Flat-Bottom Zipper Pouch - It's My Party Day 1

Welcome to the third annual It’s My Party and I’ll Craft if I Want To! Amy (from Ameroonie Designs) and I are celebrating our birthdays this week by sharing a few projects that we made just for us. Today I’m sharing a flat-bottom zipper pouch...

This is the first flat-bottom pouch I've ever made. I'm not sure why I never attempted one before, but I have to say, I'll probably be making most of my pouches this way from now on. I love how much more room the flat bottom provides. And this is a pretty big pouch... it's 12" wide, 6" tall, and 4.5" deep.

By the way, have you seen this circle stitch fabric by Patty Young? I'm kind of loving it right now. I bought a fat quarter bundle with one of every color. I almost couldn't bring myself to cut into it for this pouch. Almost :)

Make sure you check out Amy’s project today over on Ameroonie Designs. She made a super-cute notebook cover...

Stay tuned for another It's My Party and I'll Craft if I Want To project on Friday!

It's Back... It's My Party and I'll Craft if I Want To!

Things have been quiet around here for the last couple months, but I'm back today to tell you that this Wednesday and Friday, Amy (from Ameroonie Designs) and I will be celebrating our birthdays by co-hosting our 3rd annual It's My Party and I'll Craft if I Want To!


I really look forward to doing this each year, not only because Amy is one of my best friends, but also because it gives me a guilt-free excuse to do some selfish sewing. Amy and I will be sharing projects that we are making just for us... no kids, no family, no friends... just things that we have been wanting and meaning to make for ourselves but haven't had (or made) the time to do. So make sure you stick around and see what we've been up to :)

Another Tooth Fairy Pillow

My nephew's 6th birthday was a couple weeks ago, so I decided to make him a tooth fairy pillow.

I made this one a little different from the one that I made for my daughter. I used the same tooth stamp that I carved for the first pillow, but this time I made the entire pillow tooth shaped instead of square.

I love using stamps on fabric. I picked up some new alphabet stamps from Pick Your Plum a little while back, and I was glad to get the chance to use them on this project to add my nephew's name to the pocket. This stamp set is a little larger than the set I already had. And see my label on the right side of the pocket? I recently found some printable fabric that I bought several years ago, so I made up some new Gwenny Penny labels.

I'm also just starting to cut the fabric for my largest quilt to date... a queen size. I've been talking about this quilt for about a year and a half, and I'm going in a completely different direction than I originally planned. The fabric has been pressed and hanging on my ironing board since last July! I'm so glad that I finally got started. I'm going to take my time with this one, but I'll post some updates along the way. For now, here's a sneak peek of my fabric...

Have a great week!