Pocket purse with feature button

 This style of pocket purse is a firm favourite at my sales, and one I have been making for quite some time now.  It is a great way to use up interesting pockets, following the shape of them to cut the fabric.  I recently bought some buttons from Hobbycraft and decided this would be a good way to feature them.

What do you think?

Perfect poodles

This is a new applique for me, and one which was fun to sew - if a little time consuming with fiddly cutaways and two different fabrics.  The finished effect is pleasing, and I am looking forward to remaking it in different colourways.

Harpenden Carnival 2016

This was such a great day, just as it was last year.
What made it great?

• Fantastic organisation.
• A (mostly!) sunny day.
• Great footfall.
• Plenty of stall space.
• Wide variety of stalls.
• Fabulous sales!

See you again next year, Harpenden!

Ollie

I think this must be an Ollie rather than a Lollie owl. 

Definitely male, and very sure of himself! Ollie does have a soft heart, despite appearances though - he is pure cuddle material!

A bundle of backpacks

Rather than spreading them out as separate posts, here is a "group shot" of my latest backpacks.

All have different trims, and I enjoyed placing jeans pockets as well.

An African themed bag

I had fun using up some lovely animal applique patterns for this bag. I made it in three different colourways, and each side of the bag depicts different African animals.  I'm tempted to keep one for myself...

Old favourites

Elephants and giraffes have featured in my range previously, with elephants being a very popular choice throughout last year.  This year I have found a way to create the giraffes as doorstops, which I hope will be well received.  Someone did comment that they were not as heavy as the elephants; I had to point out that there was less space in a giraffe's spindly legs for the sand!

Piggies!

This is a bag which, in my opinon, you just have to smile at!

 These pig are just so much fun - and it is a bag which sells very well.  Some along to a sale if you would like to own one.

Latest batch of doorstops

This cute trio of friends (left to right, Mitch, Fleur and Larry) are the latest to join my doorstop range.  On my first sale this season the doorstops massively outsold the cuddlies, so I know it is worth making more, even if they do weigh my car down disproportionately!

Another backpack

Here is another of the new-style back packs. 

I particularly love the fabric I used for the trim and linking here.  I was lucky enough to be given a massive stock of fabric by a friend who was moving, and it has been such a joy to work with a range of beautiful patterns.