summer sewing...

last summer I used this tutorial for making a market bag from a pillow case. This summer, after realizing that I never used it, I wanted to turn it into something else. I had this ugly little green pillow on my guest bed for ages. Lo and behold! I shoved the pillow in the bag and it fit perfectly! So I trimmed off the "handles" of the market bag and sewed the pillow right in. 5 minute face lift for a sad, sad looking pillow!

Market Bags...

I posted about my market bags before, but today I am debuting them in the shop! I have the pink one listed first. [I just need Pete to take some photos of me with the bags so that customers have a size reference]
This one has aqua cotton lace trim and a doily on it. Lovely!and the original very first one...

Crafting.

Summer is wonderful. I feel like I get so much more done. This afternoon I found a project on Martha Stewart.com [here] about how to use an old pillowcase to create a tote bag. Cute! If there is one thing I have, its vintage pillowcases. Now, I found the directions to be somewhat difficult, so after pondering, making mistakes, breaking a needle, and Pete having to fix my machine, this is what I came up with.I think that once I can get a little better, they might pop up in one of my shops sometime soon! I want to add some embellishments, like buttons or rick rack and I need to get better at my sewing! They would be perfect for a quick trip to the grocery store, post office, or farmer's market.