This week wasn't a total sewing fail. Yesterday, I finished a coffee sleeve as an overdue birthday gift to my sister.
I thought some Lotta would make the perfect coffee sleeve. And the button that I pulled out of the stash goes really well with it I think. It looks like alabaster at first glance, and alabaster is one of my favorites.
For mother's day I think we are going to trek out to this incredible antique shop in Lucketts so I can poke around and find something I like. My hope is to find some old buttons or some other sewing supply. On a semi recent outing I found loads of buttons at an antique mall in Leesburg but they all seemed to be really expensive and not nearly awesome enough.
Violet was helping me take pictures while she made an almond latte. After chewing a huge wad of almonds for long enough to turn them to chunky mush, she then proceeded to spit them all over me.
The sleeve is insulated with natural cotton batting. The lining fabric is some linen that I bought ages and ages ago to make kitchen towels with. I think I managed to painfully extract two towels from the fabric before giving up. This was probably one of the first things I tried to do with a sewing machine. I still love those towels too. Linen is the best. Linen + Lotta = even better.
Oooo, that is a lovely gift! And, ooo, I've heard so many great things about Lucketts...haven't been yet though...we often go to Chartreuse and Co. which is not far from Lucketts...but it's sort of enough once we get through Chartreuse...can't do another with the kids...Lucketts is a bit further away for us...anywho!! Sounds fun! Hope you find some good stuff!
ReplyDeleteHa, I can't really fathom going to two consecutive shops like that with small kids. It would be mutiny! Lucketts is pretty cool. There are antiques and wineries! We went to Tarara for our 5th anniversary. I also took my cosmetology state board there, which gives me heart palpitations every time I drive through there. Lol.
DeleteOh, is chartreuse the place you got that great chair?
DeleteWell, I definitely have to make it to Lucketts sometime! And, yes, Chartreuse is where I got that chair...and many many many other things in my house!! :)
DeleteThis looks awesome!!! I have a sewn one too that I love but I never thought to quilt it! Love that touch!!!! So cool!
ReplyDeleteLol, in my mind everyone must quilt theirs! I love opportunities to quilt things on a small scale.
DeleteAgree with luvinthemomyhood... quilting it is such a great idea! Never thought to do that before, but it adds such a nice touch. And the almond lattes sound, um, tasty. and familiar. (sadly)
ReplyDeleteAlmonds are by far the least offensive thing that has been thrown in my mug. Haha. This morning clover was insisting on throwing her playmobil vampiress and a plastic syringe in my tea.
DeleteYou've got to tell us how Lucketts goes! I've been thinking about going up there too but haven't made it yet.
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