• Blog
  • About
  • Links
  • Canadian Sewing Links
  • Contact
  • Sales
  Happy Okapi

Best Nine 2017

1/13/2018

0 Comments

 
I'm alive! I'm still here, I've just been enjoying a slow start to the year, and recovering from the busyness of Christmas, and all that goes along with the winter holidays. I hope you all had a nice end to 2017. I had some sewing goals for 2017 that I didn't quite get to, but I'm not upset about it either. To be honest, I've never been much for resolutions. I feel like if things are worth changing, they aren't worth waiting for. So, before I move forward with any projects in 2018, let's take a look back at 2017. I got this picture generated from 2017bestnine.com, and it does all the work for you if you enter your Instagram ID. 
Picture


Top Left - Minikins

Sew Sweetness released this amazing bundle of quick-sew projects, just in time for the holidays. The Minikins bundle includes 12 patterns and an instructional video to go along with each. This Zeppelin Pouch was my 4th make from the bundle and I can't wait to make the rest! I whipped this up one night when I realized I still needed a teacher gift for the next day, yikes! 

Middle Row - Luxie Lunch Bag

Emmaline Bags' Luxie Lunch bag took up one third of my top nine! No surprise really, since I made so many. The top two were for coworkers made with Alison Glass and Cotton + Steel fabrics, all from Fabric Spark. The bottom one I received in a swap, it was made by Jenny ofSincerely Jen. Here's the one I made for the swap, using Libs Elliott's Tattooed fabric collection.
Picture

Top Right - Paper Pieced Unicorn

For another Instagram swap, I made this foundation paper-pieced unicorn mini quilt. The pattern is from Robynie Patterns. I haven't done a whole lot of paper piecing and this was definitely a challenge for me. It wasn't particularly difficult but I did find it overwhelming at times, as it was much more labour intensive than I had bargained for. For the quilting, I chose scattered lines to go with the pieced fabric, but I also included some stars (you can see one quite well in the bottom right corner of this picture). I'm so proud of how it turned out and it was pretty difficult letting it go. I did receive a gorgeous mini in return so it all worked out.
Picture


Middle Left - Sew Sweetness Sublime 

I tested this bag when it was part of the Bag of the Month Club, but you can now get this as a stand alone pattern, or bundle it with an online workshop/video. You can read more details about this bag in my post from when it was released.
Picture

Middle Right - Easy Peasy Purse

I made this adorable kiss-lock frame purse for a little girl for her birthday. I used Patty Sloniger's Into The Deep collection from Sitka Fabrics. My son picked the fabric and was quite proud to give this as a gift for his friend, while announcing his mommy made it. I figure it won't be long before they're too embarrassed to give gifts I've made so I'll take it while I can get it. The pattern and instructions are part of a Craftsy Class, or you can get the pattern by itself.

Bottom Left - Retreat Bag

I can't believe it took me so long to make one of these! The Retreat Bag is a free pattern from Emmaline Bags and is the perfect way to get your sewing fix in. I received this gorgeous Cotton + Steel Menagerie fabric as a gift and had big projects on the go, but I couldn't let it just sit there, so I chose the Retreat Bag as my quick project to display the fabric. 
Picture

Bottom Right - Cassette Polaris

This is the project I was most excited about last year. My friend Lysa Flower designed this paper pieced pattern for a cassette tape and asked me to use Kim Kight's (at the time unreleased) Snap to Grid fabric to turn a Polaris bag into a 3D cassette. You can read more about the project inthis post here. 


My Favourites

Along with the ones above, here are some of my favourites:
Picture
Backpacks for each of them! Details can be found in this post.

Blue Calla Tansy Zippered Tote. I made this for a friend and I also made a smaller matching one for her daughter. I'll write more about it soon, but for now, you can find the pattern here. 
Picture
Picture
Castell Day Bag. I love this bag so much I hosted a sew along for it! I also personally used this pattern for my own carry on luggage and thought it was perfect.

Picture
Blue Calla Clover Convertible Bag. I wrote all about it at the beginning of last year when the pattern was released as part of the Bag of the Month Club; find all the details here.



What were your favourite makes of 2017?
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Instagram

    RSS Feed

    Sponsors and Affiliates


    Picture
    Swoon Sewing Patterns

    Save 10% with code OKAPI10



    On The Go Bags

    Categories

    All
    Canadian Shops
    Crafts
    Designer Spotlight
    Discounts
    Everything Else
    Handbags
    Patterns
    Sew Alongs
    Sewing Books
    Tutorial
    Video


    One Thimble Issue 8 Out Now

    Archives

    August 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015


    Author

    Hi! I'm Reece and I love to sew! I'm also a mom and a wife. I love being crafty and sharing tips.

    Visit Happy Okapi's profile on Pinterest.

    Disclaimer: This website contains affiliate links. Purchases made through those links provide me with a portion of those sales. Proceeds earned through these links help pay to continue running this site. Thank you for your support! 

woven-pear-socks