Last week before my open studio I decided to dye some canvas tote blanks I get from Dharma Trading with indigo, I’m quite happy with how they turned out! And so were the open studio visitors, I sold a bunch. I literally was ironing them at 10:30 for the 11:00 start of the open studio.… Continue Reading
I finished 6 Zip and Go’s made with my Autumn Splendor Palette just in time for my Open Studio this weekend! The pattern is from Dog Under My Desk, it’s very cleverly constructed to have those 2 zipped pockets! Now, what else can I get done this week? Continue Reading
Last month at the last show I did, I had a customer look at my cotton sateen zip clutches and asked if I could make something similar for her to hold her very large sunglasses. We determined that the bag needed to have a gusseted base in order to be big enough for the glasses.… Continue Reading
Hooray, I’ve got 3 more leather handled linen totes made! What’s Next? Continue Reading
I got 4 indigo dyed leather handled linen totes finished over the weekend, and I added the final one from my first batch to the group for some pictures: I probably won’t get these added to my online shop until after the show I’m doing in a couple of weeks…but if one of these is… Continue Reading
Wahoo! I’ve got four more indigo leather handled linen totes made and ready for my featured artist show! I’ll be hanging it on Saturday and I’ve got a few more larger art quilts I want to make!!! Yikes! I’ve got to get back to it! Continue Reading
In the frenzy of work running up to the show I did last month, I finally found the time to make a bag that had been in my head for quite awhile now; a large tote made from linen, with leather handles. I’ve been admiring bag makers who combine leather with cloth for years now,… Continue Reading
I’ve been hard at work for the Riverside Art Market that is this coming Saturday! I made 6 more Zip and Go bags in Indigo Dyed Cotton Sateen: I had received so much positive comments on my new Leather Handled Linen Totes that I decided to indigo dye some more linen: and I’m almost done… Continue Reading