Redo your post Tuesday

No, I don't think I'll make a habit of that title but I had one going and it was acting weird so I deleted it. I think it's 'bloggers' fault.

I've been in the mood to do some collage and painting lately and just don't have the room or time to get it all out. However, since I do have the sewing machine and supplies pretty much always at the ready, I thought I'd try some with fabric. Above is a picture of a first attempt at a layout on a coffee sleeve. I love to make pretty things out of useful things. And I love the 'rainy day girls' theme, especially for Spring. I ended up not going with this one because once I got the background on, I thought it was too busy .

Here is version #2:I like this a little better ,but might use different colors.The blue for the sky, is not quite right and neither is the pink, but the idea is there-for tomorrow..

I think it must be blogger, it's still behaving strangely.Let's see if I can get through this post...

Here is "Little Red Riding Hood". I finally got it finished -unfortunately both pictures came out blurry-perhaps if you squint a little?-I'll try and get a better one up soon. I'll be adding this one to etsy eventually. I put 3 little buttons in the top right corner using 'sashiko' embroidery thread. I am really proud with how my zippers are turning out. I've worked on them a lot... Here's a view of the inside zipper ends:

Speaking of buttons , I know I've shown them before but I am trying to improve my picture taking skills and thought they looked nice all lined up so here are a few shots of them...

with the new pouch in front

A closeup or 2.

Even if you're a bad photographer you can still have fun with the editing right?