She's a real quick sew and really cute! Plan to do some sewing this weekend. Just not sure how much or what. Had a very long week at work, so really more in recovery mode this weekend than anything else! Happy Friday!
Friday, June 10, 2016
Dollie Who?
Finished this little one up last weekend. Pattern is Dollie by Swoon Patterns (and it's free...BONUS!!).
She's a real quick sew and really cute! Plan to do some sewing this weekend. Just not sure how much or what. Had a very long week at work, so really more in recovery mode this weekend than anything else! Happy Friday!
She's a real quick sew and really cute! Plan to do some sewing this weekend. Just not sure how much or what. Had a very long week at work, so really more in recovery mode this weekend than anything else! Happy Friday!
Friday, June 3, 2016
New adventure...
Sew I stitched with leather for the first time over the holiday weekend. I had picked up leather and some tools at Tandy Leather on Friday, and then finally did something with it on Monday. I was so nervous that I was going to cut something incorrectly and ruin a piece, but I managed to get everything cut out with no major mishaps.
I used the Bonnie Bucket Bag from Swoon Patterns with a few modifications (no bottom strip, no outside zipper pocket). I doubled up the interfacing on the cotton fabric so that it had a little more body and on more equal with the structure of the leather side (the other side of the bag is the same as this, half leather, half cotton). Because I was working with white fabric for a bag, I did Scotch Guard all of the cotton before piecing the bag together. I did interface the leather using the lowest heat setting possible and a pressing cloth. I had a minor issue getting the rivets set on the strap, didn't account for using larger rivets, so they might be a little crooked on one side. The top stitching down the center on the other side is also a bit skewed, but nothing that would prevent me from using the bag. I did quite a bit of reading about sewing with leather the past few weeks, so I felt comfortable doing what I was doing. With the purse strap, I cut two pieces and stitched them together. To help stabilize the strap and minimize stretch over time, I put a piece of twill tape in between the two straps and anchored it with some FabriTac.
So there you go...my first bag made with leather. Now I just have to work up the courage for another, slightly more complicated bag. But first...some glitter vinyl is calling my name!
I used the Bonnie Bucket Bag from Swoon Patterns with a few modifications (no bottom strip, no outside zipper pocket). I doubled up the interfacing on the cotton fabric so that it had a little more body and on more equal with the structure of the leather side (the other side of the bag is the same as this, half leather, half cotton). Because I was working with white fabric for a bag, I did Scotch Guard all of the cotton before piecing the bag together. I did interface the leather using the lowest heat setting possible and a pressing cloth. I had a minor issue getting the rivets set on the strap, didn't account for using larger rivets, so they might be a little crooked on one side. The top stitching down the center on the other side is also a bit skewed, but nothing that would prevent me from using the bag. I did quite a bit of reading about sewing with leather the past few weeks, so I felt comfortable doing what I was doing. With the purse strap, I cut two pieces and stitched them together. To help stabilize the strap and minimize stretch over time, I put a piece of twill tape in between the two straps and anchored it with some FabriTac.
So there you go...my first bag made with leather. Now I just have to work up the courage for another, slightly more complicated bag. But first...some glitter vinyl is calling my name!
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Finally a finish
Wow! I actually finished a quilt over the weekend! (and a bag too, but we'll get to that in another post).
This quilt has been in progress (actually abandoned for a good while) for several months, it is for a family member of a co-worker. They lost their fur baby and wanted the dog's pajamas turned into a quilt (the dog apparently preferred them to a blankie). There was not a large amount of fabric to work with, so I added some soft solids in green, cream and brown that matched (all from my stash). Here was the quilt top Sunday afternoon:
and then by Monday afternoon it had been washed and dried and was ready for pics:
and now this is off to it's final home! and it's my first official quilty finish of the year!
This quilt has been in progress (actually abandoned for a good while) for several months, it is for a family member of a co-worker. They lost their fur baby and wanted the dog's pajamas turned into a quilt (the dog apparently preferred them to a blankie). There was not a large amount of fabric to work with, so I added some soft solids in green, cream and brown that matched (all from my stash). Here was the quilt top Sunday afternoon:
and then by Monday afternoon it had been washed and dried and was ready for pics:
and now this is off to it's final home! and it's my first official quilty finish of the year!