About Me
- Kathy
- I am a wife, mom, grandma and great-grandma. I love doing many crafts. Mostly I just like to be creative and use my own ideas. I don't usually buy patterns and I use my own interpretation of techniques. I started this blog to have a place to put ideas that I have come up with while creating. Some are very original. Some are combinations of others that I have seen. I am into techniques and what I can do to make them work for me. Most of the things I do started somewhere and have been tweaked to the point that they no longer resemble where they originated. I just can't seem to leave things alone. I am a member/moderator of "Sewing Tote Bags and Purses" a group that does just that with fabric and passion.
Monday, July 26, 2010
It's Finished
Yes I finished it. What fun!!!! What aggravation!!!!! I am not someone who likes a lot of choices. Give me 1 or 2 and that's fine. I HAD TO PICK FROM 42. It took me 3 weeks!!!!!! But here is the finished product. It is the " Purse-onality Plus" bag by "The Teachers Pet" Or vice-versa. I can never remember which one. But it is very easy to follow if you think you might want to try this one. You know me and patterns---I don't usually use one--but this one caught my eye. So here it is. Lots of pockets--inside and out.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Jelly Rolls & Bali Packs
Where does time go. It is July already. I didn't really mean to put you all off and I really don't know what came over me. But here I am.
Here is what I have to say and I am sticking to it. My machines (2) were in the shop getting a good cleaning and tune up. I think maybe I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't sew. But I have one back and will pick up the other one tomorrow. I have been drawing pictures. Pictures of bags I want to make. Ideas, ideas and more ideas. I used to have horses and I was thinking back on those days and kinda missing that whole experience. Ya know, you can tell all your secrets to those critters and they never tell a soul. They just look at you and wink as if to say "Your secret is safe with me. Now give me another flake of hay please." Anyway I have one idea from those days. Shhhhh I can't tell. It's still a secret.
Presently I am working on a "Teachers Pet". I can't wait to get it done. I needed the guidance to put in a drawstring so that it looked good. This is the pattern I chose to do it. I never realized it consisted of so many choices. A jelly roll and in all my out of whack wisdom I chose a Bali Pack (Cotton Candy) instead. Now at least in a Jelly Roll you have doubles. BUT in a Bali Pack EVERY one is different and there were 42 choices. I hate making those kinds of choices. Give me 2 or 3 maybe but 42 and all I could pick were 19 and I changed that to about 10. Oh my I didn't think I was ever going to figure out which ones I wanted to use. But on the upside. I now have enough left to make another bag my way since I will know how to do the drawstring. And I have ideas already how I want to do it.
Like I said I should have it done in a day or two and I can't wait to show it to you!!!!!
Here is what I have to say and I am sticking to it. My machines (2) were in the shop getting a good cleaning and tune up. I think maybe I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't sew. But I have one back and will pick up the other one tomorrow. I have been drawing pictures. Pictures of bags I want to make. Ideas, ideas and more ideas. I used to have horses and I was thinking back on those days and kinda missing that whole experience. Ya know, you can tell all your secrets to those critters and they never tell a soul. They just look at you and wink as if to say "Your secret is safe with me. Now give me another flake of hay please." Anyway I have one idea from those days. Shhhhh I can't tell. It's still a secret.
Presently I am working on a "Teachers Pet". I can't wait to get it done. I needed the guidance to put in a drawstring so that it looked good. This is the pattern I chose to do it. I never realized it consisted of so many choices. A jelly roll and in all my out of whack wisdom I chose a Bali Pack (Cotton Candy) instead. Now at least in a Jelly Roll you have doubles. BUT in a Bali Pack EVERY one is different and there were 42 choices. I hate making those kinds of choices. Give me 2 or 3 maybe but 42 and all I could pick were 19 and I changed that to about 10. Oh my I didn't think I was ever going to figure out which ones I wanted to use. But on the upside. I now have enough left to make another bag my way since I will know how to do the drawstring. And I have ideas already how I want to do it.
Like I said I should have it done in a day or two and I can't wait to show it to you!!!!!
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