Country Garden Stitchery

I bought a fat quarter of my Red Zinnia Wildflower fabric in cotton poplin ultra from Spoonflower . I found a pattern on Etsy for a clutch purse I liked.  It ended up being a very adventurous project.  I haven't sewn in a while and my left  brain got a work out  with this endeavor. It has two zippers and three pockets.  Not sure what I was thinking . . . I really liked working with the contrasting zipper and I learned some new techniques with this pattern.  I'll pick a one zipper project next time.    Red Zinnias Wildflower fabric  

I've been busy sewing for our local art fair the weekend of December 1st. I've been using my Spoonflower samples to make the little pincushions above. I'm glad I made them in advance so I can enjoy them for a while. I like their cheerful colors and shape. Pattern is from Details by Des on Etsy. I've also made some small pouches for the fair. Perfect size for your purse to put whatevers in. This is made with my Green Coneflower fabric. This is very lively fabric and looks nice sewn up. I used the same zip pouch pattern and size but with my Foxglove Zen fabric. For the quilting I used sewing thread that matched the fuchsia flowers and liked how that turned out. I used my Fuchsia Blooms fabric for this one. This is the last one I made using my Love in a Mist fabric and think it might be my favorite. I had to take a break for the online Needlework Show that I participated in this week so hope to be back to sewing soon. These little projects are fun.