Hobo Fat Quarter Bag

Love this Bag!

Well as if making a set of Ravens Winter Accessories last night wasn't enough, I sewed up this Hobo Fat Quarter Bag as well.  My Inspiration was: This Tutorial.  I printed it out, and read it, went to JA picked up 6 Fat Quarters, and put them aside to start later.

So I started and putting 3 fat Quarters together across was 63 inches and looked HUGE so I began to deviate from anything that any pattern said and my bag took on a life of it's own.  Since I kept going with no idea what was coming next really, I didn't end up taking pictures, although I wish I had - it would have been fun to watch how this developed.  Anyway, I kept the basic idea of the bag, but I made this without looking at any directions...Which I'm proud of.  The bag is BIG... can fit a lot into it... but the stuff better be light! I love the look of it tho.

 

The Pieces....

 

Side One

 

Side Two...

 

Close up of the "Handle Channels" There are 3 on each side of the back.  There is elastic sewn in the top of the center panel.

 

A shot to help show proportion...

 

The other side

 

Just "Plopped" on the floor

 

I think this will be a fun bag!

 

Ciao!

Some Sewing Projects

These are a few of my Sewing Projects done, starting in 2011...

This is my "Last minute Blouse" & "Last Minute Skirt" both via Rostitchery.  The tutes can be found here.  I think I found my way to her tutes via AllFreeSewing.com.  When I wore it to the office, Liz said she really thought I bought it at the store!  Again my dress form really came in handy for this outfit!  And the material! got it for like $2.99/yd!!! It has body to it.  I'm still not well versed on all my materials and what they are called, so for lack of knowledge I have to describe this as a heavy-weighted rayon.  :-D  It has a real nice hand, but is prone to wrinkles....

This is my Ruffle Waist Skirt.  This was a tutorial by Robie Dodson of So Sew Something. This is her "So Let's Go Home" skirt, as she was leaving the hospital after having a baby.  This skirt was awesome for my summer wardrobe, as it doubled as a summer dress, and work skirt as shown here.  Beautiful tutorial! Here is a link to her Tutorials/Blog Page.  Thanks Robie -- you're fabulous!

Ahhh!  Some of my favorite pieces!!! (there is another one below).... My Onesies!!! they are fabulous to wear and I love lounging in them!  The pattern is a Kwik Sew #K2175,  found here and the fun thing is you can adjust the height if you are shorter or taller! Picking your fabric and complimentary colored zipper and cuff materials is so much fun!  Fleece comes in so-o-o-o-o-o-o many different patterns, I still don't know the difference between polar fleece and anti-pill fleece, I can only surmise that one is for real cold, and the other holds it's softness wash after wash.  I will find out someday!  The few people I've asked at JoAnn's weren't sure either.  I'll do a web search one day, or you could tell me!  This was the second onesie I made, the first one (below) i loved so much, I just wanted to be able to change off now and again!

Yes!  My other Onesie!!!!  This says Live-Laugh-Love-Peace on it...

This knit dress was made from a tute by Sophia Dengo.  The tute can be found here on Pinterest: 20 Minute Dress  Her's was a short length, and I still may shorten this one, but so far this one stands as it is.  It was the first dress I made after getting my dress form.  I made another dress from this tutorial, but it was real difficult to attach the waist elastic all around consistently, but with the dress form the pinning was easy and the waist came out perfect!  I got my dress form on Amazon.com  This is a Singer DF150 on Amazon and is adjustable.  I got size Medium, where some other forms I would need a size small, so check the measurements.

Here is my cute little clutch bag - embroidered with a guy now fondly referred to as "Syndey"... The embroidered message says"Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate!"  That embroidery  design can be found here.  I will come back and list the pattern I used for the clutch.

Ravens Creations...

 

Go Ravens!!!

 

Here is my feature:  "Ray-Ray".  He is from a tute (tutorial) "Joyful Bear" from a Chilean designer named Joy.  Found Here:  JoyFul Bear Tute .  This Cutie took about 4 days, and was my first attempt at a teddy bear.  It was a great way to use up some Ravens material that I had left over (from the vest below) and it was just in time for the Season Opener 2012!  Ray-Ray is my Mascot!

 I custom made these Ravens Bucket Seat Covers with the new Ravens Plaid Fleece material that came out this season (2012), and then I personlized them with "Jo's Jeep" embroidered on the upper back rest.  The covers are reinforced with fleece batting for stability.

These are my custom visors made to fit my thin visors that are native to the Jeep Wrangler.  The driver's side has a mesh pocket for my sunglasses, two pen holder slots, a clear vinyl closeable pouch for loose change, a mesh pouch for my blue tooth, and a pocket for a post-it pad.  The passenger side holds a pack of tissues, has a large clear vinyl closeable pouch, and a post-it holder also.  Go Ravens!

 

 

My Husband ordered up a Ravens vest from me, so I custom tailored this one for him, modeled after a leather one in his closet.  This is Ravens fleece, lined with black denim, and two toggle closures. He wears this on game day when he rides his motorcycle...

 

Then I made a custom fit motorcyle back rest pad cover that I customized with embroidery of the Ravens logo, for his bike.  I emboidered my "designed by" on the front :-)...  I completed the look with studs to match his seat and saddlebags...  I made this one a few weeks ago (Sept 2012).  I am too embarrassed to post the one I made for him last year when I was an utter newbie!  It is really embarassing, but he had it on all the time anyway!  You know us creative folk, always our own worst critics!  

 

Here is my Ravens game day lounge outfit.  It is a fleece hoodie and lounge pants along with booties.  This is a picture taken on our anniversary trip to Ocean City, MD in December 2011.
 

 

And no woman's wardrobe is complete without a Ravens purse!  This I made a long time ago near the beginning of when I got the machine.  It was made out of denim from a pattern by McCall's or Butterick.