Little Zipper Bag – Attempt 1

Little Zipper Pouch

I had fun playing around with this little bag while I was off from work this week. Granted it’s not my best work, but it’s not too bad for a first stab.

Lining for zipper pouch

The outside fabric and the lining are from Sandi Henderson’s line “Ginger Blossom” for Michael Miller Fabrics. Yum yum! I also added some interfacing for a little extra durability.

Oopsy.

Oops. You didn’t see that.

Hehe it’s ok, I have a pretty good idea how to fix that next time. I already have some fabric all cut and ready to go for Attempt 2.

These are all going to be part of what I’m thinking will be a line of accessories for knitters/sewers…I’m getting the etsy bug again! I’ve really been itching to make things to sell (again) for a while, and it all materialized quite rapidly this week into reading Craft, Inc. and a rough business plan sitting on my desktop on my computer. If I’m going to start up again, I might as well do it right this time around.

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It Came!

UPS delivered my Heather Bailey fabric from Purl Soho today! Now it’s time to get down to business.

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Swatch Sunday

“Woodland Critters” by Cosmo Textiles. Found at Bee Square Fabrics.

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Happiness is:


Alexander Henry “Prefect Pattern” fabric. I bought a ton at Quilter’s Way in Concord, MA this week. Oh, what fun little notions bags it will make!

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Spoonflower How-To’s

Tonight I sat down at my computer to start designing some fabric ideas I have for Spoonflower, and I got stuck. Utterly and completely stuck. I had no idea how to even start making my designs in Photoshop, which I feel fairly comfortable using for editing photos. A google search didn’t even reveal that much information on how to make my own graphics in the program, and the FAQ‘s on Spoonflower didn’t explain how to go from raw drawing to computer graphic. So how in the world were all of those designers making their fabric for Spoonflower? And how was I, a textile designing noob, going to be able to create my designs?

Here are some helpful links for anyone who is stuck just like me. These cleared up all the questions I had, and you really don’t have to be a computer whiz to make your own fabric for Spoonflower. All you need are Gimp and Inkscape, the free equivalents to Photoshop and Illustrator.

Mama Made Spoonflower Tutorials

A must read!! There are currently three tutorials available on how to go from start to finish for designing your own fabric. Part four should be coming shortly.

How to Make a Repeating Pattern via Design Sponge

Absolutely necessary for most fabric prints.

Spoonflower Flickr Pool
Check out what everyone is designing to get those creative juices flowing

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