Category Archives: Sewing

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….

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Perfect Zip Bags Part 1

Perfect Zip Bags

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 A pattern for beautiful zip bags with options galore set the creative wheels in motion at Pink Chalk Fabrics. Each sewist selected a bag, or…

Christmas Ornament Round-Up

ornament round - up

Christmas Ornament Inspiration 1. Christmas ornaments, 2. mitten ornaments, 3. Christmas Ornaments 2008, 4. Bluebird Star Ornament, 5. Christmas owl ornaments, 6. Christmas Ornaments, 7. Embroidered Christmas Ornament, 8. Christmas ornaments, 9. Christmas tree ornament, 10. Matryoshka Christmas ornaments!, 11. ice skates, 12. Christmas ornaments, 13. zipper heart ornament , 14. Woven Christmas hearts WIP,…

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Modern Vintage Designs Master Chef Apron

Modern Vintage Designs Master Chef - Downloadable Pattern

Project Name: Modern Vintage Designs Master Chef Apron – Downloadable Pattern Size: Adult sizes small to extra large. Designed to fit men with a chest size ranging from 34 to 56 inches (86 to 142 cm). Sewists: Alicia and Janis The Modern Vintage Designs Master Chef Apron quickly became a favorite of the Pink Chalk…

Valori Wells Little Wallet Round-Up

mosaic for Valori Wells little wallet

Valori Wells Designs Little Wallet Sewing Card 1. a little orange floral wallet, 2. Inside of Wallet, Valori Wells, 3. Wallet for Soph, 4. Little Wallet, 5. Hawaiian little wallet, 6. Echino wallets by Poppyprint, 7. BAMQG-GiftForRuth1, 8. first Christmas gifts of the season, 9. Batik wallet

Stitch Lab Pattern Friday – Bucket Bag by Keyka Lou

Keyka Lou Bucket Bag

Project Name:  Keyka Lou Bucket Bag Downloadable Pattern Dimensions: 12″ wide x 14″ high x 5″ deep (front to back) with a 22″ strap Sewist: Carrie Carrie made this darling bag with fabrics from Echo by Lotta Jansdotter. She loves all the wonderful designs in the Echo collection and had a great time combining multiple prints on the…

Handmade with Love – A Holiday Tutorial Contest

Handmade with Love

12/22/11 Update: Winners Announced Everyone on the Pink Chalk team has been talking non-stop about making handmade gifts this season. The trend of cooking our food at home and making things the old fashioned way reminds us that the satisfaction of a job well done with one’s own hands is a gift to ourselves and the…

Dumplings Zip Pouch by Keyka Lou

dumplings zip pouch

Carrie discovered this free tutorial by Keyka Lou for the Dumplings zip pouch. She made it up in Sandi Henderson’s Secret Garden. An amazingly cute combination! Carrie recommends definitely sticking to the instructions and hand basting the zipper to the sides. She made her own bias tape from the lining material to finish the inside…

Where I Sew – Alissa Haight Carlton, Author, Quilt Designer + Co-Founder of The Modern Quilt Guild

Alissa Haight Carlson Studio

Alissa Haight Carlton is one of the founders of The Modern Quilt Guild and co-wrote the book “Block Party: The Modern Quilting Bee” for Stash Books released in June 2011. Her work has been published in Stitch Magazine, Quilter’s Home and Quilting Arts’ Quilt Scene. When not quilting, she casts reality shows including seasons 7,…

Where I Sew – Rita Hodge of Red Pepper Quilts

Rita Hodge Studio

Rita Hodge is a quilt maker, pattern designer and driving force behind the very colorful and popular Red Pepper Quilts blog. She loves fabric and makes quilts in a bid to work through her very significant fabric stash. Rita’s work space is located in the corner of her home which once used to be a…