On My Sewing Table. . .

 

 

 

 

 

I finished up a lot of sewing projects last week.

A custom order of flower pins, plush cats and pillows from a customer's own beloved sweaters.

And a set of my heart felt embroidered ornaments.

 Now I'm working on stocking up on purses, zip pouches and other accessories for the summer craft fair season. And even though I don't want to plan that far ahead, I need to photograph some new FeltSewGood items because it's time to apply for some fall craft shows.

What have you been making on lately?

Shop Update Soon!

Occasionally I receive a request for a longer or shorter strap on one of my FeltSewGood handbags or purses. Since I use mostly repurposed materials for my creations, I often have a limited amount of fabric, or sweater wool, to use for each purse and that can ultimately limit the length of the purse straps.

But when I have the extra fabric needed, I decided I will make my "Bella" style purses with an adjustable shoulder strap.

  I found these metal buckle pieces at my local fabric store.

 

I had plenty of this herringbone wool to make an extra long strip of fabric to use for the shoulder strap. This Bella will be able to be carried over the shoulder, or worn across your body by adjusting the new longer strap.

 

I'm working on several new items, including this Bella, and I'll have a shop update Saturday, April 20 and again on Monday, April 22.
Have a great weekend!

 

 

What's New?

My weekend was fairly creative and productive despite a little trouble with my trusty Kenmore sewing machine. I had cleaned out the sweater "fuzz" from under the presser plate and around the bobbin, adjusted the tension and jiggled the foot pedal. My husband could tell I was getting a little frustrated and asked me to describe the trouble I was having. Basically after all my efforts, when I pressed on the foot pedal, the machine either started out stitching too fast or would not start stitching at all. My Handy Hubby decided the foot pedal itself was the problem and after he took it apart and cleaned a connection, my sewing machine is working well again and all is good in my sewing room!

So here is what I've been working on. I've found some nice wool men's jackets, or sportcoats, and a great chocolate brown suede skirt, all at thrift stores. I like the way the woven wool, and especially the suede, look with the felted sweater wool so I've incoorporated them into some of my handbag designs.

This is my first try at sewing with the suede. I used it for the top band and strap of a Bella handbag. It's a little bit harder to work with, but I love the results.

I like this combo of the red sweater wool and the black and white herringbone woven wool. And it was fun to use the original jacket's features, like the pockets, in the design of the purse.

This is another Bella handbag made with green sweater wool and a simple plaid pattern in woven wool.

I've spent the afternoon cutting out some more combinations of colors and fabrics. What do you think? I'd love to hear your feedback or opinions on my new ideas!

Featured from the Etsy Bloggers Team : : Nico Designs

The Featured Blogger, from the Etsy Bloggers Team, for the month of January is Nico Designs! Erika loves to sew and features handbags and accessories in her Etsy shop. And new to her shop are some art dolls and home accessories. Here are a few of my favorites:

a pretty envelope clutch in pinks and magenta,

Love Pears, plush pears in red prints would make a cute Valentine's Day gift,

Savannah, the Horse Lover art doll,

and a graphic black and white tote bag

And of course, being a member of the Etsy Bloggers Team, Erika has a lovely blog of her own. On her blog, Designs by Nico, she blogs about her craft, and the business of handmade, and has shared lots of great tutorials. Be sure to stop by and say hello!

HOLIDAY WEEKEND *S*A*L*E*

I hope Everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

And now it's time for some shopping!

Black Friday through Cyber Monday, everything in my shop is 10% OFF!

Prices are already reduced - no waiting for a refund through PayPal! Just shop and save. And I'll be adding new items all weekend. Visit FeltSewGood and save!

And don't forget to enter my giveaway, at this blog post, for a chance to win a FeltSewGood gift certificate! You have until midnight EST, Sunday, November 29 to enter.

New From FeltSewGood!

I've added quite a few new items to the shop this week and there are lots more new upcycled wool items to come soon!

There are new Bella handbags, combining felted wool sweaters and upcycled vintage wool clothing.

There are a variety of felted wool mittens, made from upcycled wool sweaters. Some are trimmed with a few of my vintage buttons.

And new from FeltSewGood this Fall. . . felted wool mittens in kids' sizes!

And this cute pouch/clutch was made from an embroidered, felted wool sweater vest.
Stop by the shop and see what's new!

Sneak Peak at New Fall Handbags!

Here's a little preview of what I've been working on this week. I've combined some woven wool fabrics, upcycled from thrifted clothing, with felted sweater wool for some pretty new fall handbags.

I really like the combination of textures from the sweater wool and wool fabric. And it was fairly easy to sew the different pieces together with my sewing machine.

I'm hoping to get a little more sewing done over the weekend and I will start listing my new handbags in the shop next week.

In the meantime, I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thrifty Shopping Trip

While out running errands Saturday morning, I decided to stop and take a look at a Goodwill Thrift store that I hadn't been to in a while. I usually find more wool sweaters and clothes at yard sales during the summer, but it looks like even the thrift shops are now getting ready for Fall. I found quite a few pretty wool sweaters, a great chocolate brown suede skirt and a couple of vintage woven wool men's jackets.

I've gotten all of my new wool fulled/felted, dried and cut into pieces and some even ready to stitch together. I'm working on some new handbags that incorporate the woven wool with the wool sweaters and maybe even some of the suede. I think these combinations will work well together and hope to have some new designs to share and list in the shop by the end of the week.

Shop Update!

I've listed some new items in the shop! A couple of pretty handbags and a new zippered pouch and wristlet.

This Flower Basket Handbag has a removeable felted flower brooch.

A new leaf applique zippered pouch.

This casual Elizabeth style handbag is great to carry year round and looks cute with your favorite denim jeans.

More to Come!
I'm working on some new plush animals to listed this week in the shop.

And The Winner Is!

Congratulations to Amie P., the winner of the Felt Sew Good Customer Appreciation Giveaway.
http://feltsewgood.blogspot.com/2008/11/customer-appreciation-giveaway.html

Thanks so much to all of those who entered.

There is still plenty of time for holiday shopping

and I'm still adding lots of new items to my Etsy shop, FeltSewGood.

Handbags, scarves and mittens made wonderful gifts!

I have some new Christmas stockings
and there are more Holiday Heart Felt ornaments on the way.