Tuesday, October 26, 2010

last minute crafts

Soo...I figure it's time to post some crafty craftiness from me. :) Those who know me well know I am a procrastinator. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I had put off a couple of projects prior to our move out to Maryland, so I was rushing to get them done at the last minute before we moved back east.


Exhibit A: a lovely apron for one of my girls camp young women who graduated in (ahem) May. In my defense, I had gone shopping earlier for fabric for this apron, but I didn't find something that just fit. Something that is very important to me when working on a special project is that I find fabric that "fits" the person I'm making it for. Lucky for me, just before we moved I found the perfect fabrics for Kayla's apron in her favorite colors - purple and green. I had to go to two separate stores to get them, but the extra effort was so worth it - she loved it!



I also made her a little wallet with the extra fabric. I still think these wallets are fantastic! I use mine all the time.

While I was writing about finding fabric that "fits," I remembered the bag I made for the beatuiful and talented Beth back in, um, March or April, for her birthday. Again, that was another project where I did a little shopping around to find the right fabric, in addition to some procratination on my end. But, again, the recipeint was thrilled with the final product. She wanted a bag to carry her kids' library books in and I think this fit the ticket!



And don't forget the horribly-photographed-but-cute-in-person interior pocket.


Finally, this is something I made for a girl in my ward who won a handmade bag from me at our Relief Society service auction in...um...yeah I don't even remember what month it was in. :P But the important thing is that I finished it before I left! She requested a beach bag and this is what I came up with.


Okay, this is fun! Let's see if I can get myself to post some more of my projects from the past few months. :)

5 comments:

Unknown said...

What cute stuff! I love it! You have a darling blog, and you and your husband are darling!

Beth said...

Oh Karla! I love my bag so so much! It really shows you took time to find just the right fit, and mine goes to church with me each Sunday now as well as the library! I feel sooooo lucky that you made me one! It is just perfect for my personality, Beth

Stephanie said...

You are so crafty!! I love all of your posts :)

Becca said...

I use my wallet from you all the time too! And speaking of your wallets, I'm still interested in 3 for my sisters and mom. They could be Christmas gifts now. What do you say?

Angela said...

Your mad sewing skills make me so jealous!