tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70026074509887037212024-03-13T10:25:02.773+00:00Life in the ZuLIFE IN THE ZU - A mom, crocheter, designer, stitcher, entrepreneur, multitasker and adding more to the list as the days go by.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-56269663042571508042014-04-07T18:38:00.001+01:002014-04-07T18:38:06.792+01:00Sold itemsThese lovely crocheted hats and tube are on their way to a new home! I'll miss the black bucket hat, it was my fave. :-)
Now I can get back to sewing. Hehe
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-75335974090346712562014-04-07T01:07:00.001+01:002014-04-07T01:07:19.243+01:00Testing Bag ShapesI've been using reclaimed fabric from around the house to test out a bag pattern I want to make. I had my eldest son to help me draw up the pattern and have been tweaking it ever since.
These two prototypes were sewn using old jeans, a pillow case and a tablecloth remnant. Everything is fabric to me right now. Lol
I also decided to make a card case, but made it a bit too large. So, its a phone Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0Edinburgh, Edinburgh55.95325 -3.188267tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-31221613215178298392014-03-26T21:58:00.001+00:002014-03-26T21:58:12.343+00:00More Tote Bags!I've had a very successful few days of sewing. Not sure why it took me so long to start making bags, but I'm glad I've started. I LOVE bags and it's only natural for me to make them. I'm really enjoying coming up with a plan, transferring it to fabric and watching it come to life.
After completing the flowered tote bag today I literally jumped up and shouted Yay!!!! My boys looked at me like I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-6050682859187932792014-03-25T12:26:00.001+00:002014-03-25T12:26:16.465+00:00Lunch Tote Bag
I started this tote several days ago but never completed it because I ran out of the bias binding. I decided to make the binding myself after watching a few YouTube videos.I was a bit nervous when I started to cut, but it was actually a lot easier than I had initially thought. I was scared for nothing!
I applied the binding to the inner handle, and was very happy with how it lookedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-91697955141690778312014-03-24T14:35:00.001+00:002014-03-24T14:35:09.341+00:00I've decided not to forget about this blog. There are just way more crafty people using blogger and I was beginning to feel disconnected!
I'm back! :-)
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Oops, I forgot FO Friday! Guess it’ll be FO Saturday this week. Lol
I got a cool fabric remnant off of eBay and decided to make something for myself. I’ve been wanting to try something new for a while now.I decided my iPad mini was cold and needed a cover. Here’s my tutorial/explanation on how I did it. :-)
I read somewhere how to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-65698719094007434962014-03-19T08:31:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:19:23.446+00:00
Took me forever, but I finally managed to take this curtain remnant apart. Now to cut out the bag pattern. :-)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-51350669986957236112014-03-18T16:56:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:19:47.705+00:00
Almost finished the Lunch Tote Bag! Its not entirely even, and next time around I need to stitch closer to the edge, but I’m happy with it. I can ALWAYS use another bag. lol
Can you see I ran out of bias tape for the inner handle part? *sigh* I was soooo close. Maybe I should attempt to make my own bias tape and use that for the inner handle. I saw a YouTube video on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-85580648764555102002014-03-18T16:03:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:20:44.356+00:00
Fabric Stash and Bias Tape!
I’ve been a bad girl. I took my mother to a fabric store and not even 5 feet into the store was a fabric remnant bin. Obviously I had to take advantage of that!
The large pile are the remnants I bought and do you see the price of them!? They just had to be mine.
The two pieces of cotton were purchased off eBay.
My only reason Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-83043051773301353392014-03-17T10:57:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:20:56.442+00:00
Fried fish tonight! Yum, yum, yum. :-)
#Fish#CookingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-12981641966154774772014-03-14T17:18:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:21:48.108+00:00
I’ve been busy today!! I whipped up 3 more Hot ‘n Cold Therapy Packs and got started on my Lunch Tote. It’s coming along good so far. Need to edge it with some bias tape and I’m done I think!
I’m not using a pattern, I just traced a bag I liked and cut the template out with cardboard. Go me!! :-)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-23256487474244235362014-03-12T16:25:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:22:01.819+00:00
Hot ‘n Cold Therapy Packs!
I’ve been pretty busy and whipped up some more of there. I’m really enjoying using all this cool fabric. :-)
Listings can be found here! - http://www.byzula.com/catalog/hot-n-cold-therapy-packsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-21007368752696799562014-03-11T14:14:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:23:06.197+00:00
Got my fabric out that I purchased off of eBay and made 3 more Rice Heating Pads. Now I think about it, I should probably figure out a catchier name. Any ideas? They can be kept in the freezer and used as ice packs as well. Gotta be some way to incorporate that into the name.
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I make to sell. After sewing these pads today I’ve realised how fast Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-23355920222772147332014-03-09T16:09:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:22:48.755+00:00
I was relaxing on Friday night and got the urge to sew something. (Was up til 1 in morning!)I’ve been meaning to make a Rice Heating Pad for ages, so that was my plan. I recently purchased some fabric off of eBay and this was the perfect use for it. All I needed was fabric, rice, essential oils and a sewing machine!
I checked Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-68974752142763712512014-03-07T11:28:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:23:18.575+00:00
So true! LolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-22969301949643394682014-03-07T11:26:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:25:04.897+00:00
crochetmelovely:
podkins:
Stor snöstjärna. by TM - the crocheteer! found via Flickr.
You can make one of your very own using the free Ravelry download designed by Daniela Herbertz.
Free crochet pattern! :)
Cool star!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-60848405597835491542014-03-05T12:22:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:25:32.309+00:00
Finally finished my sons gym bag! All pieced together with fabric I’ve recycled from old jeans and a curtain. I was going to line it with his old tshirt but it wasn’t quite big enough, so I found an old curtain to use. I used some string I had and braided several thicknesses together to use as the drawstring cord. I made a few mistakes, but have learned from every one Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-76874139953469162932014-03-04T10:43:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:25:41.279+00:00
leisureartsintern:
Yarn!
That is sooo me!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-14328933591859560202014-03-04T10:39:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:30:37.716+00:00
I’m making my youngest son a gym bag using old jeans and tshirts. I forgot to buy interfacing, so will use his old tshirts as a lining. I pieced together all the jean/denim scraps, and will now cut the pattern shapes out. I’ll make it larger than my pattern states so I won’t waste much of the denim. It’s gonna hurt to cut this though. I’m a third of the way to a denim quilt!! Oh wellAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-9711059265558129212014-03-02T06:14:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:15:23.139+00:00 I love thrift/charity stores!! Got about a yard square or more of a bright yellow linen for £2 and several yards of that striped polyester fabric for £3.. It’s actually enough to make a dress with fabric to spare! Not sure if I want to make it into a dress, but am just happy it’s enough. I think the linen would make some nice cushions for my living room. My stash is growing! 😊Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-15907321312886481812014-03-02T06:07:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:15:23.144+00:00 juststitched:"Don’t worry about me, just make sure my yarn stays dry!"Hehehe. I can relate to that!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-52459249945290933102014-03-01T08:42:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:15:23.150+00:00Craftsy VideosWatching my first #Craftsy video! It’s on bag making and I can’t wait to make one! I know how to sew, but it’s been about 10 to 12 years since I last made a bag or anything substantial. I definitely recommend their videos to anyone looking to add to their knowledge base. I’m starting with the free videos of course. ;-)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-33281058621064945112014-02-28T10:24:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:23:34.696+00:00
Fabric collection is beginning to grow! I’ve been thinking about sewing again and have been scouring eBay for bargains. I found this sewing themed fabric that could be useful. I haven’t even decided what I want to make yet.
I do know I need to make myself some clothes though. The fashion in the stores nowadays is just awful! Of course, I’ll probably need a larger piece of fabric… Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-53823362491229519052014-02-26T12:01:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:15:23.160+00:00 glitzknitsboutique:suzapalooza’s Groovyghan, using the free pattern by Tracy St. JohnWow, this is really cool. Love the colours!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002607450988703721.post-91736509500295620252014-02-26T11:56:00.000+00:002014-03-24T14:15:23.166+00:00 Anyone can knit! Poor snake. lolMaybe he’ll have more luck with crochet? Or…maybe not. 😏Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403736062151039663noreply@blogger.com0