diaper fun

I can finally show you the project I've been working on -- a diaper bag! Nope not for me -- it was a custom request for my sister-in-law's sister-in-law ;).

Unfortunately the photos aren't the greatest because I was running out the door to give it to her but you get the idea.

Now that this project has been delivered, I'm kind of enjoying just hanging out doing nothing :) I have some projects on my list for the new baby so those will come in time.



Have a great weekend!

diaper digs

Before the holidays my brother-in-law asked me to make a diaper bag for my sister-in-law Lisa for the upcoming arrival of their son Max. She didn't want a boring ol' diaper bag so we went on a search to find some fun fabrics.

After a bit of searching we came up with some bright and cheery fabrics from Amy Butler's new Love line. I knew Lisa would love the colours because they remind me of the beach and Lisa is a HUGE beach person.


I used the same pattern that I created for The Cassleman Carry-All I made awhile back with a few small changes; mainly Lisa wanted an area on the outside back into which she could slip a blanket.

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Well, I hope you're all enjoying January! I find it's going by super fast... not sure what it is but I hope this feeling continues into February and March so I can feel like I'm getting closer to Spring.

Happy Monday!

the casselman carry-all

A friend of a friend, whom I know consider my friend ordered a diaper bag for her new baby. This is her 4th and she didn't want some boring 'ol bag to carry the necessities around in, so she drew me a pic and sent me some very cool fabric to work with.

et voila.


Ain't it pretty? The cool thing about this bag is that it can be used for just about anything. I put lots of pockets on the inside for bottles and gear and a pocket on the outside for a cell phone and keys and snacks cause with 4 kids you're going to need something to give the little critters when they start to cry.


I had a lot of fun making this bag mostly because I had to use my brain to make a pattern and also because of the beautiful fabric. I'll have to make more of these in the future. I could see this as a fun laptop bag (anything is better than those boring black nylon bags!) or just a tote to tote stuff in.

I'm off to sew some more, so have a great day!

~lealou

hello?

Sheesh. Time has certainly flown by in the past month. I haven't really been doing much besides the regular (working, eating, drinking tea). I wouldn't say I'm in a funk 'cause that's not it. I wouldn't say I'm sick of the snow (even though I'm tired of pulling over to let others by on our streets because there's only enough room for one car to pass, and I feel like I'm in permanent 4x4 on the roads... oh and don't get me started on parking... I can't wait until spring...). I guess I can't really put my finger on it. But I haven't been doing much sewing that's for sure. I tried to do a custom order for placemats a few weeks ago and I almost threw my machine out the window. I just chose the wrong fabric for the project. It wasn't working so I didn't finish it. I'm taking it as a learning experience that I can't work with shiny fabric. That's it. Just cotton my friends.

This week I'm working on a diaper bag for a friend of a friend and I'm pretty excited about it. If it works out as well as I think it will, then I might make more for the shop. Also I have a fun little contest coming up in about a month that I can't wait to share with you. Stay tuned.

After that I'll be concentrating on the new house. We get the keys tomorrow and I can't wait!

Take care my pals and talks to you soon!
~lealou