sewing for men

Is it just me or do you find it difficult as well to come up with fun things to sew for the men in your life? All things fabric and quilted seem much too soft and feminine to me.
Trying to come up with handmade gifts for men can result in some pretty 'interesting' projects. But I personally don't know any man with a great desire to own a quilted tool belt ;-)

Imagine my delight when my Mr. asked me to sew him something! He has just bought himself a new i-pad and in his quest to keep the toy in pristine condition asked me to sew him some sort of case to keep it in. I happily took on my mission to come up with the right shape and size and most of all find the perfect fabric for it.

When I came across this wonderful print by Alexander Henry, I knew that it was just perfect for the job.





It was a little fiddly to get the fabric alignment just right so none of the 'ladies' got decapitated! I am glad it all worked out in the end. The rest of this i-pad sleeve came together quite easily.
My Mr. says it rocks, I call that a mission accomplished!

What kind of things do you like to sew for your husbands, boyfriends, fathers and brothers? I'd love to know!

Leila x

Not for those on a diet... {Stash}

This year is not treating me as kindly as I had hoped it would. I am not going to go into detail and tell you all about it my friends, but lets just say I am not doing so well. That is ok though really, it is life it comes with ups and downs, Ce sera sera and all that good stuff! So I decided to blog when I feel like it and not if I don't {makes sense doesn't it lol}
Anyway at least the downs give me a good excuse to do some retail therapy ;-) For all of you on the fabric diet please look away now!

First off some of the lovely Anna Maria Horner Little Folks voiles. I'm thinking about making a quilt for my bed out of AMH fabrics, especially after seeing this. I don't think I will go for the same pattern but these fabrics just look so warm and inviting don't you think?  I am still torn on what pattern to choose for this, I'd love to make just a simple square patchwork and let all these lovely fabrics speak for themselves. But I am also really in the mood for a 'slow quilt' you know one that will take me forever to finish like english paperpieced hexagons or diamonds or something...Indecisive, for now I'll remain stroking these lovely soft voiles and probably buy a couple more just in case!

I also got these assorted Fat Quarters of different designers, not necessarily to go together like this although they do look good!

As for sewing, I am busy working on a project that I am not sure I can blog about, it is something completely out of the ordinary for me, using a lot of different types of materials together. Now I am just keeping my fingers crossed that it will all come together in the end! {how was that for being cryptic!}

I'll be back soonish!

x Leila