Almost Ready for Halloween

We’ve been busy unpacking this week, but I still haven’t gotten around to getting my new sewing room organized. It’s more important to get the dishes unpacked so we can eat! My son was excited to see all his toys – they have been slowly dwindling over the past few months as we packed up the house. It was like going to the toy store the day we started unpacking all his old toys.

I did manage to finish his Halloween costume in the middle of all this – well ahead of schedule:

The pattern went together pretty quickly, and the finished result is very cute. I ended up using orange thread for everything (even for sewing on the face and leaves), as I didn’t want to take the extra time to switch thread. The orange thread looked fine because the fleece is so fluffy that it hid most of the stitching anyway. I will get a picture of him actually wearing it when we go trick or treating. I don’t want the novelty to wear off too soon – as he may change his mind about wearing it on Saturday! I am also making jack-o-lantern T-shirts for my husband and me to wear when we go around the neighborhood.

I was out of town a few days this week for business, so I wasn’t able to go to my Jo’s Club on Tuesday. I guess it is just as well since I didn’t have my blocks finished anyway. I will get them finished in the next few weeks thought – we are supposed to start our new Jo’s project in mid-November.

Also, please check back next week for the November Sewing Club pattern. I will be writing it up this week.

Moving Day!

I moved this weekend so I don’t have a chance to post a new project I’ve completed. The past week has been busy with packing, switching utilities, and getting the house ready for the new people moving in. We stayed in the same town, so the move was pretty easy, but you still have just as much work to do as for a cross-country move! Everything went smoothly, and the best thing is that I know have a dedicated sewing room. I will post some pictures after I get it set up.

I am meeting with my Jo’s Club on Tuesday morning and need to have some signature squares completed. We are making the signature quilt on the cover of her latest book “Vintage Journey”. I have all the squares cut out for the signature blocks, I just need to sew them together to make the large “X” signature blocks. Shouldn’t take too long, but I still haven’t unpacked my sewing machine! Back to work!

Professional Tote Class

On Saturday, I taught a fun group of ladies how to make the Professional Tote (pattern by Creative Thimble). This is a great bag for travel – tons of pockets and lots of room to carry all kinds of things. The designer even included a zippered front pocket that is perfectly sized for a passport!

Molly signed up for the class first and then convinced her friends Kim and Arlene to join her. The class was scheduled from 10 am – 6pm so they knew they had a marathon session of sewing ahead of them. It took awhile for everyone to get settled in (we finished Step 1, part B at 11:30am!), but everyone was having a great time chatting and learning something new. Arlene was kind enough to bring lunch for everyone, and Kim went to Bojangle’s and brought back some delicious sweet tea for us! We sewed until 7:30pm as we were bound and determined to make sure everyone completed their bag. Although it was late, and we were pretty fried at the end, everyone had a great time and went home with a beautiful bag.

Molly selected a lovely burgundy duck cloth with a striped accent fabric. She said the stripes reminded her of Joseph’s coat of many colors.

Kim’s bag was beautiful brown accented with lively polka dots. The lining was made of large floral print on a brown background.

Arlene’s bag was a bold print that feature apples, grapes, and berries. Lots of great colors and a deep purple print for the contrast and lining fabric. She purposely picked something that she wouldn’t normally pick, and was very pleased with the results.

I had a lot of fun in the class and look forward to another class with them in the future!

Free Pattern – Trick or Treat Bag

I am pleased to present the first project for KIT Sewing Club – a trick or treat bag I designed for my son! Please see the “Sewing Club” tab at the top of the page for more information on the club. You don’t have to join in order to enjoy this pattern.

Click here to view pattern.

Please send in a picture of your bag when it is completed and I will post it on the blog. I look forward to seeing what everyone makes! Please add a comment if you have any questions about the pattern.