Love fabrics by Amy Butler

If you know fabric designers then you know Amy Butler.  I am a HUGE fan and use a ton of her fabrics to create many of my bags.  She recently came out with a new collection called "Love" and I quickly became infatuated with the colors and prints - they're gorgeous!  I bought a few of the fabrics prior to Christmas and made a couple of bags with it... they all turned out great.  I still had some pieces left over to create another hobo-style bag - here it is:

Guess Who's on Etsy?!

www.Pursewna.etsy.com

Well, I finally got around to doing it - I set up my shop on Etsy this evening!  There are only five items listed for sale but I am SO excited!  This is a great step in a direction I've been hoping to go with my business and I can only hope for the very best. 

(I did want to throw out there - if anybody has any advice on taxes or could set me up 'pro bono' with a tax attorney to figure out all this mess - I'd GREATLY appreciate it!) 

Thanks so much for all your support!

A New Year of Possibilities!

Happy 2010!  This year is off to a great start!  I finished a diaper bag for a dear high school friend who is expecting her first child anytime...  I was so excited to get her the bag though I forgot to take pictures!  I'm hoping she will send me a few once she has a moment between braxton hicks contractions - I'll plan on posting them if she does.  Good luck Nikki - I'm thinking of you!

I also completed a great swing bag for my friend Liz.  She asked for a birthday present for her friend Jocelyn.  Liz does the best job of describing her friends and family!  I always know JUST what fabrics and colors to look for!  She described Jocelyn as being very outdoorsy and organic or "REI" as she put it!  Can't you just picture it?  Here is what I interpreted that as:

The exterior fabric had a black background with a deep copper brown and pale gold in a gingko leaf print...

A shot of the detailed handle and button closure

For the interior fabric I picked a fabric with a golden

background and smattering of dots - very organic!

Another close up shot of the exterior

Another view of the interior - this bag had a small pocket inside

and a small pocket on the exterior as well.

My goal for 2010 (I can't bring myself to say 'resolution' - I'd NEVER get it done if I did!!!) is to get my Pursewna shop set up on the website http://www.etsy.com/.  I hope to be up and running by the end of the month!  I'll be sure to post info when I do!

Lots of Holiday Gifts Complete!

I recently finished a whole plethora of bags that friends and acquaintences are giving as holiday gifts - here are a few pictures:

Purses for Princesses!

A neighbor friend approached me at the boutique a couple weeks back to ask if I ever made purses for little girls.... something smaller in size.  I hadn't but realized it would be super easy to shrink my pattern down smaller for little hands.  Sherry purchased some fabric and brought it by and I ended up completing three purses for her nieces ages 2, 5 and 9.  They turned out great!  What do you think?  Any little girls in your household who would love a little purse to carry around their dolls in?

This super cute Tinkerbell bag is for the 2 year old - she's all about princesses!

This pink bag has a great floral print and a chocolate/pink stripe interior.  I had fun adding pink button details scattered across the bag also.

This bag with the light blue and brown swirl print with stripe interior is for the nine year old.  I figured she would want her bag to be a bit more 'grown up' so I made it to be more like the other purses I make - the simple button closure and button detail on the back add something special

More and more purses complete!

I've had a busy week of sewing - in between coughing attacks.... anyone else have a lingering cough from a cold that JUST WON'T GO AWAY?!  That's where I am.  Anyhow - I've tried not to let it hold me back in terms of what sewing I'm working on for friends/family and their holiday gifts; I've done a fairly good job!  Recently I completed two more purses for my friend Liz who ordered bags for all the ladies in her family - five people strong!  Here are the two most recent ones I've finished:

These GORGEOUS fabrics are part of Amy Butler's new line called "Love"

This bag has a more traditional feel... perfect for Liz's Mom

A Fishy Diaper Bag

I just finished and got in the mail a super diaper bag for our good friend Ali.  She picked the fabrics herself on a great website called www.hawthornethreads.com.  It's my NEW favorite place to order fabrics from - check it out!  The bag itself is for Ali's cousin who is due this month... I hope she loves it! 

The bag features fabrics called Red Letter Day by Lizzy House for Andover Fabrics and Luli Sanchez for Timeless Treasures - a great goldfish print!