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Two Sewing Days, Two Friends, and A Bag for My Boy

6/24/2011

 
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Last Thursday I made a super summery custom large tote for a writer friend of mine, Ginny. She picked my favorite fabric of the season, Alexander Henry's Avedun and Anemone.  I added a snap flap to the front--a nice touch, especially with this print. Ginny and I had a wonderful time catching up, thrift shopping, and beading in Medina.

Yesterday, since I am fresh out of zippers that match (never fear, 200 are on their way soon--and let me tell you, if you need zippers, Jennie of Zipit is the woman to talk to!), I made 2 more large totes: another Avedun and Anemone and a Cherry Blossom (photos soon). To top off a morning of sewing, I had lunch with my dear friend Cathy at the Pine Tree Barn: holy delicious chicken wrap, Batman.

The most exciting news for the last 2 weeks (the most exciting SOMP news, anyhow) is that SOMP will soon be featured on Heartsy--an awesome promotional endeavor! Shoppers will be able to purchase vouchers good toward any item in my Etsy shop. I will keep you posted on the date. And if you're unfamiliar with Heartsy, as I was until maybe 3 weeks ago, it is a super cool site dedicated to providing deep discounts on handmade items of every stripe.  Currently I'm stocking up inventory for that event as well as my biggest craft show of the year, the Summer Market.

Also exciting here at SOMP is my new pencil bag design.  I have been tossing around this design for probably a year or more, and tried a version of it in EVA plastic, to no avail (not yet, anyway).  About a week ago, I was pleased that the latest version of this idea went from mostly concept to prototype in under half an hour.  My son wandered into the workshop.  "Want to see what Mommy made?" I asked, and held out the pencil bag--a black and pink floral / polka dot fabric combo with a clip at the top.  "Ooooh," he said, and emphatically, "thank you!"  And that was that.  He wore it to the playground and hauled it to the sitter's.  I know for a fact that it holds at least a dozen pencils.  He loves the thing, and I love that he does. 

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