Wynter's Kitty Purse...

Wynter's Kitty Purse - Front

 

I completed Wynter's little purse on Sunday. Once I made my final color decision, it was pretty easy.

Wynter's Kitty Purse - Back

I even put a kitty tail on the backside of her bag. Claudette always carries her tail like a question mark, so that's the shape I gave the tail on Wynter's purse.

Wynter's Kitty Purse - Zipper Pull

In anticipation of some special project bags I've been contemplating, I have two different styles of cat zipper pulls in my inventory. This one seemed perfect for Wynter's purse.

Wynter's Kitty Purse - Lining

I used the same lining for Wynter's that I used for her big sister's puppy purse. Puppy or kitty paws? I don't think she'll mind either way. As you can see, I used my name label for the inside. That way she can remember that her aunty designed and created this just for her.

I'm starting a project for Handsome today. I want to have it finished before he goes to Florida, but as he's going to be flying, I'll likely ship it to him along with a few other things he'll need while he's away. 

I have another busy week ahead...work Tuesday; a doctor's appointment and dinner with my old classmates on Wednesday; work Friday; Craft day and Annabelle's Birthday party right after; and Wynter's Birthday party on Sunday. Handsome leaves next Monday, so I'll be spending as much time in between as possible with him as he gets ready. I might have to call the elves back into service to help me out. lol As they say in the movies when things get exciting..."Hold on!" as you join me on my whirlwind week.

Hibernation Plans...

Caroline Smith Art

This time of year, I prefer to hibernate. My Artist Trading Cards will go in the mail today, and hopefully the USPS will pick up and move them along to their new homes. 

As for me, I'll get back to pulling cork colors and getting ready to cut out the kitty purse for Wynter. We now have a date certain for Handsome's departure for Florida (he's flying), so I'll have some things to do before then for his benefit. Thankfully, all my plans involve staying indoors.

What are you working on these days? I'd love to know. Feel free to email photographs, and I'll be happy to share what everyone sends in a Saturday post. If you don't already have my email address, it's in my sidebar. 

Kitty Purse, It Is...

After reading all your wonderful comments, I decided to follow your (our) instincts and go with "Kitty Purse"! I worked on a few different drawings, and this is my final for a pattern. I'm not making the face the entire front because I don't want to have ears sticking up off bag. I will put a tail on the back though, too! hee hee

Wynter's cat is a grey and whitish kitty, so I started pulling cork colors that might work for my design. I'm not happy with the really dark grey, so I may do something else, but this is where I'm starting. I'm going to go through my scraps to see if I have a mid-grey tone, and if so, I'll change out that dark one. I haven't decided what color for the base color for the purse, so I'm still working on that.

I'll go through more of my cork scrap bins today to see what I can come up with, and will update you when I start cutting and sewing. I'm looking forward to working on it, so I'll probably do more later this week.

My Dillema...

Ellie's Puppy Purse

So, here's my dilemma...I've been planning to make the sweet dress for Wynter that I shared with you earlier this week. Then, I was reminded that I made this purse for her older sister, and had promised a little kitty purse for her.

So, now do I make the kitten purse as originally planned, or change direction? I haven't cut fabric for either yet. (Wynter does have a living, breathing, light gray kitty, so I'd use that as a base color in cork.)

Help! Feedback appreciated.

Fabric Possibilities...

What do you think? Girly enough? I was going through my fabrics last night and landed on this as the possible choice for the pinafore dress for my niece. The bottom fabric leans more green than yellow in person, and is part of the same fabric line as the top fabric. I'm thinking it might be just the thing for her Easter dress. I'm open to feedback.

A Birthday Dress...

While attending my g-g nephew's party this weekend, I was reminded that his middle sister's birthday is the end of this month. So, I've decided that I'm going to make a party dress for her! I simply love sewing for little girls, so I'll make hers, and then when her big sister's birthday rolls around, I'll make another for her. Note: This little boy is the son of one of her parent's friends. It's not a photo of her little brother.

I had quite the lovely interaction with this sweetheart on Saturday. We were playing a mini version of volleyball with a party balloon, and after playing for quite a while, I managed to bring a few other kids into the game. I had a method to my move. As I started to walk away thinking she'd turn her attention to playing with the other kids, she stopped and protested that she wanted to play with me. Who could turn her down? Not I. We continued to play until she tired of the game.

This is the pattern for the dress I'll be making for her. I've done this one before, making matching dresses for my twin great nieces more than a few years ago, so it will be fun to do it again in new fabrics. I'm leaning toward the style in the middle, and I'm sure I have perfectly girly fabrics for the dress and pinafore.

While I do have some time before the official party, I'd really like to not wait until the last minute to make this. I'll have to make sure my daily lists allow for time set aside to work on it. 

This week, I work today - and then I added daytime hours on Friday to help out my boss. As I only worked six total hours in the past two weeks because of the holidays, I'll be adding twelve hours to my regular ten each week for the next two.  As long as I'm planning ahead, I'm sure that I won't have any trouble at all completing the birthday dress. 

I'll definitely share my progress on this project, but for now, I'm off for my regular Tuesday six hour day. I'll play with my fabric choices first, and let you see my selections soon. See you later!