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Navy, Turquoise & White Vintage Floral Fabric

Navy, Turquoise & White Vintage Floral Fabric available at Atomic Sisters

Patchwork Coasters

Here are some big patchwork coasters I made over the weekend:

These are approximately 7.25" in diameter. 

Big Patchwork Coaster 2014.1

I made one of these sometime last year (or was it the year before?) and found one was not enough.

Big Patchwork Coaster 2014.2

I would use the one for something and then find a new place it could be used, but there was only one!

Big Patchwork Coaster 2014.3

So I made more because they are easy and fun to make, as well as useful.

Big Patchwork Coaster 2014.4

More New Things - Night Piece 2 + Vintage Sewing Patterns

Piece 2

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1975 McCall's 4886

1974 Simplicity 6630

Sample Sale - Phone Pouch (Sold)

Today this phone pouch is available as a sample. Sold - Thanks!

The lining piece on this pouch ended up a bit wonky because I cut the exterior pieces on the cross grain, so the stripes would be horizontal. By "wonky" I mean the quilting lines are slightly crooked.  They started out straight, but things got a little tricky...

Most of the time when making accessories it isn't a big deal to ignore the grain lines (though I wouldn't cut on the bias), but this is pretty small.  As I sewed the pieces together, the fabric stretched and the stripes got off kilter.  If the corners weren't so close together there wouldn't have been as much stretching--this is where the small part becomes a problem. 

I had to go back and resew parts to get the stripes back in line, and as I corrected the outside, the quilting lines on the lining side ended up crooked.

Anyway, I tell you this so you know this is not as perfect as I'd like, and also as a warning to others sewing to be careful when ignoring the grain lines on something this small.  If I do this again, I think I'll try stay stitching around the pieces cut on the cross grain and see if that helps.   

This pouch is lightly padded with cotton batting and it closes with one of these very cool tuck catches.  It is approximately 5.25" high x 3.25" wide.

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New Hardware

A few new things have been added to the hardware section:

1.5" Antique Brass Swivel Hooks

 

1.5" Nickel Swivel Hooks

1" Buckle & Keeper

Today I Made - Medium Zip Pouch

This was made using the A pieces for the medium size in the Zip Pouches pattern.  The fabric was sewn and quilted first, and then I cut out the pieces. 

The striped fabric is Railroad Denim from Robert Kaufman and the floral print is a vintage fabric.