Sheree's Alchemy

Saturday Shop Talk

Happy Saturday, Folks!

I am happy to report that I did finish up a couple of things yesterday.  This prototype is finished.  I have some tweeks I want to do for the final bag.  But I do love this!

I have some tweeks I want to do for the final bag.  But I do love this!

 

And I finished up these coordinating pouches as well.

new zipper pouches and foldover button closure products are being added to my product line.

all together...loving this new set!
 

I sketched some product ideas for these incredibly gorgeous fabrics.

swoon worthy 100% cotton cable knit fabric.  seriously...so hard to not just stop everything and cut in to this!  I also have this in grey!

  these velveteens are calling my name, but I will stick to sketching until I get some other things finished up and tag for sale.  Staying on course is hard when I have this sort of temptation laying around.

 

I managed to get a couple of aprons listed on Etsy. 

available here

available here

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available here

available here

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available here

 

I also got started on two new custom quilts.  They are for a brother and sister that live on the East Coast.  Mom was searching for some custom quilts to match with her kids' rooms and stumbled upon my shop.  We spend a ton of time emailing pictures back and forth, mailing swatches, coming up with designs.  And now I am so excited to get to work on these!

 

fabrics for the little boy's quilt.  he is moving out of his crib in to a big boy bed and will have this new quilt to welcome him.  I am excited to think he'll be snuggling with a quilt handmade my me as he drifts off to sleep. :)

 

some of the fabrics for his sister's quilt.  the front will only use two fabrics, but the back will use about 10 different prints.  so the quilt will be reversible.  

 

I also have to make a custom Emma dress with flutter sleeves using these gorgeous organic cotton fabrics.

 

This will be a gift for a little girl in North Carolina...from her Grandparents that live here in town. :)

Well, I'd better get back to the work.  Hopefully, I'll have some pictures of more finished items to share with you in a few days.

Wishing you all a lovely day and hoping you'll find some time to be creative!

Sheree

 

 

Finishing

Finishing is going to be my Key Word for Fall and Winter!  I always have something I need to finish.  Always!  I am the kind of maker that always has loads of projects going at once.  I have always been this way.  I know alot of folks that start in on one project and they work steadily on it until it is finished before allowing themselves to start anything else.  That is amazing to me.  Incomprehensible really!  Sort of admirable as well.  But I just do not function that way.

Cotton Velvet bags I started almost a year ago..boy, aren't these fabrics gorgeous!

Now, don't misunderstand.  I get alot done.  But I always have ideas running in my head, even when I am in the midst of making something else, visions of new bags, dresses, color combinations, just pop in to my head.  I often drop what I am doing, get out a sketch book and throw down some notes, sketches, ideas.  Or I just go and start in on that new thing, just to get it going.  I usually have got to get it out of my head or I can not move on.

I made a new prototype for a bag design last Spring.  It is so awesome.  I cut out a dozen the next week and well, they have been sitting ever since. :(

Summer Wrapup and Back to School

Hello There!

I wanted to share a little wrap up of our summer with you all.  It was full of fun and surprises and absolutely wonderful weather here all summer long in Michigan!

I already shared our 4H adventure.  And I shared alot of my teaching adventures as well. You can see more of my students projects on my facebook page.  I still have more images to add to the album, but there are lots to see now.

We took some great trips this summer, exploring Michigan.  My inlaws came over from Germany for a 2 and a half week visit.  We did some local things together and also ventured off to visit some other parts of Michigan. We had a great time at Muskegon Lake.

I mentioned before that my mother in law is a musician.  She played a little mini concert at a local church and my kids had a chance to play along with her.  Here is Lucas playing organ with her. 

 

And here is Leah accompanying her on flute.