Friday, July 3, 2009 at 8:53PM Hi.
Well, it's time. I'm getting married next weekand then spending two weeks in Italy. The shop is closed for now, but will reopen on July 26th.
For now, I'll leave you with this fluffy blob of a cat. Enjoy!
Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 11:50AM Here are the rest of the coasters that I made last week, but started in December. I have separated them into a couple of color groups. I'm not sure what I'll do with them yet, but perhaps I'll give them away to friends.
By the way, I got the fabric at Fiber Notion in Park Slope. They have lots of great, cute charm packs, along with all the other crafty goods you can buy there.
This is the front side of the set that I am keeping for myself. I love the colors.
And this is the back of my set.
Front: Blue/Yellow set.
Back: Blue/Yellow set.
Front: Brown set.
Back: Brown set.
Front: Red set.
Back: Red set.
Sewing, coasters, fiber notion in Sewing Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6:31PM 
This little present was severely overdue.
It's for my friend, Rose, who wanted to give her family some new place mats for christmas. Yes, I know. Christmas. Yikes! I've learned my lesson. I feel terrible and I'll never do this again. Sorry, Rose.
These place mats were a little more complicated than my own, but I think they are worth it. (Perhaps I'll need a new set for myself?) I did learn something new in the process of making them: how to sew binding on solely by machine. I had only ever attached binding on quilts by machine sewing one side and hand sewing the rest. This is so much quicker.
I also realized that I had been folding my mitered corners incorrectly, too. Thank god I figured it out. It's much neater when you do it right.
Here's a little close up of my newly perfected corners:
Don't you just love the Alexander Henry 2D Zoo print? I do! Apparently, I can't get enough... here & here.
I added a little suprise to the package for Rose. She has asked me about these coasters I started awhile back and said she could use a few for her new place. I like them a lot. Not perfect, but the fabric is cute. I'll post the pictures of the rest of the coasters soon.
Sewing, coasters, place mats in Sewing Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 12:53PM It's amazing how an impending visit from your future in-laws can spark some organization. Finally! They will be staying in our second bedroom (the sewing room), so I have to clean up my mess of fabric and odds and ends lying around the room and covering the the futon completely.
My bulletin board is one of the things has been sitting on the ground since I moved in over a year ago, just waiting to be hung up. (See it up there in the corner?) It has a metal frame, though, so I wasn't exactly sure of an easy way to hang it. Then I went to my friend's house who bought two super cute fabric bulletin boards from Pulp Products and I considered just throwing mine out for a new one that would be more intersting and wouldn't be a hassle to hang. But suddenly, while organizing some fabric, I got inspired.
I found this upholstery fabric that I bought a long time ago and thought it would make a perfect background for a bulletin board - something intersting to look at, but wouldn't take away from whatever I tacked on it. The colors were also pretty nice against the green walls, too.
It was amazingly easy to do. I unscrewd the metal frame; laid out the fabric on the floor; sprayed the board with basting adhesive; smoothed the fabric against the board and then used an ordinary stapler to bring the fabric edges around. Easy.
I gave in and used double sided tape to hang it up because that's E's answer to hanging up anything and I could live with it in this instance. Then I used push pins to hang up the rulers. It's so nice to get all of this stuff up and off the floor. And the wall seems much more cozy as well since it's not a giant empty space.
DIY, Fabric, bulletin board, organization in Life Friday, May 8, 2009 at 3:23PM 
I've decided to turn over my most favorite fabric to you guys.
You may remember these pot holders that I made a while back. I love them so much! But I don't think it would be a good thing to cover my whole apartment in polar bears and bunnies just yet, so I've made some new coffee sleeves to sell... just in time for summer.
Along with these beachy bunnies and bears, I also had a cute little park scene starring the same bicycle riding bears.
I hope to have these and many more new styles up in the shop sometime soon. For now, enjoy this little sneak peek of the cuteness!
Doe & Mouse, bunnies, coffee sleeve, cozy, cuteness, polar bears in Coffee Sleeves, Doe and Mouse