The Halloween Box

I don't know what got me started, but I made these Halloween treats.  It was so pleasant to do some hand sewing without a deadline or to anyone's specifications.

These masks were a pattern from Sew Mama Sew guest Blogger DelilahIris Designs.   I see some crooked eyebrows as I look at these pictures! Oops! These were such a fun project to make!

I bought this cute Timeless Treasure material last year.  I used this pattern from Sweet Verbena to make a pencil case.  I modified the pattern, replacing the felt interior with batting and lining fabric.  Then covered the seam with twill tape.  Love the metal zipper!

And a pouch.  I love the pink zipper and lining!!

I boxed these treats up and sent them off to my daughter.  It's always fun to get stuff in the mail don't you think?

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Almost finished Circles

This is the backing for the Circle quilt!  I used some orphaned blocks that had been hanging around for three years!  I really like the material and was so happy to finally find a use for them! The orange and teal material with circles on them were leftover from the propeller quilt.

Don't they all play so well together!

 And here is the front!! I love how it turned out!  Sister Beth did a fabulous job in the quilting (as usual)! Thanks Beth!

Now to figure the binding. I have a neutral for the front and a orange dot for the back. Perhaps a double binding is in my future.

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Owlets

I have been having great fun working on these masks that I found on Sew Mama Sew's Blog site.  The tutorial is from their Guest, Delilahiris Designs.  You can find more about her and her wonderful designs at DelilahIris.com.

I no longer have someone at home to make costumes for, but I could not resist these cuties!  

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 This is the first one I made.  I liked it so much I started another!  I'm glad I did because I switched the backing felt so that the lighter one now has dark brown felt that peeks out around the fawn color.

It adds some depth to the mask, don't you think?

The fawn color does not show up as well on this darker mask, the sizes were too much the same.  If you want to do this on purpose, I suggest cutting the back side a bit larger all around. I think even if the colors match, it looks feathery.

The only other suggestion I have is when you are sewing the inner eye lashes, wait until the whole mask is assembled.  That way, you catch all the layers of felt around the eye.  I think this makes it more comfortable for the wearer.

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