Cycling jersey

So last weekend my husband and I participated in our first sprint triathlon, which was both so much harder and more fun that I anticipated! We both love exercise, but had never done a triathlon. It was a relay race where he did the biking and I swam and ran. While we only got a finishers medal, I was just happy that we made it to the end! This race was, of course, a sewing opportunity for me to make us matching tops! The splatter spandex fabric is from The Fabric Outlet.
I made his cycling top using the Jalie 2216 pattern. I really like this pattern as it was easy to customize it to fit him very nicely. Next time I make it I will have the zipper extend to the top of the collar, however.

My top was not quite as exciting. I just copied a running shirt that I had at home. I was running out of fabric, so my shirt is snug fitting, but that is OK for an exercise shirt I guess!

Two-tone upholstery fabric tote

I have become obsessed with upholstery totes as of late, and really wanted to make one for myself. For this project I used left-over fabric from pillows I had made. Very little fabric was actually required, since the tote is two-tone.

 The straps are leather. After cutting them using my rotary cutter, I finished the edges with a thin painted line of modge podge. This gives a nice smooth, shiny finished leather edge and is super easy to do! I definitely recommend it for any leather project where raw edges will be seen. 

The tote itself is lined with black pleather and has an inner pocket. Overall a fun and easy project :)