hi, i'm maggie.

(like the rod stewart song)

i'm a millennial living in the bay area who loves dark beer, the environment, and sewing for the tiny humans in my life. more

at long last on the go organizers

at long last on the go organizers

what is the longest you've ever left something as a work in progress before actually finishing it?

until recently mine was this owl backpack which I first cut out in the fall of 2013 but didn't sew until the right lil' man came along.

ever since then these on the go organizers, which I started in november 2014 (after seeing this post from gail) were been my oldest work in progress, until now. 

why did it take so long? well i was maniacal over the fabric selection, obsessing over the combination of fabrics and intent on not wasting anything. the main fabric, which determined the color scheme and every other fabric I used was this bird print I picked up at stonemountain & daughter in 2014.

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originally i used it for maya's put a bird on it roller skate dress

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and later neela's coordinating lullaby layette onesie.

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as for the coordinating fabrics the baby blue cotton was something I picked up ages ago at bolt in portland.  

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(nora looks so little in that picture, i almost can't stand it!)

the kelly green lawn was purchased a verb for keeping warm in 2014 for the lining of nora and etta's beatles dresses.

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well now that it's done i have to say it all came together perfectly. 

love aunt maggie on the go organizers

i "modified" the gingercake pattern by using a piece of purple elastic along the long side for a closure.

i say "modified" because i didn't actually purchase the pattern until i was done with the project, (i guess i figured i could figure it out myself?) now that i have purchased and read the pattern i can see where i could have done a few things better. 

love aunt maggie on the go organizers

i also made a little patch pocket on the inside out of the bird print and kelly green fabric.  

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i also included my label on the back.

love aunt maggie on the go organizers
love aunt maggie on the go organizers

love,

aunt maggie

 

lil warrior pants

lil warrior pants

rainbow apron

rainbow apron