{InstaFriday...my week in phone pics}

Hi friends! Did you have a great week? Hope so :) I'm linking up with Jeannett for InstaFriday. 

Lots of pretty and yummy things got made this week which always makes me happy! Come have a peek at my week via pics from my phone :) You can follow along on Instagram @sewchatty.

 I FINALLY mastered the Granny Square thanks to my new best friend Melanie's awesome video tutorial. Check it out HERE!

 Practicing my new skill :) I am just finishing up my last one and then I'm going to stitch them all together and make a fabulous pillow for the bed in my sewing room {guest bedroom}! I should have a pic of that to show you  next week so stay tuned!

I few of our friends joined us for a delish Mongolian BBQ lunch after church last Sunday and this was in my cookie. Isn't this the greatest fortune? So true!

 This is the first 10 of 50 key fobs I am making for Mother's Day at our church. I'm finishing up the last batch today. These come together very quickly when you watch hours of How I Met Your Mother on Netflix. Learn to make this key fob HERE.

 YUMMY DINNER. Pinterest is so delicious. Here are the recipe links. Baked Salmon. Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Best Broccoli Ever.

My favorite new nail color. Blogged HERE.

 Taught myself the Broomstick Lace stitch and made this fabulous cuff! I've been wearing it everyday this week! I'll be taking custom orders for these soon so stay tuned for details!

These are the best cookies in the world. You need to make them! Blogged HERE.

 My bloggy friend Caroline from Sew Caroline blogged a great tutorial for a maxi skirt this week. Did you see it? My fabric store has LOADS of knit for $2.98 a yard so I bought 3 yards to make some fun skirts for summer!

Here is the first one! Cute right?! {there's the cuff again too...obsessed I tell you!} The maxi was super easy to make! You can follow Caroline's tutorial HERE.

My new maxi skirt and I are going on a date with the hubs tonight. What are you up to this weekend?

{let's make your keys cute}

I have a fun and EASY tutorial for you today for an {all fabric} Key Fob! 

Key fobs are FABULOUS. Hands free is the way to be! Yes, I know that there are lots of key fob tutorials but I was not able to find one that I liked that used only fabric NO WEBBING so I made my own and I'm sharing with you because I like you a lot and I want you to have cute things. You're welcome.

Alright here we go!

First lets gather our supplies.

You're going to need:

 1. two coordinating fabrics. Cut 1 12"x2" piece of each one.

2. key fob hardware. I used 1" key fob hardware that I purchased HERE.

3. Peltex. You can find it at the fabric store with all the interfacing. It's the one that's SUPER STIFF like cardboard. You are going to cut your Peltex just a hair shy of 1 inch wide. The length is 12".

4. various other supplies: coordinating thread, mat, rotary cutter, hem gauge, fray check, pliers, kitchen towel

5. optional lobster clasp {so you can clip in onto your bag/jeans when you're out and about}

 Now that your strips are cut press them nicely and put them right sides together. You can pin if you want to. I'm not a pinner. Slows me down!

 Sew RST using a 1/4 seam allowance.

 Press your seam open.

Press on the front side too.

 Now take your hem gauge and press the edges under and 5/8" {that says 1/2", but ignore it and do 5/8}. Do this for both long edges.

 Fold in half and press well. Lots of steam!

 Press it on the front side too.

 Now you're going to shimmy your strip of Peltex into the seam allowance of the "outer" side.

It will look like this when you have it in there.

 Press it well from both sides making sure the edges are matching up nicely.

 Now you are going to top-stitch down both sides. I think a 1/8" top-stitch looks nice.

 Time to trim up the edges to make them nice and neat.

 Grab your fray check and apply to all the raw edges.

While the fray check dries, go find the pliers and maybe eat a piece of chocolate.

 Fold your fob in half right side out matching up the raw edges.

 Place your hardware over the raw edges.

 Wrap your fob in your towel {so you don't scratch the metal} and squeeze hardware into place. Make sure everything is still lined up perfectly after you put the towel over. Squeeze the middle first, then the sides. That's what works best for me. Attach your key ring and optional lobster clasp and your done!

 Thanks for stopping by! Now go make your keys cute!

{in the sewing room}

Hey there! I have been a SEWING MANIAC getting ready for a big show this weekend! Want to see some of the things I've been working on? Okay!

Remember a few weeks back when I showed you that pretty piece of patchwork and tote pattern I planned on making with it??? Well here it is!!!!

 I love it! In fact, I love it so much, I made another one in a yellow and gray colorway!

 The feedback on facebook was GREAT so I'll be taking custom orders for them SOON! Let me know if you're interested and I'll get you on the list!

I made 10 little makeup pouches that came out so sweet! The same style as the clutches and pouches as I was making last spring. Love the lace detail. So pretty! Here a few of my faves!

 This is something new for me! In all my years of sewing I have never made a key fob! I know, right?! Can I say, that now that I have made one, I think they are life changing.

I promptly made 10 more for the show! This little gem is ALL fabric and NO webbing {with some super stiff stuff in the middle}. I will be posting a tutorial next week sometime on how I made them! So stay tuned for that.

Well, it's time for me to get back to the sewing room. I still have coin pouches and headbands to make!