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Monday 30 April 2012

3 is the magic number...

So another week and another Zakka project under my belt.  Rain-induced productivity yesterday at its best!

Fortunately I was able to stave off the onset of rickets though today and enjoy a rather nice hour in the sun this afternoon and I got some photos taken at the same time, bonus.

My deviation from the Zakka Style pattern was to fussy cut my panel for the front rather than using 3 strips, but Kerry's full-on adaptation makes me kind of wish I had waited to see how she had interpreted the pattern.

Like Sheila, I can fit my regular glasses in, but my sunnies are too big, and as they seem to spend more time in my bag than on my face at the moment, maybe I will attempt a larger version with some wadding in the future.

You won't be surprised to know that the orange Heather Ross froggy one is mine!


I ended up using medium-weight iron-on interfacing as I was all out of lightweight, and that made for a little trickier turning-through, but it works. 

Again, the pattern was foolproof to follow, although I was having difficulty imagining how it all worked from the diagrams, but these are definitely something I can see me making for the girl's friends and teachers as birthday pressies and whisper it, Christmas gifts. 

38 comments:

  1. These are so pretty. Can't believe you've mentioned the 'c' word already. It must be an early sign of Rickets so get out and make the most of the sunshine before all your bone's crumble to dust ;-)

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  2. These are great...well done!

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  3. So fun! This may be one I actually squeeze in some time for. And aren't you supposed to be in a drought?

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  4. these are so cute! great choices!

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  5. very pretty! love your corresponding inners... lol

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  6. Just beautiful, individually, and especially all together. Sigh...

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  7. These are fabulous - I might make one for my sunglasses, it would be much better than keeping them in a Boots bag!!

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  8. "onset of rickets" made me laugh! I love your projects - the linen looks just gorgeous.

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  9. oh I love your take on this project! Nice dottys on the inside too!

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  10. Beautiful, as always! I like what you did with the single band, I may have try that.

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  11. Triplets now! Yep, I was foxed for a while at the last stage but it was pretty clever. Wish I'd put wadding in tho.

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  12. Love your choice of co-ordinating fabrics

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  13. Very lovely :-) if one is going spare my glasses are unclothed!

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  14. Love these. I think the fussy cutting works brilliantly well.

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  15. They look great! Love seeing all the Zakka projects =D

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  16. Such gorgeousness H! I REALLY must get these projects done... yours are lovely.... really!

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  17. Oh you so didn't mention that word in April!! Scandalous! Love the cute pouches btw! Jxo

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  18. Very cute! I have a copy of this book now so I shall have to see if there is anything I can make!

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  19. Ha, that'll learn you for over-achieving before Kerry posted ;o) They look great though, love the lining.

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  20. gorgeous!! Now go and wash your mouth out ;)

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  21. Linen and Honeycomb dots=perfectly happy looking glasses cases.

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  22. Another fab make from that book! The fussy cut birds and most adorable frog are perfect here.

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  23. These are great! I love the fussy cutting and the matchy matchy lining x

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  24. Ooh, teacher gifts. A cunning plan...

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  25. Your pencil cases turned out amazing! I must be the only one who had difficulties with the instructions - not enough diagrams but great once you worked it out!!

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  26. Love these Mrs, very pretty

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  27. I have seen your posts every week, and I finally tracked back all the way to figure out what Zakka is and now...well now I need the book! Thanks for inspiring me :)

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  28. very pretty! I love the fussy cut strips.

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  29. Nice work, Hads. I like the printed linen you used. Super cute!

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  30. How lovely they are. I want one, badly.

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  31. If you get froggy the green one must be mine! Teehee!

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  32. I had the same difficult time trying to imagine how it would all work from the pictures. Unlike you, I saw kerry's first and then made mine.
    If one just sewed , then it was all good.

    I like your big blue crow. Hosting a giveaway anytime soon?

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  33. these are so gorgeous, and as a set that are even more so! lovely work.

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  34. These are lovely, what is the linen-like fabric you've used?

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