Well, I knew that the first Power-Up lunchbox was pretty flimsy, but I didn't expect it to be unusable by the second day.  Matt undid both zipper pulls while he was closing the box after lunch,  not too surprising given how tenuously the thing was sewn on.  I knew that recycled zipper was going to be trouble.  

So here's the new improved version.  Not too pretty, but it's built like a tank.  The sides are heavy denim backed with a stiff stabilizer, the interior is a thinnish silver vinyl (70% off from Joann's remnant bin- woot!) quilted with heavy batting for insulation, and the front panels were saved from the original.  I'm glad I tried this, if only because I've never tried any heavy duty sewing on my cheap Singer and now I know the machine can handle much more than I thought it could.  Buffalo leather toaster cozy, here I come!

Hope the boy likes it!

Finished!

All the dolls are up for sale at Etsy!  

Almost Ready for Etsy....

Finally finished the clothes!  Hopefully I'll get one of these posted to Etsy by tonight.  

Actually, now that I'm looking at the photos, I think I'm going to have to get some better shots.  It took me days to get the details on the diapers right, and you can't even see them.  Grrr...

More later!

Matt's New Power-Up Lunchbox

Matt's old lunchbox finally bit the dust last week, so he asked me to make him a new one based on those power-up boxes from the Super Mario game.  Pretty clever idea!  My finished product is constructed from foam and duct tape and some recycled hardware, and frankly, it doesn't quite live up to the boy's inspiration.  I'll probably give this another shot with more durable fabrics when I get the time.  

At Long Last, Some New Work

I dropped the ball on this blog!  But I'm getting back into sewing, and I've got some new dolls almost ready for sale.  When I was visiting my parents over the summer my mom dug up this pattern I hadn't seen in years.  What a treat to see this again!  

Still have to put together some outfits, but they should be ready by the beginning of the week.  

Next up:  bunnies!