Creation: Wool Felt Tote Bag

Fabrics Used: Wool Felt 72"-Charcoal, Broadcloth-Pumice, and Hemp Webbing-Black

The Visionary: Beth, 110 Creations

Our Thoughts: This was a fantastic idea and a great way to use our felt by the yard, so original! The bag came out great and we love the color combo!

Filed in: other projects, tote bag, wool, wool bag, wool felt, wool felt tote baf, wool felt tote bag, wool tote bag

The whole month of April we will be celebrating Harmony Susalla, the creator of Harmony Art, and the special relationship we have with her and her fabrics!

Read more to get to know Harmony, what inspires her, and get a free pattern plus a tutorial from the Green Bag Lady!

Filed in: organic cotton sateen, organic sateen, other projects, sateen

Creation: Eco-dyed Tshirt

Fabrics Used: Stretch Jersey

The Visionary: Marie, CraftyRie

Our Thoughts: This Tshirt looks so comfy! Plus we love that Marie added her own style by naturally dyeing her shirt with rose petals!

Filed in: dye, natural dyes, other projects, stuffed dolls, t shirt, tee, tshirts, womens clothes

Creation: Pillowcases

Fabrics Used: Flannel-Citron and Interlock, Skinny Chev-Shroom, Skinny Chev-Pool, Elk Fam-Pool

The Visionary: Ali, Organic Cotton Plus

Our Thoughts: These pillowcases are a fun and easy beginner project to add some funk and color to your room. Show your style with the fabrics you choose to pair!

Filed in: decor, decorative, home projects, other projects, pillow

Creation: Shibori/Indigo Tie-Dying

Fabrics Used: White Sateen

The Visionary: Laura, Trash to Couture

Our Thoughts: Laura at Trash to Couture has supplied us with an awesomely fun DIY tie-dying technique called Shibori. We think she did an amazing job and that this would be such a fun project to jump into this summer!

Filed in: natural dyes, other projects, shibori

Creation: tote bag, throw pillow cover, and faux roman shade

Fabrics Used: Poplin Doo Be Doo Be Doo

The Visionary: Carmen, See Carmen Sew

Our Thoughts: We love this fabric and all the fun creations Carmen has made out of it! This Poplin print is a great pattern for the spring.

Filed in: color, curtain, decorative, diy, Easy Sewing, home projects, other projects, poplin, prints, tote, tote bag

Creation: Organic Cotton Fabric Haul

Fabrics Used: Stornetta Blue, Blue Roses  and Blue Jersey

The Visionary: Aldo , AldodoesVlog

Our Thoughts: Aldo at Aldo Does Vlog showed off her organic cotton fabric haul in this cute video.

Filed in: home projects, organic cotton, other projects, womens clothes

Fabrics Used: Natural Denim

The Visionary: Suzannah, Create/Enjoy

Our Thoughts: Suzannah at Create/Enjoy made a pair of sophisticated slipcovers using our Natural Denim. How elegant!

Phew! What an accomplishment! This weekend I crossed a major to-do off my list: Update my amazing vintage slipper chairs with new covers, since the slightly too-thin white canvas ones I made in 2010 (!) were getting pretty tired. They never fit perfectly, and I didn't have a good solution for the bottom edge so I just left them hanging, mostly covering the fabric, and they were a little too tight so it worked... but it was time for an upgrade.

Filed in: home projects, organic denim, other projects, slipcovers

Creation: Tie Dye Tapestry

Materials Used: White Batiste, Fiber Reactive Dye, Soda Ash

The Visionary: Jaime, here at OCP!

Our Thoughts: Jaime took on a surprisingly simple weekend project of a tie-dye wall tapestry with impressive results!

Filed in: batiste, blue, bubble gum, color, decorative, diy, dye, fiber reactive dye, lavender, lilac, midnight blue, other projects, pink, procion mx, purple, tapestry, tie dye, wall hanging, white

Creation: Senior Thesis Project

Fabrics Used: A variety of fabrics HERE

The Visionary: Callie Jensen, Calliejensen.com

Our Thoughts:  Callie from CallieJensen.com used Organic Cotton Plus sustainable fabrics as part of her thesis entitled "Made in ________". We think she did a fantastic job and wish her a wonderful career.

After World War One, there was a push for sustainable clothing development, not because it was “in fashion,” but because resources were scarce. The repair and reuse of items became a necessity, and fabrics were rationed just as were many other supplies. At the time, grains, flour, and plant growing supplements were delivered in cotton-linen bags that were durable and tightly woven as to transport the various kinds of feed. For women like my great-great-grandmother, who lived on farms, this created an incredible resource. The bags often came in friendly floral patterns which made them desirable and easy to repurpose into clothing. By the end of World War II, increases in mass production in the food and fashion industries created a depreciation in quality that persists today.

Filed in: organic cotton, organic hemp, organic sateen, other projects, voile, womens clothes

Creation: Elegant Easter Dress

Fabrics Used:Garden Sateen, Orchid Pink Sateen and  Lilac Flat Braid

The Visionary: Ajaire, Call Ajaire

Our Thoughts: Ajaire at CallAjaire made an elegant Easter dress for her daughter using our Garden Sateen and she looks pretty as a picture.

Filed in: childrens clothes, kids clothes, organic cotton, organic sateen, other projects

Creation: Sweet Skater Dress and Tunic

Fabrics Used: Cloud Cover Jersey

The Visionary: Cindy, SiestasandSewing.blogspot.com

Our Thoughts: Cindy at SiestasandSewing made a cute skater dress and tunic for her little girls using our Cloud Cover Jersey. They look really cool!

Filed in: cotton jersey, kids clothes, organic cotton, organic jersey, other projects

Creation: Elegant Easter Dresses

Fabrics Used: Lunada Bay Voile

The Visionary: Caroline, SewCanShe.com

Our Thoughts:  Caroline from SewCanShe.com made adorable Easter dresses for her children using our Lunada Bay Voile.

The fabric I picked is Lunada Bay organic cotton voile (so fine and pretty), with a solid version of the same voile for the dress linings.

I really like the Organic Cotton Plus website. It's easy to navigate and there are lots of explanations and descriptions (including this one that explains why Organic fabric is so special) This way you know just what you're getting. Plus the prices are very competitive with low shipping. I shopped around so I know. :)

Filed in: dress, kids clothes, lunada bay voile, organic voile, other projects, voile

Creation: Perfect Playdate Dress

Fabrics Used: Lunada Bay Voile

The Visionary: Janice, SoCal Sewing Mom

Our Thoughts:  Janice from Socal Sewing Mom made a really cute summer dress for her daughter using our Lunada Bay Voile fabric - perfect for playdates!

I chose some delicious fabric from Organic Cotton Plus - Lunada Bay voile from Cloud 9. Organic fabric - need I say more? Well, I had never sewn with voile. In fact, I don't even think I had ever felt it before. It's a beautiful weight - lightweight, but not so light that it's difficult to sew. It's like a cotton lawn, but a bit lighter weight. I did line the body of this dress using voile as well.

Filed in: kids clothes, organic voile, other projects, voile

Creation: Elegant Rag Doll 

Fabrics Used: Natural Twill, White Thread, Natural Twill Tape

The Visionary: Erin, HelloSociety Influencer, http://erindollar.com/

Our Thoughts:  Erin, an HelloSociety Influencer made a nifty art supply organizer and some cool coasters using our Natural Twill and Notions. We love em!

I was eager to try a DIY project with the Organic Twill - it's a great middleweight fabric, which makes it great for a many different types of DIY projects. I loved experimenting with the Procion Dyes on the twill, the fabric soaked up the dye like a sponge, and it was super easy to create a shibori-inspired design.

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Filed in: home projects, natural twill, natural twill tape, organic white thread, other projects