Here's the shark zipper pouch I finished up today - a new to me project :) When I saw this
shark applique pillow tutorial it occurred to me that the applique would be great on a zipper bag as well :D Other than the bad math that had me cutting the denim too small (and the fact that I forgot to give him eyes!) it worked out pretty well :) I didn't applique any of the fins down - they're attached to the body, but flapping in the wind (a nice touch, if I do say so myself) :) I'm not going to give this one as a Christmas gift because it's not quite as nice as I would like ... plus he's occularly challenged - the next one will be properly scaled and eyed ;)
And another new-to-me project - I
tried this pattern a few days ago - it worked out rather well, however it came with a side order of gumminess due to a problem with my iron, LOL. I put on my big girl panties and tried
again ... and
again .... and
again and
again and
again and
again and
again. With much success ;) I use the
tutorial pattern, but I don't really follow her directions - I do it my own way. Each one has a different charm - great way to bust charm and zipper stash, hehe. These will be Christmas gifts, and I'll tuck a box of crayons or a box of pencil crayons into each :) Not sure if I'm supposed to use these as I don't tweet or FB, so I'll just copy and paste @CrazyLittleProjects #SewCrazyChallenge :)
One last photo - a couple of
Michelle Patterns Zip Pocket Pouches (phone pouch size) I finished earlier this month - I love this pattern, and have put these two in the Christmas gift box :)
Posting these to linky parties:
New to Me in August
Ho Ho Ho and On We Sew
Sew Crazy Challenge: Back to School
Oh, the total cuteness of those crayon pouches! Perfect idea. Love, love, love! Hope you don't mind but I pinned them to my "Sewing for Kids" board. Thanks so much for linking up to Ho, Ho, Ho and On We Sew! :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh, these crayon pouches are so cute ! They're so nice all together in those different colours ! They're also on my pinboard.
ReplyDeleteAnd surely I love the shark pouch with the fins flapping in the wind ! It's so funny !
You did a good job as well with the other zip pocket pouches. They're also on my To Do-list :-)
Hug from Belgium !
An occularly challenged shark?? That's a new one on me Sandra :)
ReplyDeleteLove the crayon pouches too, you are definitely a human dynamo with all these gifts!
The crayon zippies look great!
ReplyDeleteYou are a patient lady!!! Love the crayon zippered pouches. Great idea not to sew the fins down on the shark.
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ReplyDeleteTHAT SHARK IS SWELL AND those crayon bags are just too cute for words!!! I like the pattern pouches but my fav is going to be the shark bags, love the idea of leaving the fins waving. Could you do other fish too? Have a great day!!!
Hugs, Mickie
Well you certainly are getting a good head start on Christmas. I love your shark pouch even if he is blind and the pencil cases will be loved by the kids. I've made Michelle's wallet, really handy but I just can't get the hang of opening the right way up. I'm used to the tab opening at the top.
ReplyDeleteWow. I'll be you could fill a warehouse with all the projects you complete! You are a machine!!! So fun and so cute!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Love the sharks and the Pencil Pencil cases are just genius
ReplyDeleteFun projects Sandra! That fin is great detail!
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