Sewing Today...

Brynwood Needleworks - Nature Girl Fabrics For Bella Tote

 

I'm sewing today. I'm going to be making new Bella Totes for my "Nature Girl" line. I'm going to carry one with the feather fabrics, but will also make a second one in that look, as well as the beautiful bird eggs fabric, too. The dot fabric in the lower right corner will be the lining fabric.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Bella Tote

 

In case you've forgotten, this is the Bella Tote style. It will be primarily cork fabric, but the section shown in Orchid Floral cork in the image above will be the feather or egg fabric with a heavy stabilizer backing to equal the weight of the cork.

When finished, I'll add them to my shop (minus mine, of course). I'll share photos of them with you tomorrow. Off to have a date with Jane (my semi-industrial Babylock). Time to play!

Farmhouse Quilt Nearly Finished...

My Farmhouse Quilt - Detail

 

I worked on my farmhouse quilt again yesterday. I got everything quilted, and just have to add the binding, which I'll do this evening. It's a great "sit and watch TV with Handsome" project.

Farmhouse Quilt - Front and Back Detail

I chose a linen-look cotton fabric for the back. This will be used as a winter curtain, so I didn't want to choose a fabric that would obviously sun-fade. This will just look more "worn" after it's been used.

For most of the quilting, I followed the lines, making them a little uneven, just like the barn board lines in the print. Then, I went back to the interior and sewed over the lettering, leaves, and around the main motifs (chickens, tractor, barn, etc.). I purposely wasn't exact with those either. I wanted them to look less-than-perfect.

Farmhouse Quilt Front

 

Here's the entire front, including the borders. I'll be binding it in the same black/white floral fabric, which I'll cut out later today. I originally wrote about this fabric HERE, in case you'd like to know more about it.

Brynwood Needleworks - Cork Fabric Combinations

After an appointment this morning, I'll be coming back to my studio to work on a commission. I have a new eggplant purple cork now, so I'll make my newest style Grab & Go crossbody bags in both print/solid combinations shown above. One will go to its new home, and the other will be available in my online shop. I'll show you what they look like finished tomorrow.

I'd better run now. Lots to do before I turn out the lights tonight! 

Is it the weekend yet? lol See you tomorrow.