A clutch from my customer -- Kim

I received the photo of a finished clutch by my customer, Kim. I cannot believe she made that so fast and beautifully. I just sold her the sewing pattern, and then I got this picture on the same day.

 

My hand bound journal

Recently I found hand bound journals are very popular on Etsy. Some artists painted gorgeous covers and toned paper sheets by hand. Some artists use leather covers. I always find hand bound journals on the front page of Etsy. They look so beautiful. One day, I decide to try. I don't have leather, and I cannot paint. I just have fabrics. One layer of fabric is too thin to be a book cover, so I am going to line the cover with two layers of thick linen. I cut and fold 25 signatures for my little journal, because I think thick book is prettier than the thin one. The papers are the leftovers of my sketching book. The thread is thick cotton thread. This is the little journal I made, just 3" tall.

 

 

A purse made by my customer

I was so exited when I received a picture of a finished bag from my customer, Rachael. I love the cute, pink little purse. It looked so different from the sample pictures in the sewing pattern I made. It's totally in different style.  It's so nice of her sending me the picture of the finished bag after she followed the instructions on the pattern I made. I appreciate it a lot.