Baa Baa Baby Shower

On Saturday, we celebrated pending birth of a very lucky baby. Great parents, a super cool sister and a room full of lambs. I made the bag with Gretchen's superior cutting skills late one night. With some spare fabric, I made the changing pad and it was begging for something adorable on it. I tried my hand at applique. It was a lot of fun. Surely it could have turned horrible, but apparently, I do my best work after a 9:30 pm nap.


The amazing thing about this fabric...it was the first one we picked up. The floral on the outside was perfect for Katie (maybe not so much for Mark). It took us a very long time to find a liner fabric and so settled on gray. We grabbed the matching stripe for the inner pockets and the changing pad.
I hope she likes it and more importantly, I hope she uses it.

Up next...commission purses and perhaps a Christmas stocking or two.

The Fall of Procrasti Nation

I Finished.

A full day and a half prior to the giving of this gift.

Could this possibly be the start of a new "Me"? This may seem odd, but there is a thrill to leaving project completions to the bitter end.

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Photographing bags, specifically shiny black ones, isn't the easiest subject.

What I have learned:

1. Interfacing doesn't really like pleather.

2. Vinyl doesn't like to be machine sewn. And hand sewing isn't all that fun.

3. Zippers are hard.

4. Go basic. Figure out the basics, then step back and start the creative juices.

5. Zippers stink.

Aside from a couple sidelined steps, I think it came out pretty good. There is also a changing pad! I hope to get the expression captured on film once the flap is lifted and the lining is revealed.

Congratulations to Marie, Tanya, Deana, Julie and new Mom of two, Gena. We love babies!