Time trial sewing

This weekend I tried a new version of the pattern I’ve been working on to see how fast I can make a bag. It ended up taking me a full Saturday morning, including a break for grilled cheese sandwiches. I found a great canvas fabric from J. Caroline Creative and left out the pleats on [...]

February 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Bags, Sewing Projects | 3 comments

Duck canvas = the answer to interfacing woes

So, my Mom’s birthday is coming up! For those of you who know her, she is a great lady and has some excellent fashion (some of which she may or may not have liberated from my closet). So, for her birthday present, she picked out some fabrics that she liked and I got to work.
On the [...]

January 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Bags, Sewing Projects | One comment

Using myself as a guinea pig

After one successful attempt at handbag sewing, I decided to make one for myself to figure out potential kinks in the patterns. I used quite a bit of the Amy Butler pattern. Charcoal and that teal color is my favorite color combination. Even though my favorite color is red. And my favorite season is spring. More [...]

January 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Bags, Sewing Projects | One comment
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