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Friday 3 February 2012

How about a little bit of sewing!?

Seems like ages since I showed you something new!

One of the girls' teachers will be going on maternity leave at the end of next week, so I thought it was only right that I inflict my crafty makings on a new generation.  Although this is the teacher that I help at school, I don't know her that well, and certainly not enough to make anything as full blown as a quilt.

According to the school gate Mums, Mum-to-be doesn't know the sex of the baby, so that didn't help, so I settled on a taggie cloth in bright colours...



This was the first time I have used Minky, and I was pleasantly surprised; a lot of pins were used to avoid slippage, and I think it turned out OK.

I love the Riley Blake ribbon, which accompanied an order from Quilty Pleasures ages ago, and the rest were just knocking about.  The Minky was pre-cut at 30cms/12" squares, a great size for this quick project.


I may have gone a little overboard with securing the ribbons in place, but better to be safe than sorry!

There has also been a little progress on my Mouthy Stitches purse, I have made the front and the back pocket panel (definitely not as wonky as the pictures imply)...



Having thrown a couple of colour options out there to 'my partner', I only went and found a great button which may, or may not decide my final choices for the zipper and lining anyway.


Hopefully I will get a nice bit of sewing in this weekend, and I need to start work on my guest post for next Friday's Modern Mini Challenge.  The nerves are starting to kick in!

PS.  Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!  Please x

28 comments:

  1. In love with your purse - if it goes missing - you know where to look! Are those HSTs on the back as wincy as they look?? That grey background fabric - what is it!?

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  2. That is a great button, you can match my lining and zipper to it, even through I also love orange.

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  3. love the baby present and the pouch is looking fab

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  4. that pouch is fabulous! Great idea for a baby gift too!

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  5. Your mouthy stitches purse is going to be absolutely fabulous! Love it!!

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  6. Cute baby gift! And I love the aqua button - funny I had just taken one of those out my button jar for my secret partner too! Shame pouch attempt 1 ended in disaster! Jxo

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  7. Cute little taggie blanket. You definitely want to reinforce those tags. I made one for my daughter and during a naptime when she decided she wasn't going to sleep, she pulled several of the ribbons out with her teeth. Luckily none went down the hatch, but I strongly reinforced the remaining ribbons after that.

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  8. Cute taggie! I need to stop fawning over this pouch, its going to take out a restraining order ;)

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  9. that pouch is amazing! such small pieces! excited for your guest post also! ;) you will be amazing as usual!

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  10. Love that button and that little taggie blanket. I do not wish for snow though!

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  11. teeeeny work, looks fab :-)

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  12. I hate how photos make stuff look wonky when it isn`t...it makes me go grrrr. Cute pouch and lovely chewy blanket thing.

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  13. Looking great... Love what you come up with.

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  14. That is a good button, it will look good on my pouch........good luck with the guest spot.

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  15. I love the taggie, but cant hear the name of the backing fabric without giggling. is it just round here that minky is, um, er, a girl's front bottom?

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  16. Fun wee taggy. I have some fat quarters of minky that I haven't yet tackled, but should I find someone having a baby, now I know what to do with it!

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  17. Cute taggie. I love that purse... The tiny patchwork on the back makes my heart sing. :-)

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  18. oh my, I'm loving your purse too!!

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  19. There will lots of happy recipients in your future I predict!

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  20. Always wanted to make one of those taggie things, but didn't know where to start. That look relatively easy. I'll put it on my list!

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  21. Love the purse, it's going to be a stunner.

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  22. I love that owl Minky, i've used loads of it! And the hst's on the pouch are so gorgeous xx

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  23. Nice gift. Fab pouch and whoever you have will be very lucky. And are you hoping to not be able to go to work on Monday if there is enough snow?

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  24. What a great gift for a new mom. The owls are a fav of mine still.
    I'm in love with your little HSTs. Love em, love em, love em.

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  25. The blanket is so cute! I do love that ribbon!
    The HSTs look fab and the front and back of the purse are stunning!

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  26. The taggie is great - baby will love it! I made one for a friend's little girl and she loved it so much I had to make a second one for her! Good luck with the guest post - you're going to be great!

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