10 done with SYTYC.

I meant to blog about this last week but life got in the way!  Sadly I got voted off of SYTYC a week ago with my shower curtain for "Bath Time" week.  I was a little disappointed to get voted off so quickly, but it was fun while it lasted!  Here's the stitch and slash shower curtain I made, in case you missed it.

Missy also did an interview with me on the blog last week, click here if you want to know a little more about me, my inspiration and interests!


Thanks to everyone who voted for my projects!  You can check out what the crafty ladies are up to for Week 4 here.

1 SYTYC week 2.

Don't forget to vote this week at SYTYC!  The theme for week 2 is "Bath Time".

And if you haven't seen my project from last week, check out my ruffle quilt!

18 lovely designs: ruffle quilt.

Did you guess my SYTYC project last week? A pretty ruffle quilt made of Anna Maria Horner's Little Folks Pastry Line.

I love the ruffly texture and the softness of the voile.  The back showcases the fabrics in a gray frame that matches the gray binding.

I kept the quilting simple with straight lines across the white scallops on the front.  

I've had the idea of this ruffle quilt in my head for quite some time now, it was nice to be able to put my thoughts together into something tangible and I couldn't be happier with the result.  Stay tuned for a tutorial later this week!

1 SYTYC week 1.

The first round of projects has been posted on So You Think You're Crafty!  The theme of the week was "Folksy".  Go check it out and vote!  I'll tell you which project was mine next Monday. 

13 so i (might be) crafty.

I hope you all had a nice Easter weekend!  Were you able to guess which project was mine on So You Think You're Crafty last week?

The laptop messenger bag!  It's made of linen with very subtle striped thread accents and was inspired by this J.Crew color scheme.

There's a thick layer of felt sewn into the lining to help protect the precious goods, and I made sure to add lots of little pockets for pens, business cards, a phone, etc.

It's a perfect casual bag for spring, and has been carting my laptop to work since I finished it.  

If you voted for my laptop messenger bag, thank you!  I made it through the audition round and will be participating in Session 3 of the competition, which starts on April 19th.  I can't wait to start on the next project!

6 so i (hope) i'm crafty?

I apologize for neglecting my blog all last week, but I had a big project I was working on with a looming deadline. I can't tell you what the project was yet other than the fact that it was my audition project for So You Think You're Crafty! The audition round starts today and I hope you'll head over there and vote for your favorite project! I really hope I make it through this round, it would be so fun to participate in this crafty competition. The creators of the top 10 projects with the most votes will move on to the actual competition which starts in a few weeks. Please head over to SYTYC and vote now!