more fabric fun

I’ve got a ton of sewing projects ahead of me. Above, I just finished Amy Butler’s Swing Bag as a birthday present for my baby sister, this time making the pockets larger and two instead of three. The pockets sag a bit, so I added some velcro to keep the outside looking clean. Like mine, this one’s reversible. One side’s a wonderful linen blue pattern, and inside a cotton orange/yellow paisley.

I also whipped up my first Hourglass pillow, one of Amy Butler’s free patterns. The contrasting fabrics—the red aloha fern pattern with a more traditional Asian floral pattern—might seem like a strange combination, but I’m hoping they’ll serve as diplomats among the warring pinks/reds and blues of my living room. In Hawaii, I decided that patterns make me feel at home. The homes of my grandmother and both my aunts use patterns in abundance. No more of this blank, modern palate. Patterns on patterns on patterns. Maybe it’s the buk-buk in me, but I love it.

One down, three more to go.