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Sewjo on Holidays

I recently took my son to visit my parents and while they were spending some quality time together, I got my sewjo on in a makeshift craftroom using my Mum's old Janome.

How can you not be inspired when in this room (I wish the Craft Room was always so tidy)

And here are the results.

A Necessary Clutch Wallet from and Emmaline Bags pattern.

And a matching Stow it All Tote from a Chris W Designs pattern.

Don't they look great together?

And finally, a wood carrier, which was a special request from my Aunty Pippy for her birthday. I hope she likes it!

A few recent bags

Also coming out of the craft room over the last few months have been some bags. I adore making bags, I wish I could have more bag making time each day!

First my complete 2014 Bag of the Month Club collection. I was super excited to win second prize for the March bag, which was the fabulous Mrs H's Convertible Backpack, made by me in Wonder Woman fabric

And then there has been some bag testing. My Gizmo Garage tester for Chris W Designs. I love this vertical laptop bag. It was very handy on my recent trip down south.

 
And a Nappy Bag tester for At Home with Mrs H. We are beyond nappies here (thank goodness), but I found that this also made a great carry on bag for flying or just as a large handbag.

So its been awhile....but I have been busy!

So its been awhile. Life gets like that sometimes.

There has still been some crafting though. Here are a few things that have come out of the craft room in the past few months.

Some seaside inspired doorstops, cushions and Supertote.

New Machine in the craft room

Picked up this vintage machine (including the manual and all parts) on the weekend.

Not 100% sure of the vintage, but I am guessing 1970s, but it runs beautifully and I am looking forward to sewing a project on it soon.

Fantastic Scraptastic Baskets

One of my favourite bag designers and bloggers Janelle from Emmaline Bags has a fantastic new free tutorial for these handy Scraptastic Baskets.

These are so quick and easy to put together, perfect for using up project leftovers and turning them into a useful storage basket. 

Once the first one was done, I couldn't wait to make the next! This time in some gorgeous Japanese lawn.

They also make perfect little storage baskets for Mr 3's treasures. Thermal lined curtain fabric scraps stand up nicely without any added interfacing - bonus for an even quicker sew!

Mr 3 said he needed 'straps like on your bag Mummy' to make the basket easier to carry. These dinosaur ones are perfectly cute and portable.

I think these will be perfect for gifts too. Thanks Janelle for such a fab free pattern.

Meet the Cat in the craft room

His name is Cappuccino.  He is a 13 year burmese cat who loves sleeping in fabric and being where ever I am.

Lately he has taken to sleeping on the ironing board. So far he has avoided a singed tail.