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Working on a formula for gadget sleeves

Forever ago, I started making gadget sleeves. I even started a pattern and did a ton of math to come up with a long list of sizes for like 14 different devices. Then iPads and Kindles kept changing sizes. Then every other electronics company came out with a differently-sized competitor to iPads and Kindles. Then more »

Last Minute Travel Series – Handle Wraps

The worst part of having a boring black bag is that everyone else has a boring black bag. The 29″ suitcase I had was way too big and heavy, so I bought a fantastic 25″ purple bag for my last trip and put a teal luggage strap around it. That was great for spotting on the more »

Last Minute Travel Series – Easiest Travel Blanket

This is so easy, but the travel blankets out there are expensive and I’ve mostly seen poor materials (one of them felt like a microfiber cleaning cloth?) and boring colors. So, I made my own. :) I’ll probably use this more in the car than on the plane, but it rolls up really small so more »

Last Minute Travel Series – Add a Passport Pocket

I designed the Essential Wristlet to hold a passport, phone, cash & cards. The Zip and Go is a slightly bigger, handsfree bag with the same thing in mind, so I figured you might want to add a passport pocket to the Zip and Go, too! Maybe it’s just me, but when I travel I more »

Bella Solids Color Cards

I got my new Bella Solids Color Card in the mail over the weekend and I realized that many of you may not even know that such a thing exists. My LQS carries Moda Bella solids, which I prefer to Kona cotton. I think they are a smoother, tighter weave. Moda released a ton of more »

Prototyping

I apologize if I’ve been less available this week – one of the many reasons I wish my body was covered under warranty is the plantar fasciitis/fasciosis I’ve been dealing with for years. It’s arch and heel pain and it’s probably genetic. There was a time when I couldn’t even get through one single trip to more »