by Virginia | Jul 23, 2019 | sewing, tutorial
I like to sew up quick and simple projects that will be useful this time of year. Last summer I shared a video with instructions to make scrunchies, eye mask and sun glass holder. This summer I made a NEW video featuring how to sew an insulated water bottle sleeve, a...
by Virginia | May 27, 2019 | patterns, sewing
I am so excited to share this gorgeous Bucket Bag made by Emily Cummings of @mycraftylittleself. Emily is a talented sewist so be sure to follow her sewing adventures on IG. On to the bag… Here is what Emily said about her bag… “I keep looking at my...
by Virginia | May 25, 2019 | patterns, sale, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized
Several people have told me that are a little wary of the eyelet feature of the Bucket Bag. One thing that is funny about sewists is that although they may have accomplished a very elaborate pieced quilt, they may not have done something simple like installed a zipper...
by Virginia | May 23, 2019 | patterns, sewing, tutorial
You all know I LOVE to change things up with my patterns, right? This is one of the best things about sewing- slight changes and getting a new look. Well in this circumstance, this is actually how I originally made the bucket bag! But I changed it to the one long...
by Virginia | May 22, 2019 | fabric, patterns, sewing
My new sewing friend, Lisa Kellog of Simply Stitched made the prettiest new Bucket Bag for me to share here for the offical Bucket Bag week 🙂 Lisa used home decor weight fabric for the exterior. I love this soft floral selection! The gray and melon are modern yet soft...
by Virginia | Mar 27, 2019 | organizing, patterns, sewing
Over the weekend I made this awesome Bento Bag Pattern by my friend Kristy Morrow of SweetKM. She is so so clever. A bento bag is a Japanese style bag. The word translated into english means “good fortune bag”. Isn’t that cute? It is a simple bag...