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zipper top bag tute

I went looking and found this promising tutorial for a zipper top closure for a bag on craftster. Can’t wait to try it out!

Want to make: totebag

Found another tute, and I love the design of this totebag. I’m actually very behind, however, on just adding my project notes for the last couple things I’ve finished. Argh.

By the way, I found it by following a link from this blog, a sort of sewalong group that appears to be aimed at newbies? looks like a great place to hang out!

Want to make: zippered pouch

There are innumerable zippered pouch tutes on the web. This is one I saw recently, nicely photographed. I keep thinking I want to make one because it looks fast and easy and uses little fabric. But at the mo’, I am obsessed with clothes for your truly.

Want to make: craft apron

A craft apron is a sweet idea. As in sah- weeet! Not as in nicey-nice. Anyway, when I went to buy my sewing machine - or rather, when I went to look at some and ended up buying one, the very nice owner was wearing one of these. Here is a tutorial for a nice looking one. On my to do list!

Want to make: toddler pants

I just found this tutorial on making pants for kids. Added to my to do list!

I love this handbag!

And I don’t even use bags. But I saw this gorgeous bag on a blog, and am now sitting down to see if I can copy it. The blogger has an etsy shop and makes a lot of really lovely bags. Her blog is nice too; should add it to the roll…

So I am going to start with a smaller version. Very excited!

In other news work on my JJ blouse is proceeding apace. No disastrous mistakes thus far; hope it fits well enough.

free hobo bag tute

Someone on one of my fabric co-ops posted this link to this sweet bag tutorial. I haven’t done a zippered inner pocket yet so I am excited. I don’t love the rings, so we’ll see if I make it exactly. My mom would probably like it.

Also dig on the fabric in the example, is it not super frakkin awesome and hottt? My God, I love it so. You can buy it here and visit the designer, Jessica Jones, at her blog. I am adding the online fabric store that sells the collection (exclusively, sadly for me) to my links so I remember. Hopefully someone gives me a gift certificate to the place so I may one day have some of this to die for awesome droolworthy fabric.

cute lunchbags!

Aren’t these lunchbags super cute and stylish? Yum! Got to add this to my to do list; My little guy could use one for daycare.

Want to make: Corkboard wall pocket

sewmamasew’s handmade holidays’ posts were jammed with great projects. Here’s another for the to do list. I fell in love with the fabric in the pics, so much that I procured some for myself; it just came last week.

Corkboard Wall Pocket!

I want a headband!

Me and my bangs, we’re done. I failed to schedule a haircut for tomorrow, Saturday, for the 3rd week in a row, as I always do. So before I embark on anything else, I am going to make this headband from a tutorial which, like the pincushion, I read about on sewmamasew’s Handmade Holidays. Why do I keep bringing it up but never link it? Because I’m just gonna add it to my blogroll before the sun rises.