I spent a lot of time in making this purse. When I finished it, it's so different from what I pictured. It's much cuter. I used almost double amount of wool than usual. The hardest job is making the little red hearts on it. I am always using the needle to make the little ball. That's another hard job. I just knew it could be made by a plastic tool in the water. I've never tried that way. Maybe, next time.
The beautiful purse bellow was from Bluecalla. It looks so well-made. I also love the fabric she used. Moreover, she added her own design inside the purse, a zippered interior pocket. It can organize the small stuff better than the original design. Besides, I found many pretty totes and dresses in her shop with beautiful colors and excellent workmanship.
This pretty tote was sewn by one of my customers. She made this for her mom. I love the fabric she chose, dark green with beautiful flower pattern. Making the straps of the bag needs a lot of work and patience, but she made it beautifully. I love sewing for family also. There are much love melted into the works, especially sewing for mom, dad, husband and kids : o)
We sent several emails to each other for discussing how to sew the clutch beautifully while she sewed it. After a couple of days, I received the picture of her new clutch. I love it so much, dark blue background with light blue dots.
I received the photo of a finished clutch by my customer, Kim. I cannot believe she made that so fast and beautifully. I just sold her the sewing pattern, and then I got this picture on the same day.
Recently I found hand bound journals are very popular on Etsy. Some artists painted gorgeous covers and toned paper sheets by hand. Some artists use leather covers. I always find hand bound journals on the front page of Etsy. They look so beautiful. One day, I decide to try. I don't have leather, and I cannot paint. I just have fabrics. One layer of fabric is too thin to be a book cover, so I am going to line the cover with two layers of thick linen. I cut and fold 25 signatures for my little journal, because I think thick book is prettier than the thin one. The papers are the leftovers of my sketching book. The thread is thick cotton thread. This is the little journal I made, just 3" tall.
I was so exited when I received a picture of a finished bag from my customer, Rachael. I love the cute, pink little purse. It looked so different from the sample pictures in the sewing pattern I made. It's totally in different style. It's so nice of her sending me the picture of the finished bag after she followed the instructions on the pattern I made. I appreciate it a lot.
