A new thing

Hello everyone!
I know it's been a while since I've written but I have been so busy with the shop.

Teapot & Snail has been on Etsy for a while now but I was thinking there is so much going on behind the scenes that you don't see on the shop - I just had to share it in a blog - so I've started one up over at http://teapotandsnail.blogspot.com/.

I've been coming across so many gorgeous new fabrics in my quest for something to inspire the latest pattern, and here are some of the latest cuties:

I'm totally loving the Japanese fabric house Kokka's Echino collection and the two you see above are Viewfinders and Sunglasses, which I used to design a super-huge beach/travel tote, the Overflow bag:

It's already been really popular - kind of a surprise really, but I think a lot of people have been looking for something really enormous! There are a lot of patterns for cute small bags or big ugly bags, but I thought why can't we have big and cute in the one bag?! Check it out: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73726047/overflow-bag-pdf-sewing-pattern

Latest FO

Geez, I haven't written since January. That's terrible. I've been busy though. I've been trying really hard to find time in between running after a crazy toddler to make things for the shop. It's all about patterns now - I think what I like about making patterns is that you do it once maybe twice and then you're onto something new. I'm not much for making the same item again and again.

So the latest thing I've made is for bub - the cute skirt you see above - and I'll be writing up the pattern for it and putting it on the shop really soon.

I got a fang

She got her first one today :)

Hey anyone in Canberra - Canberra Handmade market is on tonight (the champagne twilight market) and tomorrow and the Yarralumla Woolshed. And also my little Etsy shop Teapot and Snail is at the Italian Cultural Centre SPring Market on Sunday, from 10am to 3pm - 80 Franklin Street, Forrest.

Happy Springing.