Two more new books

The new Fall Cotton & Paint is out and full of adorable stuff as usual. Lamb lovers, check these out, little lamb softie and lambie purse.

See these pin cushions? The base is made from bottle caps, as can be gathered from the title.

Then there is this cute tote bag for those who love appliques. Look how small it can be folded into. And the matching notebook.

And I've always loved bags of this shape.

I bought this book dedicated to recycling jeans into bags. I love this book, the ideas are just too cool. There are simple bags and bags with all sorts of embellishment. Just the right book to give you lots of inspirations even if you’re not joining this Bag of fun along. Pix. Thing is, I'm not a jeans girl and have only 2 pair of jeans which are still wearable.

I did a lot of cutting and I'm suffering a bit from cutting burnt out. Actually, I cut up materials for two and a half bags only and it's the drawing bit that tired me out. And the ironing. The Japanese pattern books that I'm using do not come with to scale ready-to-cut patterns so I have to draw them out myself. This time, I knew better to draw out on paper than to draw direct on the fabric like I did for the first two totes.

Found out about Etsy from Naive Knitting. It is a market place for handmade items. Check it out.

Comments

[lauraytt]

Great stuff! I love that cute stuffed toy lamb and the pin cushions. U may want to take a look at --> http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2005/08/index.html Take it easy on ur hands though..:)

[joy]

All those bags are so cute! BTW, our books arrived today. yay!

[Mary Beth]

I'm behind a bit - just wanted to say that your vintage top looks so perfect on you!

[Jennifer]

I love that little sheep bag! The tiny pincushions using bottle caps is a great idea too.

[jess]

The cap pin cushion is a great idea! Thanks for posting these pics!

[c]

The sweater looks good on you! You lucky skinny girl. :-)

The sewing stuff looks really neat too. How difficult is it to interpret Japanese sewing patterns? I need to make a trip to Japantown!

[eyeleen]

so much lovley stuff in those books, great pin cushion and the sheep is just too cute.

[mrspilkington]

those projects look great! and the vintage top is superb work as usual. i'm expecting to see your etsy shop very soon.

[susan]

Where did you buy Cotton and Paint? It's so so so cute!!! Can I get one here, maybe at Cheer Wool?

[Anne]

The bag is lovely - really stylish. I love the Vintage top. The style suits you very well.