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Last Minute Travel Series – Travel Pillowcase

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 5 Comments

I recently made my mom some travel pillowcases. She likes to take two pillowcases so she can replace the one with icky plane germs as soon as she gets to her destination. Smart mom. :) Even if you don’t plan to sleep, it’s nice to stuff a pillow between you and the uncomfortable arm rest, especially in a window seat….

Add a Passport Pocket Tutorial

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 3 Comments

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! When I travel I like to keep my passport on me. Leaving it in…

Mesh Lingerie Bags Tutorial

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 25 Comments

I took fancy clothes on my trip in October and I didn’t want to get snags in my tights, so I bought a lingerie bag to pack them in. I decided I needed bigger ones to hold my other stuff and made a bunch of large zippered bags out of fabric. I loved having my small things contained and not…

Eye Mask Tutorial

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 12 Comments

This is really straightforward so I just made you a template and a little mini tutorial. Cut 1 piece of fabric 9″ wide x 5″ tall Cut 1 piece of batting slightly larger, 10″ wide by 6″ tall Cut 1 piece of fleece or minky 10″ wide x 6″ tall I used 16″ of 3/4″ wide knit elastic Eye Mask…

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 4 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you sew anything handmade this year or did you just help your kids stuff Angry Birds themed classroom valentines? (I saw some fun ones at Target this year. Better than the lame ones we used to have, anyway.) Yes I know, it’s not until Thursday. But I got something done before the last minute! I found…

Mini Daytripper

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Erin Erickson | 17 Comments

Lots of you have asked for a purse sized version for the Daytripper. I think this is a really great size! There aren’t many modifications, so you should be able to make this without making the big version first. :) Finished size: Approx. 13″ x 9″ x 3″ You can get away with 14″ zips and less fabric (one yard of…

Introducing the Daytripper!

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Erin Erickson | 11 Comments

Introducing the Daytripper! I know some of you (at least one of you, anyway) were actively refreshing the pattern page waiting for this! This is literally the end of a pattern writing marathon. You’ve all been endlessly supportive and the fact that you’ve known this pattern by name before it was even available is truly amazing to me. So, here is…

How to reattach your zipper pull

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Erin Erickson | 42 Comments

I made my first tutorial video! I woke up this morning to a bunch of mentions on Twitter and Instagram asking for help, because our friend Mary had made an iPad case and when she cut the end of the zipper off to attach the tab, she accidentally pulled off her zipper pull. Oops! Everyone was afraid the project was…

Police Box Wristlet Tutorial

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Erin Erickson | 38 Comments

This is for Patricia, who has been quietly whispering the T-word to me on a daily basis via Facebook, Twitter and the blog. I tell you all to bug me for the things you *really* want – well, it’s true. This consumed my entire weekend, so please tell me if you like it! First of all, let me say this:…

Daytripper and a TARDIS

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Erin Erickson | 38 Comments

I got this done at the last minute before my trip – it still has some kinks to work out before I can start writing the pattern. The interfacing/batting combo I picked looks great but was difficult to sew through, even for me. So that needs to be fixed. Then it needs some minor tweaking to the pockets and has…