For those of you who love cute prints especially for kids, then I'm sure you've heard or know of Jillian Phillips. I love all her designs for Hoffman Fabrics so far. Her 'A is for Alligator' line was absolutely adorable and I've been getting requests for more of those prints. I've made a messenger bag, a card holder and a lovely toddler quilt using fabrics from that line. If you're wondering why some of her prints look familiar, it could be due to her experience designing for Mothercare, Debenhams, Adams Kidswear, and Fisher Price, to name a few. She also designs for scrapbooking supplies and even children's colouring books! Check out her blog for more info on her work.
The 'A is for Alligator' collection has cute animals either tossed around or peeking behind a letter of the alphabet. Coordinating foliage prints compliment the collection and are available in aqua, pink, and green, as well as a selection of circle dots and stripes. We only have a couple of yards left of the animals with alphabets print, and only the foliage and circle dots are currently available for preorder. This collection has been selling out fast!
My little sis asked me for another handmade item. This time it was a card holder. She wanted one to match the messenger bag I made for her. At first I was thinking whether to make a zippered pouch or something similar, but then I found this really easy tutorial by Erin on how to make a business card holder. Her scrap fabrics are really cute and this was the end result using my scrap fabrics. Click on the link for the tutorial.
When my little sis had a sneak peek at some of the fabrics I wanted to sell, she immediately asked for one of the prints from the A is for Alligator line by Jillian Phillips for Hoffman Fabrics. She asked me to make her a new messenger bag. I had never made a messenger bag before, so as usual, I decided to scout for an easy tutorial. I found a really nice one by Bonnie of Fishsticks & Fries. However, I decided to add a few details to the bag by trying out a few other tutorials by Autum of Creative Little Daisy, and in the end I came up with a messenger bag that had a zippered pocket, a slip pocket, and magnetic clasps. I did have a minor accident when putting on the magnetic clasps (ie cutting the fabric in the wrong place! yikes!), so I covered it up with some applique pieces using Steam-a-Seam 2. It was a first of sorts and I'm quite happy with the outcome. When I tried it on, it looked like a nice diaper bag as well. Hihi. Hope she'll like her new bag.
Click on this link for the messenger bag tutorial.
Click on this link for the zippered pocket, slip pocket, and magnetic clasps tutorial.
