Kid slings

I made kid slings before, but they weren't very successful. This pattern came from Handmade Home and I really like it. It could be a wee bit larger, it's pretty snug on Willa.

Beach bags

This was also a project from the Handmade Home book. Beach bags made from window screen. So far the kids like them. They do let the water through, but certainly hold on to a lot of sand. They were easy to make, very quick. The fabric and ribbon came from my stash and the window screen came from a roll I bought thinking I would make my self a place to store my earrings and fix the screen in the living room at the same time. That hasn't quite worked out but I did get these nice bags out of it.

New Summer bag

I've been working my way through "Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures" by Amanda Blake Soule. This bag is one of her patterns. It was pretty quick and easy (my favorite). I changed the ribbon tie to a magnetic snap, because really, who has time for tying the ribbons. My sewing machine wasn't quite up to the really thick areas so there are some spots where the stitching could use a bit of reinforcing. The fabric came from a Goodwill grab-bag and the lining was some of the natural linen that I scored at that amazing church rummage sale.