have lots of sizes and price points and some made using thrifted sweaters and other earth friendly materials.

These guys are made from a cute sweater I found at the thrift store and the backs are all fabrics from my stash.

These are from a yellow thrifted sweater!

These I make using up all the little leftover bits from the sweaters!

I think these are my favorites! I am calling them the “Tinies” and they are cute to wear as a pin on your jacket or make adorable dollhouse friends. This strawberry fabric is so cute!

I loved the Tinies so much I made a ton…..

And these are some house pillows I have started playing around with! I am planning to make some with a pocket for the Tinies.

In other news today is my oldest son’s 12th birthday! Time sure does fly these days.

What about you? What are you making this week?

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WIP Wednesday #6

December 1, 2022Posted inB's Darlings, Finished Projects, Knitting, Sewing, WIP Wednesdays

Hi friends! How was your Thanksgiving? We had a lovely time with family that we had not been together with on Thanksgiving for several years.

I have been working on a new project I am so excited to start sharing with you guys! Studio time has been limited the last month or so with kids sick, me sick with the lingering crud, holidays and life, but I have a new pattern line I have managed to snag a few minutes to work on. Meet my new friends!

I am calling these guys B’s Darlings and I am working on a whole line with interchangeable clothes and accessories. The animal dolls themselves will be sewn and then I am creating both knitted and sewn clothes and accessories, which I am loving! Since I have been writing both knitting and sewing patterns for a month shy of 14 (fourteen!!!) years, it is bringing me so much joy to combine the two in one line. I have started with just bears for now, with one that accidentally came out looking like a cat, so some kitties will be soon to follow (plus many more creatures I hope!). My next step will be to write up and lay out the patterns for you guys to make your own, but I am also planning on offering a few of the Darlings as finished toys as well.

This is the gorgeous stack of linens and yarn dyed organic cottons I have to play around with to make more Darlings. I’m excited to see how they come out, and I can’t wait to keep making more tiny clothes and knitted items.

Thanks to the magic of life I just got invited to sell my first Darlings at a Pop Up sale at an artist friend’s pottery studio and I couldn’t be more excited! I will be busy making bear friends (and hopefully some cats and other creatures) for the next couple weeks and the sale will be from 11am-4pm on both 12/17 and 12/18, just in time to snag those last minute gifts for the holidays! I will share the address and more info later, but make sure to mark your calendars now!

I hope you like the Darlings as much as I do! I will share my progress as I get ready for the sale. And, I am planning to get the pattern released in January so you can make your own Darlings as well.

What about you? Are you getting time in this busy part of the year to get a little sewing, knitting, and creating in? I’d love for you to share with me in the comments what you are working on!

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Name Tag Sew Day

October 3, 2022Posted inFinished Projects, In Progress Pics, Quilting, Sewing

I am a member of the Bellingham Modern Quilt Guild and they hosted a Sew Day yesterday with the focus to make a name tag if you didn’t have one. I had not managed to get one done yet so I jumped at the opportunity to get mine done!

After digging around on the interwebs for ideas I decided I wanted to piece the letter B for my name tag. I found this paper pieced alphabet pattern through a Google search and then dug through and found some cute pink and yellow fabrics in my stash.

I got the B pieced and added some extra background at Sew Day yesterday, but that was as far as I got.

Today I quilted the name tag quilt sandwich, added a magnetic attachment on the back (like on a retail store name badge), and added the binding.

Tah-dah! Finished name tag in time for our monthly guild meeting tonight!

If you are in the Bellingham area I highly recommend coming to the Modern Quilt Guild! We even have members from as far away as Skagit County, and there is another Sew Day coming up on October 22. The guild is just the nicest group of crafty ladies and I really enjoy seeing everyone’s creativity. Sewing a group and being able to share is really a delight for me.

I hope you get a few minutes to create today! Let me know in the comments what you are working on, or if you have ever made a fabric name tag!

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