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typewriter case

Posted by Kristin Rauch in blog | Craftiness | From:Me To:You | Gifts | Thrifted - (3 Comments)

I made this bag for a From:Me To:You gift.  Don’t know what From:Me To:You is? It’s my facebook page, where I ask people to nominate someone to receive a handmade gift no strings attached. Check it out!

Anyway! The person who this gift is for, I know. She lives in California and is fun and funky, and enjoys music, writing, and unique things.

I used some of my Melody Miller Ruby Star Shining Typewriters in the mustard and pink colorway. I love this fabric so much. I think this style of bag highlights a fun larger print like this so well.

I topped the typewriters with a lovely navy linen I picked up not long ago. It doesn’t “match” but it “goes” perfectly. :)

I lined it with a lovely pink vintage sheet scrap i had in my stash. I also attempted using an old leather belt for straps, well two belts. :) I went on a hunt to the local Savers to find a long enough belt to make straps, and would you know, belts aren’t as long as they appear. :) I happened across two matching, or at least really really similar belts and they worked perfectly for the straps. I left one of the buckles on to add an extra detail.

I love this simple style of bag. It is just a boxed bottom, fully lined bag, but the fun fabrics and belt handles make it feel so special. I am going to be making more.

Don’t forget to head over to From:Me To:You’s Facebook Page and Nominate someone for August!

 

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crawling room

Posted by Kristin Rauch in baby | Craftiness | luke - (1 Comments)

Luke, understandably, has been in shorts all summer, wearing pants all of 3 times.  So, when putting him in pants since he started crawling, he has a little less maneuverability.  I happened across Sascha’s blog Piccoli Piselli the other day, hm… can’t remember how , but I was reading back a bit and noticing all the super cute clothes she was making her little man. It spurred me on to try and make some for Luke hoping it would make it easy to crawl. :) Here’s hoping it will get cold enough for pants around here sometime soon!

I grabbed my Amy Butler’s Little Stitches book remembering there was a pants pattern I had used for a friends baby a while ago.  I dug through my stash and came up with this brown linen and navy and white stripe. I know pretty crazy fabric selection huh?

They were super quick and easy to make. I even took the time to cut and match the stripes on the cuffs. Not hard, but something I like to pay attention to, because it would bug me if they weren’t lined up.

I made them in about 30 minutes late last night so the lighting was horrible to get a picture of them last night. Thus I only have pictures of Luke wearing them. That’s what we would rather look at right?

I did think they would be to short looking at them last night, but they are the perfect length. Just longer than his ankles without touching the ground for him to trip.

I think I will be changing a couple of things next time. I am not sure that I like the outer seam on the legs? It’s definitely not necessary so I will try without that seam and see if I like the look better. This would also make adding the coordinating band at the bottom quicker. I am also going to try Dana’s tutorials on making a flat front pair, and adding fun pockets.

I discovered during the many diaper changes today that I need to make and add some tags to the inside back. I’m sure the husband will also appreciate that while dressing Luke . I’m digging the idea of making some twill tape tags that say Danger. :)

And he is off. This picture about sums up Luke as of late; on the move leaving a mess of toys behind. :)

So as you can see he is having no problem moving in these. I love them and think I will be making several more pairs for the fall. Now I just need to stock up on some simple boy pant fabrics. :)

 

Oh and I am continually working on my manual photography skills. When Luke and I have a day at home, I just let him crawl at will and following him around with the camera. :) I didn’t edit any of these pictures, they are straight off my camera. I am seeing how they look posted. :) Give me feed back if you like!

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Mushroom Love

Posted by Kristin Rauch in blog | Craftiness | From:Me To:You | Gifts - (0 Comments)

This little guy was a thank you gift for someone in relation to my project From:Me To:You.  I designed this mushroom pattern for a mushroom swap through flickr several years ago. I just checked and there is no longer a group for that swap, but it looks like there are so many other mushroom swaps out there.

These mushrooms stand about 3″-4″ depending on how tall I make the stem. They do stand on there own thanks to some rice in the bottom of the stem and a felt circle glued to the bottom to make a flat surface. I used wool felt and linen in the construction and a combination of machine stitching for durability and hand stitching for detail and that extra touch.

They are one of my favorite things.  I am working on a tutorial and pattern for them and will hopefully have that to share soon.

 

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