Sew much to say!

So I took a little break from the blog, and from pretty much everything else except for work the last month or so. I wasn't feeling at all crafty, and I had zero imagination for thinking up projects. I think the Holidays sucked it all out of me. But I am happy to announce that my creative juices are flowing once again!!

To jump start my creativity a few of my favorite crafty girls and I got together at Morgan's house earlier this month to sew some Amy Butler Frenchy Bags and work on a few other projects. I chose to do the frenchy bag. The directions are fairly easy to follow, except for #13 (I'll get to that in a moment), and I love how the bags turned out. You can see Morgan's bag on her blog. I have to say Thank You to Julie who coached us through the process, we couldn't have done it with out you!! Casey made some super cute felt hearts for her hubby for Valentines, Steph made a flag garland for a party, and Sarah made a very cute camera strap. It was so great being around such talented girls!!

The day after the craft day I had the idea to make another frenchy bag for my mother-in-law whose birthday was on the 13th. So it was back to Ikea for more fabric (side note: Ikea has the best fabric!). I was a little nervous trying to create the bag all by myself, but I was determined. And here are the results:

It was supposed to have a pocket dividing it in two, but somehow I sewed the pocket on the wrong side of the lining and so the pocket is now in between the lining and the exterior of the purse...cause you know, everyone needs a pocket they cant see...

Nonetheless, my mother-in-law loved the bag, and I had so much fun making it! Next projects on the list: another frenchy bag (for myself), book binding with Casey, and a spring skirt with Erin...I'm getting excited just thinking about them!

P.S. photos courtesy of my very talented husband!