Zippered Pouch with Nest Fabric

The other day I had out my bin of Nest fabrics by Lella Boutique.  I have always loved this fabric line, so I decided to make a zippered pouch out of it for a friend of mine who comes over to sew.  I decided to install the zipper onto the front piece, which is easier than fussing with it at the top, and quilted a small bag for her sewing supplies.  

I added some fabric yo-yo's along with buttons to it for embellishment.  Then I made a little pincushion with the same fabrics.  I sewed a strip of the selvage to the top because I loved the colored hearts and added some buttons to the pincushion, too.

She loved how it turned out.  Her handbag was gray so it matched her other items.  :)

 

Birdie Apron

I love making aprons for both myself and to give as gifts.  For Christmas this year, I made this "bitdie" apron for one of my friends who loves birds.  I purchased the bird fabric at JoAnn's a few years ago and remembered that I had it in my stash.  It has light green vines in it and some rust colored flowers.  So I lined the apron with a light green, making it reversible and added some rust fabric for the pockets and ties.

I had a cute bird stamp that I wanted to use to make a card to match the gift, but after stamping it in a lot of different colors, it just didn't have the look I was after.  So I made the card from a piece of the bird fabric! I ironed on some fusible interfacing and then ran it through the Big Shot with a stitched circle die.  I like how it turned out.  Now it matches the apron.

I sewed some little birds to match the apron and added some buttons for embellishments.  The birds can be either hung or placed in a display.  Then I made a little pincushion that also has the robin on it.  I added some lace and buttons to that.  I love how it all came together.  :)