May the force be with you

During the free Spoonflower fat quarter promotion last year, DS chose this print. He likes the kiddy Star Wars print. It's not an allover print, just a strip across the bottom. There are 8 8" squares with different characters of the movie. I've not figured out yet what to make out of them, maybe a cushion cover?

This is a dual zip pencil case. I managed to find 2 star zipper pulls. Zip was from Daiso, the 1m long one. The star zipper pulls too, but they were on another colour zip. Since the Star Wars print is rather narrow, it'd be a rather 'narrow' pencil case but I decided to 'bump' it up and add the denim. 'Tis a bit more rugged, no? DS chose the lining, a Japanese cotton geometric print in beige and brown. He also asked for a D-ring though I don't know what he's going to put there.

This pic is not the latest.

I studded DS' name with 3cm studs. That's a lot of tiny claws for me to fold in but DS likes the effect.

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When you wish upon a star

I've had this Japanese Disney print for a while, intending to make it into a new clutch for DD. Problem was, it's cotton/linen and I didn't want to use interfacing to stiffen it. DD suggested using the thick canvas I have. One whole bale of it (read, expensive shipping). It's a nice ivory colour with flecks of black and brown. Adds to its character, I think.

DD requested for a pocket and I thought I'd add a zippered one for a change. I didn't put the pocket behind 'cos this clutch is meant for putting papers and I didn't want the papers to be warped with the contents of the pocket so the pocket is on top of the stack, under the flap.

There's Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Thinkbell and Bambi and Thumper.

Nice!

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Canvas laminates

These are the Cath Kidston lookalike material that I have on hand. All are 20cm x 20cm. The larger sized ones will arrive next month and I'm already dreaming of clutches made out of those. DD has also requested for a wallet but I'm out of some items to make the wallet and they'll only arrive next month. October's going to be a fun month of receiving parcels :-)

Anway, I have some of these in duplicates, if you want something larger or two of the same. 

Also, I can't make any straps using these but I might be making some out of PU leather (not sure if it'll be strong enough) else out of cow leather (this should be ok) that I think will go well with these.... next month too. 

Oh, I won't be updating this so please just let me know your top 3 preferences and I'll check availability.

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Plasticky

Bought a stack of plasticky canvas recently. Sure reminds me of Cath Kidston material, in terms of print and feel. It's the thickest material I've sewn. Not the toughest though. That would be faux leather 'cos it wouldn't cooperate with my sewing machine's presser foot and feeder dogs.

I've not quite thought of what I want to make with these yet but made this to try out sewing it. It's so stiff that it's tough to flip proper side out. On the upside, it holds its shape very well. :-)

Simplest item to make was an unlined pencil case. Added a label to the front and a charm to the zipper pull.

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What's your favourite colour?

I like yellow, DS likes red and DD likes green.

I paired this yellow canvas with a brown one so that the dirt doesn't show up so easily when placed on the floor. There are two big pockets in front and two at the back. One panel of pockets inside means lots of compartments to put all your stuff :-)

I was a bit hesitant to use silver rivets and snaps 'cos I thought brass ones would be nicer but I only had silver hardware for the strap so that determined the colour. Turned out rather well, IMHO. :-)

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True colours

I bought another Finepix. I'm used to mine so I decided to continue with another. Add the seller's eagerness to sell the camera to me by throwing in additional battery and 8GB card on top of the existing freebie of 8GB card, case and tripod (which I swapped for screen protector).

And so, there are pictures :

Remember the picture I took yesterday? These are what the 'true' colours are. It's a huge messenger that can fit A4 size files. Stress points have been reinforced by request so that it can accommodate a Macbook White though there is no interfacing. The owner will have to use a Macbook sleeve but otherwise, this is one tough bag with lots of stiff navy denim and baby blue canvas. The flap and internal large pocket are made from laminated cotton which reminds me of oilcloth. Fully-lined pockets inside with a pocket for the PSP and 2 pen pockets per request out of the 6 -7 pockets inside. I can't remember :-(

Just for the record, I'm adding this other pic for comparison with earlier versions in the blog. Which camera do you think is better?

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Going solo

This Monday and Tuesday BunnyBags, Tobias' Shoppe and Tiffany's Shoppe will be at NUS Central Forum. It's the first solo bazaar after several with Little Statement who kindly offered to share their table at KKH with me. 

This time round, I'll be having a 3ft x 3ft table and 2 chairs. I'm not sure which stall I'll be at 'cos there are some changes. I'll know when I'm there, LOL!

These are some mini totes. They are reversible so you can use the polka dots side on the outside. All are different and I might just make some more depending on my mood and time available. Yes, I have these already cut and placed somewhere in the blackhole sewing basket. These were made last year but I can't remember why I've not brought them to KKH bazaars or listed them in Tiffany's Shoppe. Odd.

Do drop by if you're near NUS.

See you and have a blessed day!

Permutations

I can't remember when I learnt permutations. Given 4 constants - a, b, c, d - how many combinations will there be? 4 x 3 x 2. But I don't want similar pairs, eg. aa or bb so that means 4 x 3. And I don't want flipped pairs that are similar, eg. ab and ba so that means 2 x 3. So, how did I end up with the four below...LOL! Can you find out which are the 2 other combinations that I didn't make?

I'll get round to it soon. Not now....on to other things :-)
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Big prints

I normally shy away from big floral prints but this Kono Sanae canvas was so pretty that I made a large tote out of it. Added a large patch pocket almost as big as one side and secured it with a chocolate metal snap. This large patch covers a smaller patch pocket so that it's more accessible without having to lower the strap to get at things. Another panel of pockets inside as usual. Fully lined with calico but not interfaced since it's canvas.

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More pencil cases

It's odd sometimes when the requests come in, they come in batches. I'd get requests for similar items from different people about the same time. It's interesting to see how they pair the fabrics too. Sometimes what I think doesn't work turns out better than I imagined. So I learnt to hold back my comments on the prints of the fabric and only suggest when it comes to the weight of the fabric.

Two flat rectangular pencil cases. Both fully lined, personalised and not interfaced. Smaller one is made from linen and corduroy on the outside and lined with calico. Larger has US import super combed blue lifesavers cotton lined with Korean import blue canvas on the inside. Daiso star zip and D-ring extras.

This is my first plain linen creation and I like working with linen. There are so many types of linen out there (I bought 3 recently) and they have different textures, coarseness and colour. They match so well too. Must be why so many zakka items use them. Looking forward to more lace and embroidered items :-)

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Some like it hot, some like it cold

Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot 9 days old.
Do you like black or white? Large or small dots?

White dots on black oxford on one side with black dots on white canvas on the other. Which side do you like more? The black background has a classic Audrey Hepburn kind of feel (at least to moi) while the other side's a bit more fun.
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Sold!

This is the first bag I sold few weeks back. H saw the sling bag DS was carrying to church and asked if there's a girl-version of it. So happened, DD was carrying hers as well. So H asked for a similar one for his daughter. Both these bags use the same materials but I gave H's bag a different internal flap and pocket from DD's. Even when I make similar bags for DS and DD, there are slight differences so that each bag I've made is one-of-a-kind.

External canvas fabric lined with thick cotton from IKEA. Metal hardware for the adjustable strap.