The Archives
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09.07.08Bagged, baby!At long last, the bag I made for our friends from Amy Butler's new book "Little Stitches for Little Ones" arrived in northern New Mexico and I can now share the photos... This one is dubbed the "Modern Nappy Bag" and is really something -- its absolutely enormous! And it certainly doesn't look like your run-of-the-mill diaper bag. I used fabric from Amy Butler's newish line of home decorator weight cotton sateen, August Fields. Some woodgrain fabric of the same weight from Joel Dewberry's Ginseng line looked like it was made to match, so I lined the whole thing and made the ...
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08.10.08Behind the TimesWhew! I'm still trying to catch up blog-wise since our computer crash (we lost 100+ photos through that whole mess). So, we're a bit behind the times with posting some completed projects. My mom's birthday has come and gone once again, and once again, I made her a new bag (the woman used to just have one bag and carry it until it died, so I've taken it upon myself to ensure that she has an appropriate wardrobe of bags for various occasions). Last year, it was the Amy Butler High Street Messenger Bag. This year, it's another Amy Butler pattern ...
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06.14.08ShoeberriesJosh's latest handmade shoe creation. This version is high-tops made using old Vans soles and Joel Dewberry's new sateen canvas fabric line, Ginseng, from FreeSpirit. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
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