Author Archives: Carrie

Retro Mama Greta Doll

Retro Mama - Greta Doll

Project Name: Retro Mama Greta Doll – Downloadable Pattern Dimensions: Finished doll is 18″ tall Sewist: Carrie The first birthday of my niece was all the inspiration I needed to make this cute little doll. Dolls have been on my sewing wish list for some time now. The Retro Mama Greta Doll simply makes me…

Everyday Scoop Neck Raglan T-Shirt – Ottobre Magazine

Everyday Scoop Neck raglan T-Shirt

Project Name: Everyday Scoop Neck Raglan T-Shirt Dimensions: Women’s European sizes 34 – 52 (US Size 4 to 3X) Sewist: Tracy The arrival of our Valori Wells t-shirt knit fabrics inspired Tracy to make the Everyday Scoop Neck Raglan T-Shirt from Ottobre Magazine Autum/Winter – 5/2011. Tracy chose the Karavan Kashmir Indigo print with a coordinating…

Pleated Pouches by Keyka Lou

Pleated Pouches

Project Name: Keyka Lou Pleated Pouches Downloadable Pattern Dimensions: Small – 4″ high x 4.5″ wide, Tall – 5.25″high x 3.75″ wide, Large – 5″ high x 9″ wide Sewist: Carrie I love patterns from Keyka Lou! During my nightly check in the “What’s New?”  I discovered this fun new pattern. Off to my sewing…

Lollipops Pillow

lollipops Pillow

Project Name: Lollipops Pillow Pattern: Book – Quilts from the House of Tula Pink Finished Size: 18″ x 18″ Sewist: Carrie Tula Pink’s fun new book, Quilts from the House of Tula Pink, tapped into my passion for covered buttons and love of bright happy colors. The Lollipop Pillow was a perfect project for using…

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Thimble Blossoms Little Ones

Thimble Blossoms - Little Ones

Project: Thimble Blossoms Little Ones Quilt Pattern Dimensions: 36″ x 48″ for the pattern – Diana’s measures 41″ x 60″ Sewist: Diana When Diana discovered Little Ones she imagined beach balls, summer, sun and sandcastles. She’d been on the lookout for a quilt to make with the Sea Gem Studio solids color stack and found it…

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Noodlehead 241 Tote

Noodlehead 241 tote

Project: Noodlehead 241 Tote – Downloadable Pattern Dimensions: 15″ wide, 10″ tall, 24″ including the handle, 5″ across the base Sewist: Diana The Noodlehead 241 bag appealed to Diana as a gift for a teenage friend of her daughter’s. Any teen girl would love this bag. With many pockets there is a place for everything and everything…

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Anna Maria Horner Art Student Tote

Anna Maria Horner Art Student Tote

Project: Anna Maria Horner Art Student Tote – Printed Pattern Dimensions: options A & B – 20″w x 17.5″h x 4″d, C is 13.5″w x 17″h (excluding straps) Sewist: Kathy Kathy made the Option C slim tote with divider for her daughter Leil for Christmas. She used Etsuko Furuya’s Echino fabrics on the exterior with…

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Stitched in Color Makeup Roll

Stitched in Color Makeup roll

Project: Stitched in Color Makeup Roll – Downloadable Pattern Dimensions: 13.5″ wide and 13″ tall with flap open. 8.5″ long when rolled. Sewist: Melissa Melissa used Amy Butler Lark – Quilting Cotton and Robert Kaufman Essex Linen Natural Melissa loved the options for customizing this pattern – a blank space to get creative. The pattern…

Little Wallets for Holiday Gift Cards

Little Wallets - Valori Wells

  Valori Wells Little Wallets created by Diana. The darling little wallets make a perfect presentation for gift cards and cash. Festive holiday prints will bring an instant smile! The pattern is simple to assemble and fun to give!

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Perfect Zip Bags Part 2

Perfect Zip Bag

Project Name: Elizabeth Hartman Perfect Zip Bags – Downloadable Pattern Dimensions: The pattern offers 3 different bag designs in 2 sizes each. Sewists: Kathy, Cindy, Tracy, Diana, Janis and Carrie More on the wonderful Perfect Zip Bags pattern by Elizabeth Hartman! Part 2 features Cindy’s Pearl Cotton embellishments, a manly wool bag and laminated cotton….