Yum! Chocolate!!

 This little wristlet with its matching business card or credit card holder looks good enough to eat. My chocolate loving friend is going to love it!

Field Guide Cover to the Birds of Costa Rica

We have another trip coming up. It's another destination so there's another field guide needing a cover! David picked up a memo pad for taking notes and I thought it would be a great idea to somehow incorporate that into the book cover.  So a pocket on the front of the book seemed like the perfect solution.

Back of book cover

Zig-zag Table Runner

I came across a pattern that I thought would compliment my Rail Fence chair pads and placemats. There's minimal piecing to do but the resulting interconnected look of the pattern appears quite intricate. A simple gridline machine stitching and a narrow binding makes quick work of finishing the runner. It's a project that can easily be completed in an afternoon.
I like that kind of project!

Rail Fence chair pads and placemats

 For years, place mats and chair pads such as these were being churned out of my sewing room on a daily basis.  While local stores were the primary destination for them, I also sold many sets online through eBay. But the gradual but consistent climb in postage rates put an end to that! So now, while I still make these for craft sales and have one local outlet, these items are only made now and again. Browns and tans seem to be the most popular colour choice.

Sewing Accessories

I really need to get my sewing area cleaned up and organized! I'm working on it....well I'm working on the organizers, thread catcher bags and pin cushions.....

A return to sewing

We just spent 3 weeks away on vacation. It feels so good to get back to my sewing studio again. 

This camera bag was ordered before we left but I didn't have time to start on it until after we returned home. It just went out in the mail today. I'm confident my customer is going to love it!

First Day Back...

It's back to school and time for a new pencil case!

Even David wanted one to match the cover of the field guide that he will take with us to South America this fall.