Business on the outside...

I got an ipad for my Christmas/birthday present. Probably the only good thing about being born so close to Christmas is that if you need something expensive you can justify it as counting for two presents. Sort of. You'll need something to do anyway when no one, not even YOU, wants to go out to celebrate your birthday. It's too cold. We just had new years eve. Etc., etc.

Anyway... I made myself a little sleeve with some super cute tree fabric and flannel gingham. I love it! It pays to hoard the cute stuff for yourself.

I can't say that I made the ipad cover because I really, really needed it right away. I made it because I was way overdue on the kindle and PSP covers I promised to make months and months ago. Thankfully, E is ever so patient.

E wanted something that would look businessy and adult on the outside in case his co-workers caught a glimpse, but that also had some fun element to it. We decided on a brown herringbone wool and navy blue owls.

If I ever made these again I would be much smarter about it, particularly for the smallest PSP case. I sewed all the fabric pieces together and then flipped them inside out, but forgot that topstiching around the edge is very difficult when the opening doesn't even fit around the sewing machine. Hard to explain, but lesson learned.

Ah. Professor Cozy! So nice to meet you.

I made this new coffee sleeve last night. I call it "Professor Cozy." And every time I say the name in my head I use a British accent. Just seems to fit. "Professor Cozy. How's it going old chap?"

I used fabric from an old wool suit on the outside and cotton shirt on the inside. I had been getting requests for more masculine coffee sleeves and the only one I had that fit the bill was a robot print.

I also ordered a rubber stamp with my logo in order to make my own labels. I think it ended up being pretty cute. I'm going to get some ribbons or twill tape to stamp them on in the future, but old fabric scraps work for now. I had been using individual letter stamps with fabric paint to make the labels, but it was just too messy and inconsistent. I found out about fabric ink pads from the Bend the Rules Sewing flickr group discussion. It was very helpful.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/340229@N25/discuss/72157603408648497/

possible coffee sleeve fabrics

What to use first? hmmm....

Two down. A million to go.

Somehow I actually got the scarf made for K. I think it's actually my favorite so far!

We'll see if she still wants it. I did take longer than expected to make due to moving. And now it's 56 degrees today. Hopefully she'll still want to buy it, but if not I can always put it up on Etsy or wear it myself.

I also managed to get two more coffee sleeves made.

Yippee!

To do... Do it now!

How am I going to find time to do all of these things that are already past due?

1. One red and brown scarf for K.

2. One more baby blanket for L.

3. Professor style coffee sleeve for D.

4. couch quilt for A.

5. more coffee sleeves in wonderful new fabrics for the store