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Waxed Canvas and Pendleton Oxbow

I’ve been meaning to show off this waxed canvas and Pendleton Oxbow Tote for a while now! It’s one I made a while back and I just felt like I wanted to wait until it was fall until I took pictures. It’s definitely giving all the fall vibes, so I hope you’ll find it inspiring!

Waxed Canvas and Pendleton Oxbow

Waxed canvas is a great option for the Oxbow Tote whether it be for the main exterior OR the accent fabric (front pocket/reinforced base). I love using it on the Oxbow because you don’t need to add interfacing and it’s sturdy and durable. Win win! It really speeds things along!

Waxed Canvas and Pendleton Oxbow

Canvas as lining

For the interior of this bag I used a canvas and skipping making the interior pocket all together. I do that when I’m making samples to save myself time. It’s also something I do if I know I’m keeping the bag for myself. I always use zipper pouches inside larger bags, so I skip the pocket altogether a lot of the time. I think my mom is getting this one, and I know she’ll use it the same way. Another win about using canvas for the lining fabric is that for most canvas weight fabric, I’d say anything 7-8 oz. and above, makes a perfect lining without having to add interfacing.

Waxed Canvas and Pendleton Oxbow

Fun with Pendleton Wool

When I pulled the waxed canvas my eye went directly to my super special saved pieces of Pendleton wool. I had bought them on my trip to Fancy Tiger Crafts many years ago now. That’s such a fun thing about fabric — finally using it and also remembering all the good times about that trip. I’m glad they made such a great pairing!

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Hope you enjoyed seeing pictures of this waxed canvas and Pendleton Oxbow Tote in action!

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Her College Quilt

Yayyyy! I finished my oldest daughter’s college quilt and gifted it to her! It was such a fun one to put together and she loves her college quilt.

Her College Quilt

I don’t typically buy kits, but sometimes things just have to happen! I bought this Then Came June Color Chaos quilt kit about a year ago or so. I had asked my daughter if she liked it, and she said yes, so it was good to know that she would like it before I even started it!

Her College Quilt
Her College Quilt

The Process

I felt like I spent SO many smaller chunks of time on this quilt! At times I really wasn’t sure if I could finish it in any reasonable amount of time. Trimming and more trimming really got to be a lot at times, but breaking it up into smaller chunks really did help.

Taking it home to work on also helped move things along. I don’t have a sewing machine set up at home, so a few times when I knew I’d have a few hours in a week, I’d bring home my machine and cutting mat, etc. and got to work. It was fun putting the rows and quilt top together, that part was quick!!

Quilting

And as soon as I finished the top I zipped right over to Olive Juice Quilts to have it quilted. I did not get creative at all on the quilting and chose the same pantograph that Meaghan (Then Came June) used for the same quilt. Why change anything when it’s already so beautiful?!

So when I got the phone call to pick it up, I dashed over and got straight to binding! I’m so happy with how it turned out. My daughter loves it. We put it in the wash and straight into the dryer after taking pictures – and now it’s in full snuggle mode.

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Floral Plover Pouch

What’s not to love about a floral Plover Pouch?! This floral got my attention a while back and I knew I had to make something with it as soon as I finished sewing my other samples.

Link and Ideas

This is the Medium sized Plover that I sew in the video that comes with the pattern. I’ll mention it here again, the video is linked within the pattern (look for the red YouTube logo on page 3). I really enjoy pulling fabrics for the Plover, it’s a great way to use your favorite fabrics or even a fun opportunity to turn the main panels into patchwork (or use up a quilt block!).

When I grabbed these fabrics I thought they’d make the cutest toiletry bag, so of course I had to get some pictures of it in action! Of course you can use the pouches for anything, but it does work really nicely for toiletries.

Make a fabric interior pocket instead!

If you’re not into mesh and fold over elastic, or don’t want to buy some, you can absolutely make your own fabric pocket. I’d recommend going this route:

  • using two pieces of fabric, fuse fusible woven interfacing on one of those pieces
  • cut the pocket height 1/2″ taller than the dotted line on the Main Panel pattern piece
  • sew them right sides together at the top edge using the 1/2″ seam allowance you added
  • position them wrong sides together and press along the top edge
  • topstitch!

After that, you can follow along with the instructions in the pattern.

Fixed-length zipper vs. Zipper by the yard

As always, be sure to read through the supplies list and instructions before sewing! Make sure to note your zipper measurements depending if you’re using a fixed-length zipper OR zipper by the yard (they’re different because those zipper types are NOT the same)! I have handbag zips (fixed-length) for the main zipper in my shop:

Fixed-length zipper compared to zipper-by-the-yard — not the same!

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