Perhaps I should start with the oldest project. It was a Christmas gift...yes, a Christmas gift. I hadn't seen my friend since before Christmas - so what better time to give her the gift than her birthday? Ha - that's terrible to even write...
I'm pretty proud of this. It was material that was preprinted for a pillow...but I saw an apron.
She squealed like a 12 year old at a Bieber concert, so I think she liked it!
Of course I had a Birthday gift too.
She's been a devotee of Zumba lately so I figured a cute little workout outfit might be useful, if not ironic.
Who wears dessert themed work-out gear?!?
Apparently people that are crazy enough to be friends with me!
And last but not least, the newest Iron Craft Project:
This week's project was in honor of Fat Tuesday. So our challenge was to make a project out of a FatQuarter.
Yep - 1. 1 Fat Quarter.
I ran through a couple of possibilities.
But I ended up deciding on a project that I took from my Sewing Calendar from last year. The funny thing is going back through the calendar, I'm recognizing more crafters from blogs I read & that I've heard from through Iron Craft. Funny how that works.
The project that I picked works for one of the many babies that seem to be popping up everywhere!
(Seriously people...I can't keep up!)
I gave the Pacifier Pouch from Lola Again a shot. I say gave it a shot because she makes it seem so easy,that my attempt feels like I'm a 3rd grader in art class. She whips these little suckers out in under an hour. I cannot go on enough about how cool her site is.
I'm afraid that this doesn't reflect on how easy this project was!
I am just still struggling with sewing. I am definitely taking baby steps. So the Pacifier Pouch is strangely appropriate.
Looking at it, these pics don't do my little pocket justice.
My Pacifier Pouch is pretty plain -- maybe I need to look at adding something a little extra...but I don't want to frou frou up a bag for a little boy.
I will say I'm happy that the vinyl I had on hand worked out. I was a little skeptical since it wasn't the iron-on kind. But I wouldn't recommend using jean material for the outer pouch. I thought it'd be great for durability but it doesn't handle the little folds of creating a finished edge so well. At least at my skill level...
I doubt this will get any Beiber-worthy squealing but I'll definitely give this project another try. It was easy and best of all it's useful. And those are the gifts I love to give - ones that will be useful, of course squeals are always welcome.
So - now you see what I've been up to.
I guess that means it's time to get back to work...
maybe I'll sneak a nap in first!
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