Let's do this!

I am done, done, DONE! *happy dance* On Friday I bought the last gift, finished the Birdie Sling and wrapped them up. I am ready for Christmas and to enjoy some relaxation (and maybe a cocktail or two :).

I also finished hubby's weighted blanket but it's fairly boring looking so no pictures.

Here's the 4th Birdie Sling I've made (1st one, 3rd one and I realized I don't have a pic of the 2nd one that I made last Christmas for my sister).

A not-very-good picture of the lining:

I used brown thread on the handle this time and I like it much better than the cream thread I used on my other one.

Both lining and outer fabrics are from Anna Maria Horner's Field Study collection.

I really love how this bag came out! I hope my sister-in-law will love it too.

Merry Christmas everyone! I wish you all a lovely holiday!

Autumn Birdie Sling

So, did everyone have a great day yesterday and today? I did!
This morning I did a bit of online fabric shopping (check out all the sales! some people make it too easy :) and then hubby and I saw the new James Bond movie this afternoon - LOVED it!

And all week I've been using my new Birdie Sling. (Look at that stiff handle! all that interfacing, LOL!)

I used two fabrics from Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks collection that I bought specifically to make this bag several years ago. It's good to finally get it made and use it!

I do regret using the cream thread on the brown handle, I think it stands out a little too much but it's fine, I still like it. Soon I'll be making another one for a gift and it will have a brown handle too and I will definitely use brown thread.

For the interfacing, as you know, I got impatient with using a press cloth and decided to do what some others do and just iron it on without it. It seems to be holding up fine so we'll see over a longer time but I'm happy to have taken the shortcut for now. :)

interfacing

I'm finally making a Birdie Sling bag from these fabrics I've had set aside for like two years!



Anybody else hate fusing interfacing on as much as I do??? I'm about to ditch the "damp press cloth" and just iron it on (being careful not to burn anything of course). Is that a bad idea? If you've ever made any of Amy Butler's bags then you know all her patterns use a ton of interfacing.

Bluberry Hill Sewing Weekend...

...with HEATHER ROSS!!! and if that wasn't exciting enough, Liesl Gibson of Oliver an S and the great Denyse Schmidt were also there! Needless to say it was beautiful in Vermont! and I can't describe to you how thrilled I was to get away from our streak of 100+ degree days (going on day 19 currently)!Cocktail hour with Liesl, Heather and Denyse.We were frequently joined by the lovable inn dog, Griffin.I was actually able to finish something! Amy Butler's Birdie Sling made with Echino Camera in Citron and Kona Cotton in Medium Gray.Denyse did a little workshop for us to make quilted pouches. Me and Heather. Heather was so fun and generous with her wealth of knowledge!I had some time before my plane left and I stopped by a sweet little yarn shop near Burlington, Kaliedoscope Yarns.

Of course I had to purchase something from their amazing selection of yarns. This is one skein of Madelinetosh dk.

All in all it was the most fun weekend I've had in a long time! All the other ladies in the group were so nice and generous! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know everyone!