It did take me about 2 months to do this and about 3 weeks to do the last part, which was adding the buckle. I still am not completely satisfied, but it is close to what I wanted. I like the wraparound look a lot, but it's not quite right. 
I like the idea of putting a flower on this, but knowing K the way I do it wouldn't have been right for her. The next time I made this pattern I will do the flower...maybe something like what I made for this project. I also need to flatten the top out just a bit to see if I can cut down on the warping for the flap. 
I just barely sewed the edges of the petals together on the top flower (1-2 stitches only) to make the petals a little more dimensional, and then layered them together with a vintage button. I ended up having to tack the petals down so they weren't so floppy.
For this one, I ironed on the heart, then zig-zagged around the edge in a contrasting thread. I then made the little skirt out of a 4" strip of pink cotton, and made my own bias tape out of some yellow quilting cotton to hem it. I ironed on two more hearts onto the skirt and satin stitched one and straight stitched the other. I hope she likes them! I will not be making these to sell as I have seen these numerous times around on the web made by far more talented artists than I and feel like it would be a definite artistic infringement. 
I put this pocket on the other side using a recycled zipper. This is also the first time I have remembered to put in my tag before sewing the whole thing together. I wanted to put a zipper pull of some kind, so I found some fun polka-dot ribbon in my stash and tied that on.
I found a teacher at school who is close to my client's height and build to model it for me. I didn't take a picture of the strap, but it is 1.5" wide and is adjustable. I also interfaced the purse with iron on felt/fleece, which is the first time I have used that, and all the pockets are interfaced with regular iron-on interfacing, which gives them a great weight. 
I am pretty proud of this purse. It is the first purse I have made that I have nothing big to criticize about it. I did adjust my notes to make the next one slightly smaller, as I think this is just a smidge large. But other than that, I really like it. 
The purse is lined with silver satin and the interfacing is heavy duty sew-in. I had some issues trying to figure out how to work the handle but I used D-rings and made it work. I kind of like it, even though it screams WEDDING in giant flashing neon letters. 
I also sent her this apron, which my friend A is kindly modeling for me again. So much better than the original pictures of the apron draped unartistically around a post. It is not an original pattern, I used See and 
Sew B5125. Also I gave her some button magnets, a business card holder and a small Starbucks insulated coffee cup.
Also, due to the idiocy of people who talk and drive, especially those without insurance, her beloved Mini Cooper must be retired. So in commemoration of her first and most important love, I made her this little pouch. I think it's fun.....
AND, I finished my friend Stacie's birthday present, which was too small. I made her slipcovers for her camera strap as she is a professional photographer. I showed you one already, but these are all four. In addition, since her hands are always cold, I sewed some little rice packets into her gloves using this tutorial, which will allow her to put her gloves in the microwave for a few seconds and have toasty warm hands. No pictures of that, you'll just have to trust me. =)
The above picture is pretty close to the red color, but the picture below shows the shape best.
I do like the shape of the flap on the front and I LOVE the fabric. I think the fabric looks like something from your grandma's house, hence the name "hot granny."
This one started out as a round clutch, but I had so much trouble sewing it that I changed it into a flat clutch. The fabric is a textured deep-pile velvet that I had trouble finding a lining for. It is cream colored but has a brown undertone so nothing went with it. I finally got some deep pumpkin colored satin, but I think when I use it again I will use chocolate brown, something completely rich. I had only one button like this that I had been saving for a while, so I used that. 
All of these items will most likely remain with me, since none of them are exactly what I saw in my head and none of them are good enough to sell, but I think that all three patterns have potential. 
This will be my last giveaway of the week. It has been fun, but wow, this is a lot of work! Of course, this is just in time for almost my one hundredth post (this is number 94). Hm....we'll see what happens. It has been fun though, I have jumped from 6 to 19 followers, which is cool, and it has been a lot of fun giving things away! The few blogs I have had a chance to stop by I have really enjoyed looking at. I have discovered that it is hard to write tutorials though, which gives me even MORE respect than I had for those who regularly publish theirs! If I can get things together, I may post a tutorial tomorrow. Thanks again for all your kind comments this week, I will be sure to come by your blogs as soon as I can!
I have a box of 5 or 6 men's ties. My dad doesn't wear ties and I don't really know a lot of people that do (farmers mostly think ties are dangerous) but I really like men's ties for some reason. I have picked up a few from time to time at the thrift store with the idea of using them for handles on bags, like I did with this one on the left. The only problem with that is that ties are generally cut on the bias, so they stretch a little bit.
which is not a great picture, but is the closest you will get to seeing me on this blog. Here is the scarf (scarflette??) untied and hung up with the remainder of the gold silk as a background:
I started by splitting the tie up the back and taking the stiffener out of it, then ironing it flat. That was the point that I realized that a tie is VERY wide at the bottom. There's a lot of fabric in those things! I debated cutting it down, but decided not to this time since I liked the lining and didn't want to resew the ends. I may do this on a different scarf. I then pinned the flat tie onto some gold silk that I found in a drawer and cut out another tie shape of gold silk and one of polyester batting. Then I layered them together, sewed the two long sides and turned it inside out. Some handstitching on the ends and I was done! I used some of the buttons my mom brought me over Thanksgiving and put a buttonhole on the other end and tried it on. Nice and warm, but very smooth against my skin. I am not a huge fan of fleece scarves and I really like the way this one feels. Any thoughts? I have a few more ties and I am thinking of making some for the shop but would love to know what you think first. 
4. My mom brought me a TON of stuff when she came up for Thanksgiving, including 2 file boxes FULL of these upholstery buttons. There is between 4 and 150 of each kind shown in the picture below. I have a LOT of buttons.
