geo frames {a finished quilt}

You guys, I have a finished quilt to share with you today.

The quilt is called Geo Frames and I made it a while ago for Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine (it was featured in issue 35). I so love this combination of bright Cotton and Steel fabrics, light gray background, and bold black frames.

This was definitely not the quickest quilt to make as there were a gazillion y-seams involved. Maddening at first, but pretty doable once I found a good way to approach them :).

I also made a matching /contrasting pillow using dark background and light frames. Pretty fun to see this "reverse" version, isn't it?

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QUILT STATS

finished size: 54" x 71" 

fabrics used: Cotton and Steel prints, Kona Silver, Kona Pepper

batting: Warm and White
pattern: LPQ magazine issue 35

Wishing you all a creative week. Svetlana

thirty - three tote bag tutorials

Hello everyone!

I got such positive response on my 33 zipper pouch tutorials post that I decided to compile yet another 33 completely free, easy to follow tutorials for you. This time it's all about totes and bags, my second favorite thing to make right after pouches :).

Enjoy!

double sided tote	pretty little tote	mesh bag
lilac bag	eco canvas bag	quilted diamond tote
pleated tote	hobo bag	liberty purse
trail tote	tote	basic tote
maxi bag	jumbo tote	the weekender
market bag	pleated tote	origami tote
pocket tote	gatherer tote	pom pom trim tote
bias tote bag	railroad tote	mini tote
triangular tote	denim bag	ruffled grocery bag
market tote	beach bag	slouch tote
reversible shoulder bag	canvas bag	ellie travel case

Wishing you all a lovely rest of the day. Svetlana 

back to school, back to work

I must admit, I'm quite enjoying this new back to school routine. I almost forgot how much one can accomplish in just a few quiet, uninterrupted hours each day :).

Screen printing is my absolute favorite thing to do these days so I burned a few new screens and printed and printed. Oh, the bliss!!!

 These two prints are my most favorite at the moment. I think I'll use the first one to make myself a tote bag and those scattered triangles will be perfect for quilting.

I listed tons of new panels in my etsy shop in case you're interested in grabbing a few.

And, good news for my non-US friends,  ALL MY FABRIC PANELS AS WELL AS KITS CAN NOW BE SHIPPED INTERNATIONALLY!!!!

Wishing you all a very lovely and creative week. Svetlana

mini locker emergency kit

Hello friends, hope you're all having a lovely week so far.

My kids went back to school yesterday and the house is suddenly so quiet during the day. It's just me and the cats but we don't complain. They sleep and I work, and the three of us quite enjoy these few precious hours of no interruptions :). I've been doing a lot of screen printing and I'm super excited to show you some new designs soon.

Today though, I'd like to show you these fun mini locker emergency kits I made for my girls.

I followed my mini quilted pouch tutorial to make this adorable pouch (only I didn't quilt it because I didn't feel like it, I used SF101 interfacing instead) and filled it up with tiny scissors, bandages, bobby pins, and other "essentials" a teen girl might need.

I made a second mini pouch for my other daughter, of course. This super adorable travel fabric from Les Fleurs collection is my absolute favorite at the moment. I keep thinking I need a striped tote bag just like the one pictured :).

And then I got a request for an octopus pencil pouch. Cute, isn't it? I adhered fusible fleece to exterior fabric (from an older Cotton and Steel collection) to make it nice and sturdy. I loved how quickly this pouch came together and my daughter loved that I didn't make it all patchworky :).

How about you? Are you doing any back to school sewing?

Svetlana

patchwork drawstring bag kits

Happy Sunday, friends!

I just wanted to pop in real quick and let you know I listed a few Patchwork Drawstring Bag kits in my etsy shop. 

Each kit contains 56 - 2.5" screen printed squares for the exterior plus batting, lining, casing, ribbon, as well as four pages of full color step by step instructions.

Hope you'll enjoy making these bags as much as I do :).

Oh, and the kits are now available internationally as well. 


Wishing you all a lovely rest of the weekend. Svetlana

thirty three easy to follow zipper pouch tutorials

 Hello everyone, happy Monday!

Did you have a nice weekend? I hope you got to spend some quality time with pretty stacks of fabric.
I did a bit of sewing, and printing, but mostly I browsed Pinterest until I felt my eyeballs were going to pop out :).

Thankfully though it wasn't just mindless pinning of everything and anything as it tends to happen when I'm on Pinterest. This time I was on a mission! It was all about zipper pouches and free tutorials on how to make them. And now I have a beautiful gallery of thirty three easy to follow, super fun, and absolutely free zipper pouch tutorials to share with you.

(click on the picture to be taken to original tutorial)

triple zip pouch	pencil pouch	pretty lace pouch
pencil case	shark pencil case	double zipper pouch
zippered box pouch	qayg pouch	pencil pouch
mini quilted zipper pouch	cosmetic pouch	window zipper pouch
phone pouch	pencil case	pretty little pouch
triangle zipper pouch	color block pouch	open wide pouch
key pouch	heart pouch	better marker pouch
zippy wallet	boxy pouch	pencil case
earbud pouch	wide open pencil case	flat bottom pouch
scissors cozy	charmed pencil pouch	cat eye zippered pouch
zipper card pouch	stylish pen case	toiletry bag

Hope you enjoy making some of these cuties. I already have plans to sew up some earbud pouches as well as a flat bottom pouch.

Have a lovely week friends. Svetlana