Last Friday AnnAKa released two new patterns- "Sunday runner", and " A witch life". I LOVED both patterns, and started the tablerunner right away. I made mine using City Girl fabrics (again), and finished it Monday morning. It gets to stay at the shop until we get home from Florida, but then it will come home with me. I think I need to make some new pillows for the couch to match it. The witch pattern will travel with me- I hope to find time for some stithery while we're away.
I hope to be able to post while we're in Florida, there is supposed to be an internet connection at the condo. If you don't hear from me for a month you'll know there was no internet....
Sigve wanted to make a wallet for all his $$$, so last week he came to the shop one day and selected some fabrics and started sewing. He used a pattern from the winter issue of "Quilts and more".
Here he is with his finished wallet- he did a great job!
Here's the inside of the wallet- lots of room.
Of course I wanted one too- so I made one with some yummy City Girl fabrics
Sigve was worried that the American dollarbills would be too long for the wallet, so we had to try. (Our Norwegian bills are shorter and wider.)And hey, I can fit two Visa cards in it as well. I'm ready for some shopping now... Hmm, maybe I need a new purse as well :)
These are my shelves- now it has been close to impossible to find anything that's not laying on top here...
This is my new "look". I had an empty rack with four drawers like this and moved it into my sewingroom. Now most of my fabrics will be neatly folded like this, and I will be able to see what I actually have.... Now my jelly rolls, FQ packs and charm packs will still live on my shelf- they just look so cute, and now they will have plenty of room as well. I told DH I had to do this clean up so I would see how much fabric I do have, and not buy so much while on vacation- but of course now it will look like I have hardly any fabric at all- so of course I will need to shop!
Well, I couldn't find a better title for this post... sorry! First I want to show you these goodies that came in my mailbox yesterday from Lise in Australia. We had arranged a little pattern swap, and she was just the sweetest girl to add yet another pattern with gorgeous hand made ceramic buttons made by a friend of hers, the talented Robyn Allen Waters, and a whole bag of chocolate. This little guy had lots and lots of friends in a great BIG bag- but they were all consumed last night, and they were gooood! Thank you Lise, you are such a sweetheart :-)
I have totally forgotten to show you the finished flip flop bag. (I told you a girl can never have too many bags, right?) I just made two large pockets for water bottles, and a small one for a pen inside, and I also added a keyring holder. Searching through the bottom of my bag for keys is no fun, so this is a great way to keep track of them. 
And while we are on the subject of key rings- Lynette has a key ring thingie going on- with a give away! So here is a shot of some of my key rings. There seems to be a theme going on here... Minnie Mouse, Surf board, Ron Jon's surfmobile... need I say more. The one on the left is my favorite- I have more of these in different fabrics, and they are so fun and easy to make. You can find the tutorial here on Creative Little daisy's blog.
Well hello there. Guess what? I got sidetracked AGAIN!!! I was supposed to be quilting my strip challenge quilt this weekend, and maybe finish my beach bag. Instead I made two new bags... They are both from this Lazy girls design pattern called the Miranda Day bag. I LOVE this pattern, and hey, these are great size for the beach as well, or shopping, or long days at the theme parks (I hate having a gazillion little bags with all our little "got to have it" purchases) 
The bags have lots of little pockets inside, and they are fun to sew!
Monday was block night again, and since it was the last time before Summer, we appliqued these fun flip flops. Most of the ladies started to make the applique into a beach bag, and that is what I am doing as well. No sewing today, Kini has a soccer match tonight, I just hope it will stop raining... (it just started to drizzle)
