Adjusting to a Different Kind of Crafty Life

Hello! This morning I want to take you on a little tour of what's going on around my sewing space. I am not going to beat a dead horse (too much) and talk about the shop closing. All I can say is it is the end of one era and the start of a new one for the way I approach sewing and what I sew for. No longer am I sewing for the sake of money, but for creating gifts for others and items that I can use every day in my own life. It is such a weird feeling to be able to do that now, but I must say it feels pretty good. I will admit I have always dreamed of the day when I could sew whatever I wanted for whomever I wanted without that nagging feeling of needing to sell it in the shop. There is quite a bit more freedom in this. I never sewed NOT for money. It started out that way, but I shall not end that way! :)

So, that being said, here's what's going on in my world:

This is a basket of fabric waiting to be made into things. I have a 1/2 completed clutch, some baby gifts, and handbags that I am going to make. There is also a charm pack of squares waiting for a baby quilt to be made.

This is my latest crafting book that I purchased with some leftover birthday money on Amazon. Oh, how I love Amazon's cheap book prices! I went to B&N to check them out there and they were at least 40-50% more expensive off the shelf. 

This book is total eye candy and has some fun projects I'd like to try. The colorways inspire me because they are a tad different than what I am used to but I love how she uses all warm tones.

My crafting notebook. This is a list of things I want/need to get done by the end of December. I keep adding to it! I need to stop!

Here is what I ended up purchasing at Target to hold my patterns. I didn't get the fancy schmancy one because it was pretty but not functional for what I need. It would only hold a certain amount and I needed more space. I fit more than 21 patterns in this thing, though!

As you can see, there are many shoved in there. This is perfect and will be easy to store. When will I ever stop? A girl can never have too many patterns. :) 

I think that after Christmas I will try to share pics of what I have actually been sewing. I just have to wait until they are given out to people so I don't ruin the surprise. I'd like to do posts where you craft along with me on projects, so maybe that will be a goal for 2013!