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Phew...

I finished a couple of new Fall bags for Donna's shop, Presence, and delivered them on Tuesday...

Now, I'm going to be concentrating on making up some new bags for my new shop! I have finished the Halloween opening invite that will run in the paper and online, as well as received my business cards and the labels for my clothing line for the shop. My friend Jen, who I worked with in the design dept at Nordstrom is helping me with making/grading patterns and doing a lot of sewing. The line will be very small to start with, 3 skirt styles, one dress and one jacket (avail S,M,L) I'm eventually I'm planning to wholesale it, but that won't be for a couple of years. The rest of the collection is from contemporary designers bought at market and local designers from Seattle and Vancouver BC. I will be writing more about the shop once it is up and running, with before and after remodel pictures. It is full of ladders and spackle at the moment. Also pictures of great new items that come in. You can check out the new invite at www.shopfrockshop.com

More soon...

New for Fall...

These are just finished clutch bags for Fall/ Holiday! They are going to Presence on Capitol Hill, I have also cut out a collection to make up for my own shop. I will be making this style in leather as well. It's crazy right now trying to balance working on bags and projects with opening the shop. My mother says that I don't have to do everything right now, but I just want to, so there :)

Here is a picture of the bag open, it has a mechanical spring open:

Also, here is the new business card/logo for my shop Frock Shop. The opening day is planned for October 26th with the party on October 28th. I'm working overtime to source all the super cute things to be in the shop for the opening. Super exciting!

Yay! I'm such a girly girl :)

A brand new bag...

for Noami! This morning I finished my friend Naomi's gorgeous new handbag she ordered. She picked out the body fabrics and I married it with a brown corduroy (which she loves!) as the accent color.

She wears these colors a lot and I think they will go with everything. Also, its a great trasitional bag from Summer to Winter. I have more fabrics like these is many colors, if you are interested in having a bag specially made, shoot me an email. contact@suzyfairchild.com

Also (very excited!) this evening I have picked up my key for my very own shop! It will be located on Phinney Ridge in Seattle and will be called Frock Shop . I am hoping to have a soft opening for Halloween and a grand opening in Spring with a full stock of fresh Spring Fashion from market. It's going to be a great ladies dress shop with contemporary designer labels, independant fashion labels and vintage jewelry. I am designing a private label for the shop as well as selling my handbags. So, lots of work in the next few weeks! If you (or you know someone) who is an idependant designer of lovely ladies clothing (think anthropologie) I would love to see your line. Please send me an email with a link to your website. Thanks!! Will post more updates soon!

hairy scary fuzzy...

hairy scary fuzzy
Originally uploaded by suzy fairchild.

kitty friends. Last night I finished a new friend for the fuzzy yellow kitty I made a while back. I was planning on working on bags that need to be finished, but I wasn't feeling good in my stomach so I watched the Little House on the Prairie marathon on the Hallmark station and finished this new kitty. Although I have been using the vintage 1950's pattern for different animals, they are all turning out to be cats. Oh well, it's a theme (sort of). Back to the stomach and nothing to do with sewing or fabric, I'm going to try and give up eating gluton/ wheat, sugar (processed not natural) and dairy. I have friends who have had to give these things up due to stomach problems, so I have decided to give it a go. Also, just cutting out processed foods, eating simpler and more naturally.  Anyway, more pictures of the super furry kitty cats on flickr, just click on the picture to go there. There are more planned in the future and I'm hoping to do their own website soon...tbd :)