Sewing

 Weekend sewing.

I was cleaning up my bookmarks when I found this tutorial from 2009!
Most of the saved bookmarks either won't open or have a broken link. Half the time, I can't recall WHY I bookmarked the link.

That's what Pinterest is for. Room for a photo plus the link. I'm not saying that in 5 years those links might not be broken but at least I'll have a photo to jog my memory.

This little cell phone thingy is small. 
We all have honkin'big smarty pants phones now which will not fit in the back pocket.
But still, this little thingy packs a wollop in the pocket department.
 

slightly elasticized Back pocket for cell phone

 And I free-motion quilted that backing fabric (rocket scientist). It gives a little cushion if you were to put a phone in there.

Clear vinyl front ID pocket

Inside - you can see plenty of room in the zippered compartment. Next to the bottom of the photo is the id pocket nestled up against the zipper. Those inside raw edges are all bound with doubled quilt binding - a regular bias tape binding would be fine and less bulky.

 The only thing I changed was to enlarge the id vinyl opening.
The original sizing was too small for my driver's license. I wanted my id # and address to show.

I made these first.
Two more of these reversible drawstring bags from Svetlana's tutorial.
Same fabrics.

 

 I put one "Stuff" label on the Daisy side and for the other - on the Rocket side.

I had some pretty grosgrain ribbons that were near the correct length.

These ribbons were a huge find at a quilty garage sale that actually was selling crafty supplies at garage sale prices. Too often when I go to a sale advertising fabric, the seller is putting retail prices on their half yard of blue. The general rule of  garage sale pricing is ten cents on the dollar. About a dollar per yard - or less.

"Rocket Scientist" - In The Beginning fabrics - Keri Beyer
" Daisy Dreams"  - Michael Miller fabrics

Birthday Wishes

Another package arrived Saturday from Crafty Tokyo Mama.

Filled with an amazing bunch of airplane presents.
From airmail stickers to airplane fabrics, I savored each new delight.

I had another photo of the cool japanese mail stamps she uses but my smarty-pants phone was being difficult about uploading photos for this post. Janine always manages to put a stamp featuring an airplane on my packages.

This very cool retro inspired fabric by Lecien, "Pandora House" for the Hallmark Collection.
I can remember getting these type birthday cards from my grandma in the late 60's and early 70's.
This takes me back.

A bigger view of the fabric.
The Birthday card is printed under the blue check.
Notice the biplane? "It's your day to Take-Off"

It enough to just look at this panel -- not sure what I will make from this yet.

Two different batches of adhesive sitckers and glue-on stickers
--- about airplanes and US Mail.

I love this Michael Miller print too. 
Lots of dark grey airplane imagery with little pops of color.


This little japanese kawaii doodad (schedule tape/corollage tape) might be the best thing ever.
Janine found one with tiny blue airplanes.
{ In my last package from her, she found double sided tape in a mail truck-shaped dispenser.}

I have got to get my finances in order so I can fly over there with empty suitcases.

I've seen these around the internet but couldn't justify the shipping cost. 
Definitely something I need.
And then they show up in my birthday package.


Here's that Lecien fabric again, It's a big panel -at nearly a yard wide.




A super duper birthday package all the way from Kyoto.
Many, many heartfelt thanks to Janine.


Make Way!
The BIRTHDAY EXPRESS
is coming down the track
With a TOOT-TOOT-TOOT of the whistle
And a clickety-clickety-clack!

I Sewed Yesterday

I did.
A brand new pair of pajama pants.
With pockets.


Unfortunately I work from dark to dark so there is only daylight at  my workplace.
---So not the place to take show & tell photos.

You will just have to wait.

They were made with a t-shirt knit  by Patty Young for Michael Miller.
The Heaven & Helsinki line.
Gardenia.
Blues & greens.
My favorite colors.

Incredibly soft knit.
It washes up softer.

The waistband is from a soft grey that I had in my stash,
The pockets are bound with the same.