Sewing Part 2

I don't know if it's the promise of spring around the corner or just a desire to try something new but I've been doing a lot of sewing lately (and have plans to do a lot more!).

I knew I wanted some little instant gratification-type projects but I wasn't sure what to do. It was Heather to the rescue (as always). She suggested the adorable bibs from Bend-the-Rules Sewing and accompanied me fabric shopping (I'm sure Heather would like me to say that she had nothing to do with my purchase of the cupcake fabric).

I sat down one afternoon and whipped off 6 of these bad boys! They are so fast and so cute! I definitely see many many more in my future.

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I'm already plotting to make more of these. I think that bibs done with food-theme fabrics would be awesome!

Sewing Part 1

When we moved into the new apartment last October, the futon was placed in the living room. In the past it had lived in Pete's studio and was mainly used by Cleo and I to keep Pete company when he was composing. With it now repurposed for use by our frequent visitors, I determined that it needed big fluffy pillows. We found the perfect pillows at Ikea but they didn't come with pillowcases. I finally got around to buying fabric in January and today I made the pillowcases. It was a bit of an adventure because I'd accidentally bought too little fabric. Luckily pillows are squishy and it all worked out perfectly.

Here they are posed on our futon.

Here's a picture with the flash so you can get a better sense of the pattern. I hate the flash but I do find that it does a better job capturing detail. I probably could get the same effect without flash if I had better camera skills. Something to work on.

I took a number of pictures today so be prepared to see more blog posts over the next week. I find it works best if I prepare the pictures on the weekend so I just need to write the words during the week :)