Sew the Library

Hello and welcome to another edition of Sew the Library. Right now on my table I have these pretty little scraps that were leftover from quilt I made a while ago. They are super colorful and I think would make a perfect  scrappy project. Sadly there hasn't been much time spent in my sewing room lately. One of my beloved dogs has been very sick for the past three weeks. So for now every time I pass by my sewing room I admire this little pile and hope things return back to normal soon. 

How about you? Have you sewn a project lately inspired by a book or a magazine? Please share with us below, visit others and promote the link up.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a lovely week. 

XO

Martha

Sew The Library: Needle Book

Welcome to another edition of Sew the Library! I'm so happy you stopped by. For this month's project I chose a lovely book that has in my library for quite some time but I've never got around to making a single project from it. It is such a shame because it is an excellent book. Hex-Go-Go by Tacha Bruecher gives us a new take on traditional  English paper piecing with great projects for all skill levels. I decided to start small and tackle one of the more beginner friendly projects: the Rosette Needle book. The colors I chose are very different from the ones on the book, but I really like how it turned out. It feels very warm and the brown and oranges really got me thinking about autumn. However, I ran into a little problem while making my needle book. I didn't have enough felt for the 'pages' of the book so I ended up with only two pages rather than four as the pattern suggests. Oh well sometimes we have to improvise :)

How a bout you? Have you been sewing from your library? Please link up any projects that you have completed or are WIP's from a book or a magazine.

Thank you for stopping by!

XO

Martha

Sew The Library: Needle Case

Welcome to another edition of Sew the Library! For this month's project I decided to make a project from an old time favorite: The Zakka Style book. I just love every single project in that book and hopefully one day I could say that I had made them all. This is the Patchwork Pencil Case designed by Shannon Dreval, but instead of using it as a pencil case I decided to use is as a needle case. The size is perfect for holding a set of double pointed needles or a pair of circular needles. And since I do most of my knitting on the go is always good to carry an extra set. 

How about you? Did you finish or are currently working on a project from a book or a magazine? Please link your finished projects or WIP's* below and don't forget to visit others. 

*I understand that sometimes it takes time to finish a large project. So I decided to add the option of including works in progress.

Thank you for stopping by!

XO

Martha

Sew The Library: Kimono Tunic

Hello and welcome to our second edition of Sew The Library. I'm very happy to have you here. For this month's project I decided to add a new piece to my wardrobe. I've only made another top before (you can see it here) and since then I've been anxious to try again, but for one reason or another I kept postponing it. But not anymore: Sew the Library is the perfect encouragement to put our beloved craft books to use. This new top is the Kimono Tunic from the Sweet Dress Book. I'm absolutely obsessed with Japanese sewing books and this one is a great one. The patterns are very relaxed and user friendly; specially for a beginner like myself. The fabric is a cut to flannel I got at my local fabric shop on clearance and I've been saving it for months looking for the perfect project. It is super soft and very cozy. I think this tunic is going to get lots of use. I love the color an the texture and so easy to wear. The fit is a bit loose but I think that is part of the charm of these designs. And it is perfect to wear with leggings or tights so it makes for a super comfy outfit. 

Now on to the link up.

What you have been up to? Please link up your projects you made from a craft book or a magazine this month and visit each other.

Thank you for stopping by,

XO

Martha

Sew The Library: Patchwork Pot Holder

For our first Sew The Library link up I decided to make something from one of my favorite books: Zakka Style. I think it is one of the first craft books I ever bought and I love every single project in it.  It is hard to pick just one. But I decided to choose the most practical at the moment. My pot holders were in such disrepair, so I went ahead and made a couple to replace my old ones. I really like their round shape, scrappiness and the linen (my favorite fabric). I absolutely love the way they turned out that now I'm afraid to put them to use and get them dirty.  Or maybe I should just make a few more so I have a good supply of pretty pot holders to use and adorn my kitchen. 

This month's link up is hosted by Heidi @ Fabric Mutt.

I hope you would join us sharing your projects that you made from a book or a magazine. The link up will remain open until the end of the month. 

Have a wonderful week!

XO

Martha.

Coming Soon... Sew The Library

I have some very exciting news to share with you. I have teamed up with my friend Heidi from Fabric Mutt

and Jodi from Tickle & Hide to start a new monthly link-up for 2015. We all have a collection of of sewing books and magazines (big or small) that sometimes we neglect to give them the attention that they deserve. So why not start start sewing from our libraries and share our makes in a monthly Link-up?

You can link up the project(s) that you made in the month from a sewing book or magazine. The link-up starting on the 20th of each month and it closes at the end of the month.  So lets put our treasured sewing books to use and start sewing! Sew the Library kicks off at Fabric Mutt

in January, then it is my turn to host in February followed by Jodi in March. We hope you can join us and sew along with us. 

XX

Martha

Ho, Ho, Ho and on We Sew Link Up

Welcome to this month's Link up! I'm so glad you are here. I was absolutely delighted when Fiona @

Celtic Thistle Stitches

asked me to host the Link up. I think the idea  of getting ahead with our Christmas makes is absolutely brilliant! I have found myself every year trying to scramble my handmade gifts in the week leading up to the holidays and it is absolute madness.

Since you are all coming up with great handmade gifts I thought I'll share with you an idea of how to wrap your beautiful handmade gifts this Christmas. I created a tutorial for this string bag that your gift recipients could save or re-use. You can find the tutorial here.

We'd love to see what you have been up to. Please link up you holiday makes below. You have until the end of the month to add your link and automatically be entered on the giveaway. An InLinkz Link-up

And now on to the giveaway! This month's giveaway is this beautiful Be Jolly Mini Charm Pack by Moda donated by the kind people of The Fat Quarter Shop

. 

Thank you so much Fiona for inviting me to host this month and to all of you for stopping by!.

Also, a big thank you to all the sponsors of the monthly giveaways:

A Picture... A Moment

My herb garden is coming back. Very soon I will have more mint that I would know what to do with it.

Hello Friends,

I've been debating for a couple of weeks wether or not to keep the Friday Link Up. After long consideration I have decided to close the chapter on on this little project. I had such a great time hosting the link up, specially seeing your moments that you shared. I want to thank you all for visiting my little blog and linking up during the short run of the link up. Thank you so much for your support I truly appreciate it. 

Spring is a time for new beginnings and I'm looking forward to see what the rest of 2014  will bring. Who knows they sky is the limit.

Happy Friday! 

XX

Martha.