Pink and White Mountain Laurel

The Mountain Laurel are exceptionally beautiful this spring, particularly with their vibrant pink blossoms.

They are plentiful in our region, and when they bloom they are a truly breathtaking spectacle! 

To learn more about Mountain Laurel, please visit The Plant Native.

Heart Zipper Pouches

I've created several lined Heart Zip Pouches. Sizes are 4.5", 5" and 6". I used jelly roll strips of cotton fabric named 'Waterlilly Pond' from Tinyspool & Co. along with a cotton fabric from a wildflower fat quarter bundle from my stash. 

I followed a tutorial from Sweet Cinnamon Roses to make one, but while finishing my pouch, I noticed her technique results in raw edges on the lining. Later, I came across Pookpik Craft, where her tutorial demonstrates a method to sew the lining without leaving any raw edges.

I appreciated that they both quilted their fabric prior to assembling their pouches. I'll have to give that a try!

Reversible Fabric Baskets

I love the size of these reversible fabric baskets! At the base they are approximately 3.5" square and 4.5" tall.

The baskets on the left are linen blend fabrics. 

A great, easy to follow tutorial at Sotak Handmade.

"Dos-A-Dos" Mini Handmade Book

I was inspired to create this mini 'dos-a-dos' book after watching a tutorial here on Jerri Bellini's YouTube channel.

I love the way this little book turned out! Finished it measures 4" x 4". A fun little handy size to throw in your purse.

Each signature of the book (total of 6 signatures) consists of 4 pages, which doubles to 8 when folded, and both sides of the paper are a total of 48 pages.

Black cardstock served as the base of my cover. I then covered it with textured handmade paper from Nepal called 'Batik Sq Black & White and Batik Sq Ivory & Beige'.  For the tie closure I used torn batik fabric. 

The pages are handmade printable Natural Lokta papers. I bound the book with waxed linen thread using a 3-hole pamphlet stitch.

Info on "Dos-A-Dos Bookbinding" here

Watch a short video flip through below...

Fabric Vessels

These are additional fabric vessel organizers I sewed following the same tutorial from the Ozachan channel here. (She demonstrates another technique here.) I used her specific dimensions and my finished baskets measure 3"W x 4"H. Base approx. 2.5" square.

I purchased my fabrics from kimonomomo on Etsy. These are Japanese Cotton Dobby fabrics that have a subtle texture similar to barkcloth.

All are reversible too!

 

Fabric Vessel / Reversible Organizer

This is a fabric vessel/organizer I sewed using a jelly roll collection called the Waterlilly Pond Collection from the Tinyspool & Co Store for the exterior and the interior was just a fabric from my stash of fat quarters. The exterior pieces were cut into 2.5" squares and then layered by overlapping pieces onto my fusible stabilizer.

I used a medium weight fusible stabilizer on both exterior and lining. I did some sashiko stitching on both pieces of fabric. I then assembled my basket by following the tutorial here on the Ozachan channel. I altered my fabric dimensions slightly. My basket measures 4"W x 5"H. Base approx. size 3" square.

 Also Reversible!

Abstract Mini Notebooks

I bound these mini notebooks with a 3-hole pamphlet stitch using assorted papers. 

The covers were made using a manilla folder base. I arranged a variety of digital designs onto a blank 8.5 x 11 page in adobe photoshop and printed these onto laser inkjet matte clear full sheet labels. I then adhered these full sheet labels onto the manilla folder base and cut my covers to a variety of sizes. The notebooks range in sizes 2", 2.5" and 3" square.

 

The Abstract, Boho, and Bauhaus digital designs I purchased from DesignByAhn and 

BloomCraftStudio on Etsy.

I enjoyed making these mini abstract notebooks and made a ton of them!