Little Ginger Lily

End of the year teacher gifts for my daughter’s kindergarten teachers....big, cozy pillows with a front pocket for a book (or tablet!). It is a French immersion school so of course the embroidery motifs had to be in French....thank god for google translate!!!

Vroom! My Necessary Clutch Wallet/Tula Pink Coastal Cruiser mashup is complete! (well, except for the wrist strap but that’s a job for tomorrow)... Used my new wovenfuse on just about every piece and NO WRINKLES ON THE INNER FLAP. YAAY!!! #tulatroops #necessaryclutchwallet @emmalinebags #shopt4x #yegmaker #vwbus #vwlove #coastalcruiser #rawedgeapplique #ncw #beaumontab #shoplocal @painteddooronmain #pdom #handmadeyeg #tulapinkcoastalcruiser #tulapink #sewingontheedge #quiltyfun #iamafreespirit #wovenfuse @barbsbagsgotinterfacing @ Beaumont, Alberta

I’m just gonna go ahead and admit it.... scaling an appliqué pattern down by 60% so it will fit on the front flap of a clutch wallet is HARD!!! Teeny tiny little pieces everywhere with teeny tiny stitches. Pieces so small they’re hidden by my presser foot so I have to lift it after Every. Single. Stitch. Just to make sure I’m sewing in the right place. #tulatroops #necessaryclutchwallet @emmalinebags #shopt4x #yegmaker #vwbus #vwlove #coastalcruiser #rawedgeapplique #ncw #beaumontab #shoplocal @painteddooronmain #pdom #handmadeyeg #tulapinkcoastalcruiser #tulapink #sewingontheedge #quiltyfun #iamafreespirit

I’m at the Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival this weekend in the Painted Door on Main tent - come check it out! So many beautiful, one of a kind creations! @beaumont_blues @painteddooronmain #bbrf #bbrfestival #pdom #shopt4x #shoplocal #beaumontab #handmadeyeg

Clematis wristlet hot off the machine! I LOVE that lining fabric and the quilt as you go technique for the bag panels make the last of my Amy Butler scraps really pop. @bluecallapatterns #clematiswristlet #yegmade #yegmaker #albertamaker #shoplocalyeg #shopt4x #amybutler #wristlets #handmadebag #handmadeyeg #quiltyfun #quiltylove #useallthescraps @painteddooronmain #pdom #beaumontab @ Beaumont, Alberta

Tula Pink has a wonderful free appliqué pattern for a super cute VW bus pillow. Finally decided to try it out and couldn’t be happier with it. Now I think I need to make about 5 more... #coastalcruiser #vwbus #tulapinkcoastalcruiser #tulatroops #applique #albertamaker #yegmaker #shopt4x #funwithfabric #shopyeg #painteddooronmain #handmadeyeg @painteddooronmain #pdom #quiltylove #quiltersofinstagram #yegquilter #vwlove #tulapinkacacia #quiltyfun #useallthescraps

I can’t believe it’s been a whole month since we had to help our precious furbaby Axel across the rainbow bridge to peace. I miss him so very much and still feel his absence from every part of my existence every day. He left with a piece of my soul. My big goober. Miss you like crazy. #dogcancersucks #dobiesrule #dobielove #dobermansarethebest #imissmydog #furbaby #youareloved

Working on a commission piece - it’s a Phoebe Bag with a cool detail on the front! She gave me free reign to create something cool... hope this fits the bill! Also - a little PSA here - Connecting Threads has absolutely the most gorgeous, reasonably priced, high quality cottons going. These are a dream to work with. They have so much more body than other solids I have used and really make this 3D effect pop. #phoebebag #albertamade #yegmade #yegmaker #yeg #shopt4x #painteddooronmain @painteddooronmain #fabricmanipulation #handmadeyeg #handmadebag #albertamaker #shopyeg @connectingthreads #connectingthreads #3dsewing @ Beaumont, Alberta

@spontaneousthreads has an awesome tutorial on her blog showing a wristlet she made with a funky fabric cone detail.....I decided to create something similar on the flap of an iPad case. Love the 3D effect this creates...pretty sure she’s a genius! #ipad #geekchic #shopt4x #madeinalberta #handmadeyeg #yegmade #yegmaker #shopyeg #shoplocalyeg @painteddooronmain #painteddooronmain #handmadeyeg #spontaneousthreads #fabricmanipulation #3dsewing #ipadcase #handmadebag #albertamade #albertamaker

Went searching online for some inspiration to jump start my missing sewing mojo. Love the way this fabric twist technique turned out! Found the tutorial online by @shocking_hocking and thought it might make a super swanky #clematiswristlet by @bluecallapatterns. Pretty sure it did! #shopt4x #shoplocalyeg #painteddooronmain @painteddooronmain #madeinalberta #handmadeyeg #handmadebag #yegmaker #yegmade @ Beaumont, Alberta

My 9 year old neice/goddaughter requested I make her an iPad mini case just like one she had found on the internet. Additional feature requested: a NARWHAL on the back!!! I think I did ok, though I really should have reached out to Fearless hART for some advice before attempting to work with leather and rivets for the first time! Can’t say my fingers will ever be the same but it was a fun challenge....... Painted Door on Main #geekchicipadcase #ipadmini #handmadewithlove #shesgotathingwithnarwhals

I heard a rumour Spring was coming (as of yet totally unsubstantiated by the great outdoors). Sewed up some first aid kits for my littles to attach to their bikes because let’s face it...learning to ride without training wheels will not be without incident I’m sure... @painteddooronmain #firstaidkit #shopt4x #shoplocalyeg #handmadeyeg #yegmoms #accidentshappen #yegmaker @ Beaumont, Alberta

Another journal cover.... upcycled denim and appliqué on the front - quilted (of course) because more stitches make everything better! Painted Door on Main #handmadeinalberta

End of the year teacher gifts for my daughter’s kindergarten teachers....big, cozy pillows with a front pocket for a book (or tablet!). It is a French immersion school so of course the embroidery motifs had to be in French....thank god for google translate!!!

Vroom! My Necessary Clutch Wallet/Tula Pink Coastal Cruiser mashup is complete! (well, except for the wrist strap but that’s a job for tomorrow)... Used my new wovenfuse on just about every piece and NO WRINKLES ON THE INNER FLAP. YAAY!!! #tulatroops #necessaryclutchwallet @emmalinebags #shopt4x #yegmaker #vwbus #vwlove #coastalcruiser #rawedgeapplique #ncw #beaumontab #shoplocal @painteddooronmain #pdom #handmadeyeg #tulapinkcoastalcruiser #tulapink #sewingontheedge #quiltyfun #iamafreespirit #wovenfuse @barbsbagsgotinterfacing @ Beaumont, Alberta

I’m just gonna go ahead and admit it.... scaling an appliqué pattern down by 60% so it will fit on the front flap of a clutch wallet is HARD!!! Teeny tiny little pieces everywhere with teeny tiny stitches. Pieces so small they’re hidden by my presser foot so I have to lift it after Every. Single. Stitch. Just to make sure I’m sewing in the right place. #tulatroops #necessaryclutchwallet @emmalinebags #shopt4x #yegmaker #vwbus #vwlove #coastalcruiser #rawedgeapplique #ncw #beaumontab #shoplocal @painteddooronmain #pdom #handmadeyeg #tulapinkcoastalcruiser #tulapink #sewingontheedge #quiltyfun #iamafreespirit

I’m at the Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival this weekend in the Painted Door on Main tent - come check it out! So many beautiful, one of a kind creations! @beaumont_blues @painteddooronmain #bbrf #bbrfestival #pdom #shopt4x #shoplocal #beaumontab #handmadeyeg

Clematis wristlet hot off the machine! I LOVE that lining fabric and the quilt as you go technique for the bag panels make the last of my Amy Butler scraps really pop. @bluecallapatterns #clematiswristlet #yegmade #yegmaker #albertamaker #shoplocalyeg #shopt4x #amybutler #wristlets #handmadebag #handmadeyeg #quiltyfun #quiltylove #useallthescraps @painteddooronmain #pdom #beaumontab @ Beaumont, Alberta