Another day, another...bag

Business is booming around here. Well…booming is a relative term. I am keeping busy though and I have a new bag design in the works. While the new design is under construction, I made another bag like this one:

I made this one for my Mom and I think it’s my favorite color combination to date. The [...]

The Downtown Tablecloth Tutorial

My big brother is soon to exit the Army (sort of) after four years at West Point and five years honorably served. He’s celebrating his new found freedom by getting MARRIED and moving to Los Angeles. Which is going to be great because I hear they have a pull out [...]

Sometimes you just gotta go….and buy sewing supplies

Now don’t get me wrong, I really love my little town. But, like everything, sometimes it’s good to take a break and get out. So my roommate and I skipped town for a few hours because I “needed” to buy new sewing stuff. Unfortunately for midcoast Maine the fabric shops are few and far between, [...]

Bag Number One

Here is the first bag I ever made! I made it for my very soon to be sister-in-law for Christmas!

Here is the interior:

Using interfacing and fusible fleece for the first time definitely had a learning curve. For my own patterns, I tried to avoid using as much interfacing. I will have to make her and [...]