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I'm a machine!



My grandma's favorite team is the Bills, so when I found this I about died. I made a throw just like the puppy one.

4 down, 7 to go!!!!! (I added another present to my list last night)

Another Christmas present is done!





I made this for one of my cousins. I used the same pattern as I used for the wallet I made before. He's really into baseball, LOVES playing, and is a huge fan of the Mets. I used some baseball fabric I had, and some red as the coordinating fabric. The bottom card pocket didn't line up, for some reason, without the fabric gaping, so one side is a little off, but its not that bad. I stuck an iTunes card in the wallet, too, so he'd get something fun with his present.

2 down, 8 to go!!!

I saw the posted tutorial to make a full-size wallet. I decided that it would make a good Christmas present for a few people. I figured I should make one for myself as a trial run to make sure I can actually make one.

I found the awesome 'lollipop' fabric in the fat quarter section, and the lime green came from my grandma's stash (and I had the exact same shade of thread. WOOT!). The green lining wasn't interfaced because it made the fabric wrinkle and shrink up...hence the wrinkles. My first time doing a zipper, which just about gave me a panic attack, but it came out amazing. I made the closure a little longer since I tend to over-stuff my wallet. The snaps are a little loose since I accidently got the heavy duty snaps that require, like, 6 layers of fabric....oops! The top stitching came out pretty good considering I was sewing through 8+ layers at times, and hand cranking the wheel every 5 seconds...haha.

Over all, I really love it. It holds everything I need (checkbook, cards, money, change), and its much cuter than anything I find at the store. Next time, I'll probably just use velcro as the closer, the snaps were a pain in the butt to put in since, apparently, I lack any arm strength to pound them on.

I stumbled upon the Buttercup Bag, and decided I needed to try it.





Interior:


I made it out of this amazing flowery/paisley fabric, and lined it in some light pink from my grandma's stash.
Here's a closeup of the outer fabric since I'm in LOVE with it:



Let's make a list all the things I did on the bag that I've never done before...
-doing a lining
-pleats
-pockets
-top stitching
-using a pattern
Whew!!

I love this bag. Its a bit small for everyday use for me, but it'll be good for going to a concert or something. I'm pretty sure all the women in my family, and all my friends are going to be getting these bags for Christmas, heh.

I made some more magazine clutches today. I'm really becoming obsessed. I went through all my magazines and tore out all the pages that would look decent as a clutch....I need help.

Anyhoo, this time around, I decided to line them with a sturdier paper, almost like cardstock, that I use for scrapbooking. It makes such a difference! It makes the clutch much for sturdy, and it keeps it shape much better. I also took another stab at using velcro as a closure. Went much better than last time, and I really like it.

**The colors, IRL, are closer to the first picture. I had to take the closeups without flash, and the colors ended up weird.

Both, together


#1




This one was made out of an ad Fuse TV. I thought the entire ad was too amazing to just be in a magazine. I'll definitely be using this at some point. I used a dark grey paper to line this one.
#2




My favorite one so far. I love how everything lined up just perfectly on the outside, especially the mouth. I used a light grey paper for the lining. I'll probably use this when I go to the midnight showing of New Moon, and scare all the kiddies with vampires that don't sparkle, have fangs, and kill people...haha.