In case you haven't heard, there is an inspiring blog tour of Canadian pattern designers and I was lucky enough to be chosen to participate! Here is a line up of all the dates/blogs:
June 1 - 3Gracious Threads - InterviewCreative Bug - The Wholesome Mama - stitched by crystalJune 4 - 6Jalie – InterviewShaffer Sisters – Call Ajaire – hibbadorayJune 8 – 10Thread Theory – InterviewHandmade Boy – Rebel & Malice – Sew Out of ControlJune 11 - 13Audrey & Tiffany – InterviewAll Things Katy! – Not Sew Fast – Conversas de HermanaJune 15 – 17E+M Patterns – InterviewFrom-a-Box – Made by Sara – Climbing the WillowJune 17 - 19Victory Patterns – InterviewSwoodson Says – Thread Riding Hood – Sprouting JubeJubeJune 18 – 20FABulous Home Sewn – InterviewCreate3.5 – Calm and Carrion – Stitches by LauraJune 22 – 24Filles a Maman – InterviewPattern Revolution – PhatQuarters – sewstarly – House of EstrelaJune 24 – 26Closet Case Files – Interviewgloria june – Rebel & Malice – Sew Far NorthJune 25 – 27Elegance & Elephants – InterviewSprouting JubeJube – AmandaRose – Mae & KJune 29 - 30Lulu & Celeste: new makes and a round up postJuly 1stLast day to enter Giveaways and Final Round up Post!
Of course, there is a FABulous giveaway!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Okay! On to my FABulous experience! I got to make these cute all-purpose bags. The pattern is the Zippy Keeper by FABulous Home Sewn. (http://www.fabuloushomesewn.blogspot.ca/) This is a very straight forward pattern with several different variations.
These will make great back to school teacher bags. I would reccommend making them a little bit wider if you want to put pencils inside. We tried and it was a tight squeeze for new pencils, lol! I can see them being perfect for so many other things, everything from money to paper clips--the sky's the limit!
I made the larger size and it is a FABulous size for so many non-adult things!
Don't boys LOVE to collect things: legos, cars, balls, cards, game pieces, video games... In fact, perfectly fits one of my son's portable video games!
Wouldn't this be great filled with mini figures? |
Figurines from a video game system. |
I found some great uses for these bags in my sewing room as well...
I have the hardest time keeping those clippy things together, but now they can be corralled in one of my Zippy Keeper bags! And I have a lot more pairs of little scissors than I realized. This would be the perfect spot to keep up with them!
Scissors and sewing clips. |
What would you keep in your Zippy Keeper bag?
Want to learn more about the FABulous pattern designer Fenna?
Interview here: http://wp.me/p5jJXv-kl
OH! She is so FABulous, she is offering up a discount code, but oh rats! Today is the last day for that, hurry to her pattern shop!
Coupon code: Coupon code is ocanada for 15% off in the etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/FABulousHomeSewn?ref=shop_sugg
Prices will be automatically reduced in the craftsy shop: http://www.craftsy.com/user/641854/pattern-store?_ct=fqjjuhd-ijehu&_ctp=137299,641854
Coupon will be valid from June 17th midnight until the 20th.
Thanks for stopping by!! :)
(yes, I received a copy of this pattern in exchange for this post)