Reusable grocery bag and Doggy treat pouch

Right after I came back from Chicago, I had to fly to Kona for work again.
I didn't even have time to unpack! but I like traveling, so I didn't mind :) 
My husband is the one doesn't enjoy it much though, he hates to be away from me :P
So, while in Kona,  I got to visit the fabric store I've found nearby hotel I was staying at.
This is one of them I got that day.
So cute I had to get it! Love the colors, don't you?



I've got a few Japanese sewing books while in Chicago, and I wanted to try one of them.
So, I made this reusable grocery bag.
It's same design as regular plastic bags and the size is so large I can fit anything in it!
I actually have been using it to just carry stuff around, but I'm sure it'll come in handy when I go grocery shopping!










I wanted to make more things after I finished this and I already had an idea in my mind.
I've been hiking every month with my dog recently and I was in need of something.
When I take him hiking or just to the park, I usually take his treats/snacks to give him.
I used to carry them in a plastic bag as sold at the store which I didn't really like being loosely open.
So, I had this idea with a small pouch that I can carry hands-free that had a sealing to keep his snack tightly closed!
I was going to use one of those small ziploc bags, but I happened to have this ideal size bag.
It is the perfect size I was looking for and it has a sealing and the bag is very durable! Perfect.

I cut the remaining fabric to the size of this bag, sewed it together, slipped the bag in.... and came to find out the bag didn't fit in the arm of the sewing machine to sew it together.
So, I hand-stitched to put them in a place.
After I did that, I realized I should have sewn the ribbon on before attaching the bag.... sigh...
I didn't want to undo hand-stitching part to do it all over again, so I changed a plan to attach the ribbon from outside... oh well, it worked.




Voila! Here is the treat bag I've been picturing!
I love it!!!!!! Now I can go hands-free or bulky backpack-free to satisfy my little guy!

This is how it looks inside.
His snack will remain fresh in this tightly sealed bag :D
He loves it too because every time I grab this pouch, he dashes over to me... oh... maybe he loves his treat not the pouch....
Either way, I'm happy with this yummy pouch




This is how it looks on me, quite a small size.
I like having an instruction to make like the grocery bag, but I enjoy making my own out of my imagination too!
I just have to have a very good plan so I don't forget to skip the step like placing a ribbon before stitching up to close it lol

 

Hmmm, what to make next....?

Hand-stitching Felt Pouch #3

Wow, it's been a month since the last post? Oops!
Well, I've been here and there doing things... 
Chicago was great! I got to see my friend back from college too!
I got to visit places I used to go when I was in college, so it was very exciting!
I did get some craft stuff as I was hoping, so that was an icing on the cake! 
Oh, and work was good too, I almost forgot I worked. lol 
Although we had a thunderstorm wandering around to make me nervous, I survived! (I do flight operations, by the way.)
It's hard to handle different situation when you are in a whole new environment that you don't usually get. It's always a good weather here at home, so dealing with thunderstorms and winter operation (not this time) is nerve-racking for me! 
Luckily no affect to our flights.. phew! 
Enough about work, let's talk craft!




I've made a couple of things between the busy days.
Here is the 3rd pouch of the felted series.
This time, circle shape and a squirrel. Very cute!

 Again, I did a blanket stitching along the edge.
As always, it is a very nice size I use it as a coin purse.
Oh, this cutting mat is one of the things I got from Chicago along with a rotary cutter! 
So excited finally got them! I would've gotten a bigger one if it could fit in my suitcase; that's if I could afford it..... Now I really need a craft room with a nice table! :D

I already got the next one waiting to be stitched up as well as other crochet/knit projects in a long line....
It's like I get full looking and thinking about making it that I don't get to the actual making part! lol


I'll try to post more often! 
Please check back!
Hope you all had a great 4th of July!

It's my weekend! Whoooo ray!
Later!

Hand-stitching Felt Pouch #2

I am off to Chicago for work in a couple of hours.
I've been meaning to finish this second pouch up, so I whipped this cutie before I'm off to the Windy City :)
I also didn't wanna take my glasses case that's little too bulky, so I was stitching this up hoping they would fit in it.
  
The kits: Very cute color and a pattern! I think I can actually use the negative on some other project, too! The pouch measures about 7" wide.

 

 As I planned from last time, I did the blanket stitch around it, I think this looks way cuter! What do you think? It seems like you can fit more this way too. 

Oh yeah, this time I used sewing machine to attach a zipper.

It was way faster, easier and most of all, the stitches are all equal unlike the first one! LOL
Another check mark, for using a zipper foot!

And as I hoped, my glasses fit in PERFECTLY!!!! Whoooray! I had to yay with a smile as they slipped right in!

      

Hopefully I get to find some crafty thingy in Chicago.... Oh but of course, work comes first!!!!!! *wink*

Hand-stitching Felt Pouch

This is another kit I ordered from Japan.
Felt Pouches with Silhouette Appliques.

(Little deer is only for display purpose lol. It's cute though, isn't it? I fell in love with it at Gap, had to take her home. She's been sitting in the closet for more than 2 years and thought she could be my blog assistant! :) she looks proud, doesn't she?)




This kit comes with pre-cut silhouette.
I just had to cut the tips of the shape to apart from the frame.
I kept the negative of it, so I can trace the shape when I want to use it again.


This perfectly fits my GPS! I love it! This felt is thicker than usual one, so it protects what's inside with the cushion-ness.

Because it's all hand stitcing, you can tell, where I applied a zipper (backstitcing), how my stitching got wider and wider towards the end lol. Oh well, it's the good part of hand crafting, right? lol
Looking at the finished product, I'm thinking maybe I should've done blanket stitch instead of running stitch around the pouch... maybe next one I will.