Wow, I need a vacation! How about you? Let's pack up and head to Walt Disney World!

Zippered cross body bags for autograph book, pen, toy, snack, park map? We have those!

 Spring does this to me every year.  I long to escape to someplace magical, relaxing, with no cooking or dishwashing to do.  My happy place is Walt Disney World.  To get started on prep for the next trip, I needed a bag for the kiddos to carry their Autograph books in.  This would take another thing out of my bag and they are old enough to carry their own books.  I wanted a bag that was large enough for the official Walt Disney World Park Autograph and Photo Books they are selling at the park.  So the bag needed to be bigger than the ones I see online for this purpose.  And I don't want anything lost this time, so a zipper closure is a must.  It should be lightweight and have a pen pocket so that can be retrieved quickly when meeting a character.  It would be great if it was made from Disney licensed material too! Having room for carrying a small snack, and park map would be great too.  Ta-Dah: Theme Park Autograph book/Bag with Adjustable Strap has been created!  Some have fun embellishments on them to make them even prettier and I have included a small Disney licensed notebook for drawing in or using for autographs.  Come see all of them in my shop if you are interested in a great bag that would outast a theme park trip to be used at home as a nice reminder of your trip.

Update on Food Safe Sandwich Bag Materials

Please check my first blog post(April 2009) regarding food safe materials, and then Monday, Sept. 19, 2009, for more information on food safe Polyurethane coated nylon uses in commercial products.  It is my intention to provide you with the information to decide for yourself what you would choose to buy or use in your family's reusable sandwich bags.  I am not suggesting you can only get this from my shop at all. I hope that many of you will make your own bags! The goal of this blog is to provide our families with food safe bags! My May 11, 2009 blog post was a list of places that sell the polyurethane coated nylon.  I have no further information at this time.  If you have some newer research that you can back up, please share it.

Let's Make Some Padded Cases for Our eReaders, iPads, and Tablets!

4girlsdesigns has PDF sewing patterns to cover up almost any eReader device, iPads, and Tablets that you may have gotten for Christmas!  If you don't want to spend $30. or more on a case for that Kindle, you don't have to! Now you can choose your own fabric(s), a pdf sewing pattern from 4girlsdesigns, and your own creativity to make a one-of-a-kind case that reflects your personality!  I will list below the devices and the pattern that you would use to make a book style case for your ereader/iPad/tablet or a padded sleeve that you can slip your device in when not in use that fits nicely in your larger bag or pocket.

Updated PDF Sewing Pattern for a book style case for the following devices:
nook 1,
nook Color
Nook Tablet
Kindle 1, 2, 3G, NEW Kindle Fire, Kindle Keyboard
Kobo 1 and 2
Astak Mentor
Be Book NeoCyBook Gen 3
CobyKron 7"
Foxit eSlick
iRiver Story
Lenova Idea Pad 7" tablet
Onyx Boox 60
Pandigital Novel
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
T-Mobile G Slate

 PDF Sewing Pattern for Padded Small eReader Book Case fits the following devices:
Kindle 4
Kindle Touch
Cybook Opus
Jetbook
Kobo 2Touch
Nook Simple Touch
Sony Pocket 350
Sony PRS300
Sony PRS505
Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1
Sony Reader Touch
or most readers 6 7/8” x 5”

Padded iPad Case Sewing Pattern for Large eReaders and Tablets Book Style Case fits:
Acer Iconia Tab
iPad 1
iPad 2
iRex Digital Reader
Kindle DX
Motorola Xoom
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Sony SGPT111US/S
Vizio Tablet B1008



Padded Sleeves are the perfect solution for transporting your device. I offer the following sewing patterns:
NEW PDF Sewing Pattern Padded Case for Kindle Fire, Kindle 4, Sony, Nook, Sony, Kobo, eReaders 8 x 5 5/8 and smaller PLUS Accessory Case: fits:
Most 8" by 5 5/8" and smaller, including:
the NEW Kindle Fire
Astak Mentor
Nook
Nook Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi 3G
Nook Touch with Wi-Fi
New Nook (11/2011)
Be Book Neo
Coby Kyros 4 GB 7-Inch Tablet with Touchscreen and Android 2.2
MID7024-4G Coby Kyron 7"Android2.3, 4GB
Touchscreen MID7016-4G
COOL- ER
Cybook Gen 3
Dell Streak 7(wi-fi, 16GB)
Foxit slick
iRiver Story
Kindle
Kindle 2
Kindle 3
Kindle 4
Kindle Keyboard reg. or 3G Wi-Fi
New Kindle
Kindle Touch reg. or 3G
Kindle Fire
Kobo 1
Kobo 2 Touch Edition
Lenova IdeaPad A1 22282EU-7"Tablet
Nuut 2 NP-602
Onyx Boox 60
Pandigital Novel
Pandigital Novel 2GB 7-Inch Wi Fi Multimedia Tablet and Color eReader R70E200
Pandigital Android 2 GB 9-Inch Multimedia Tablet and Color eReader R90L200
Samsung Galaxy Tab (wi-fi, 3G, 16GB)
Samsung Galaxy Tab7.0 (wifi, 16GB)
Sony PRS300
Sony Pocket 350
Sony PRS-500Sony PRS505
Sony Daily Ed. PRS600
Sony Reader Touch PRS650BC
Sony Reader Daily Ed. PRS950
Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1
Sony Reader Wi-Fi ereader PRST1
Sony PRS-700
T Mobile G-slate wi-fi 3G/4G 32gb
Velocity Micro Cruz R101
PDF Padded Cover Sewing Pattern for e Reader, Tablet, Smartphones, iPad, Kindle, Nook, More/ Bonus Instructions for other devices.

LARGE Pattern fits: iPad
Acer Iconia Tablet
Apple iPad 1, 2
Asus Eee Pad Tablet
Kindle DX
Motorola Zoom WiFi Tablet
Pandigital Tablet
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Toshiba Thrive 10.1"
Vizio 8" Tablet

MEDIUM Pattern fits:
Alex eReader
Astak Mentor
Nook
Nook Color
Nook wi fi 3G
Nook Tablet
Be Book Neo
Coby Kyros Tablet
Coby Kyron
COOL-ER
Cybook Gen. 3
Dell Streak 7
Foxit eSlick
Kindle 1, 2, 3,Kindle Keyboard
Kindle Touch
Kindle Fire
Kobo 1
Lenova IdeaPad Tablet
Onyx Boox 60
Pandigital Novel Color
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
Sony Reader Daily
Sondy Daily Ed.
Sony 900
Sony PRS-700
SMALL pattern fits:
iPhone
iPod
iPod Touch
Smartphones
mp3 Players

Last, but not least, is a very versatile PDF sewing pattern for a padded case, with shoulder strap, and  pockets and it is very easy to make!

Large and Small eReader Padded Bag PDF Sewing Pattern-With or Without a Shoulder Strap
Large bag fits the :
iPad
Motorola Xoom Wi Fi Tablet
any device up to 10" by 8 3/4"

Small bag fits:
nook Color
nook Touch
nook Touch wifi
Kindle
 Kindle 2
 Kindle 3

Back Pocket

 Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G, Kindle Fire, Kobo eReader, Kobo Touch, most of the Sony line, any device up to 8 1/2" x 6 1/4"

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We all like to receive special, unique gifts that reflect who we are, so why not shop where you can find those kinds of gifts for your friends and family!  When you visit 4girlsdesigns shop at Etsy on Black Friday you will save $$$ by using the discount code: 2011BFTHRUCM

Thank you to all of my clients on Etsy, you are all THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4girlsdesigns Eco Friendly Felt Christmas Stockings made it to the Front Page of Etsy!!

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 4girlsdesigns has many items made with both eco friendly felt (made from recycled plastic water bottles) and merino wool felt.  Please check them out, and many other sellers at Etsy.com who are creating eco friendly products!

NEW Sewing Patterns for Knitters, Crochet Artists, Painters, other Crafters

This is a great time to make Project Bags, Needle/Crochet Hook Cases, or a great 40 Pocket Knitting Needle/Crochet Hook Organizer Roll for yourself or your favorite Knitters or Crochet Artists. These projects are also good for Painters to store their paintbrushes, Embroiderers toy store their thread and needles, Portrait Artists to store their colored pencils/markers, lots of other crafters can use these to organizer thier tools. These bags are not just for crafting but are also good as lunch totes, toy bags, cosmetic bags, etc.  Make these for your wedding party to carry their last minute items for the big day!  You will find all kinds of uses for these! (I do have some completed items from these patterns in my shop if you prefer to purchase finished items. I also do custom work to match your number of items to match or color preferences, from my currently available fabrics. Just send me a message on Etsy with your details.)

This 40 Pocket Knitting Needle & Crochet Hook Orgnaizer holds so much! One of the pockets is a zippered pocket to hold all the little items you need to knit/crochet.  The pockets are sized appropriately to hold crochet hooks, dpn's, straight knitting needles, gauge, stitch holders, cable supplies, counters, etc. and are held safely inside the roll with a tidy, easy to use handmade belt.  This is also great for holding pencils/pens/markers/and a large variety of paint brushes. The patterns come with detailed written instructions and many illustrations as well as numerous photos to help you in the step by step method I like to use.  This case is padded through the use of pre-quilted material which is easily found in nationwide fabric stores across the US. 

These would make great holiday gifts for those loved ones who are even now knitting and crocheting away making gifts for others!

Hand Embroidered Pillow from Engagement or Wedding Photo

I have had the pleasure and honor of transforming a treasured photo into a thread picture on 100% Natural Linen pillows. Photos here are of two recently done projects.



I can also create a special hand embroidered photo from any special occasion or a favorite vacation spot. 
You supply the photo(s) and I create the embroidered interpretation of that photo, accenting, adding, or deleting anything per your instructions.  It will take approximately 7 days currently to create the embroidered images. I will then make it into an heirloom quality pillow.   Bride and Groom's name and wedding date may be added to the other side of the pillow.  Pillows are constructed of 100% natural linen and stuffed with new PolyFill.

This is a great way to commemorate any special event and keep a lasting image of it for generations to come.  Please contact me today about your custom embroidered pillow request. Prices start at $125.00 plus shipping and handling costs.