Zakka Style Sew Along weeks 11 thru 15

Hello I am back from vacation and I can finally post 11-15 of the Zakka sew-a-long

#11 was the little zipper pouch with hexies. This project was fun and I changed it up a little to fit my style. The original one was made with tweed.

#12 was the happy couple hand warmers . They have small pouches of rice inside so you can nuke them in the microwave and have handwarmers inside your pockets on a cold winters day.

#13 was a pot holder. I have to say that this is one of my favorite projects. The directions were well written, easy to follow and the project came together nicely.

#14 was the water bottle holder . This wasn't my favorite project but it turned out cute anyways.

#15 was an "elephant never forgets" bookmark. Obviously I had fun with this one. I could make these all day everyda. They are so darn cute and oh the possiblilties with all those fabric scraps I have. I absolutely LOVE this project and a few lucky people got one of these darlings in the mail :)

Crafty Cat

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Zakka Style Sew Along weeks 6 thru 10

 

Well, well, well, imagine that.

I got side tracked and forgot to  make another blog post .

Week 6 of the Zakka Sew-A-Long was these tiny quilt magnets. I am you telling you what, this project was difficult. I am not really great with tiny sewing projects, so  I was very happy when it was done.

Week 7 was a mug rug. I have to say I  never even  heard of a mug rug, but I own one now. I can use it when I drink my tea. :)

Week 8 was the block quilt. Surprisingly I have never made a quilt before.  I found it to be fun and will probably catch the quilting bug sooner than later. lol

Week 9 was the Stem messenger bag. I have made many messenger bags in my lifetime so I didn't find this to be a challenge, but I did like the pattern and have made a few more as gifts.

Week 10 was this great zipper organizer wallet type thing. I like everything about it except actually making it, HA. There were so many steps to the pattern and it also had some hand sewing involved.  As much as I complained about it, I have made 5 of them. And  before the year is over, probably more to come. :)

Well that's it for this blog post. The next 5 I promise to post sooner than the last time.

Zakka sew along First 5

Zakka Style Sew Along Challenge

Well hello again. I promised I would blog about the Zakka Sew Along and since we are already on week 15, I decided to put up 5 projects per day for 3 days so I could get you all caught up.
Week 1 was a zig zag tote. I actually started on week 2 but I went back and did the first project, which I might add was a challenge.
Week 2 was a house pouch. It was fun and easy and since my friend Julia, (simbiosisbyjulia.etsy.com ) is the project designer, I was very happy to do her project.
Week 3 was a pin cushion and as easy as you may think it was. I had a difficult time with this, but in the end I think it turned out good.
Week 4 was the sewing kit. I had so much fun with this project I even made another for a friend of mine. I am finally getting to use fabric that I bought to make me stuff with , but never had the time. I love this little sewing kit and I use it all the time.
Week 5 was probably the most challenging and I can say I almost gave up. It was a patchwork pencil case and I had to start over 3 times. If I didn't get it the 3rd time around I wasn't ever going to. Alas, I finished and I guess the 3rd time is a charm. lol
Ok so tomorrow or the next day be on the look out for my next 5 items.
XO
mary moon

Recently added to my show schedule-
the Westerville Music and Arts Festival

This Sat (14th) and Sun (15th)

I hope to see you there

I vow to start blogging more, especially about all the stuff I am working on. Stuff for fun.  More sewing for me and for my house and family. Less for my business, at least for now.
So today I made this bag for me using some new skills I have acquired doing the Zakka Style Sew Along. I used some of my fav fabrics that I have been hoarding (sound familiar) to create the bag.Here I am sitting on my new deck that the Hubby is working on. Isn't he doing a good job?
 I owe everyone one big blog post about the last 15 projects I have done in the Zakka style sew along. It has been a challenge and an adventure.
Maybe tomorrow lol.
Have a great night
xo

Mary Moon

I'm  looking forward to catching up with all my friends this weekend. Fellow artists, crafters and customers.

The weather man says it's going to be beautiful out. I hope to see you there.

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