more bags all sewn up

I have finally finished work, well my last day was Friday and I feel like I have not stopped so lets get on with the catch up…

I made these bags about two weeks….

 

 

flower lining

I also made a cosmetic bag but the zip keeps getting stuck where I got a bit too close to the zip when sewing but I still like it quirks and all

pretty fabric

I really do need to say sorry again regarding the lighting in these photo’s but hey I now have another 5 weeks to brush up on my skills if the baby does not arrive before his due date that is.

Here is a sneak peek at what else I have been working on

my oh so cute moment of the week was when my son declared he is going to marry me! I asked where he had heard the word “marry” and he said from a girl at nursery so I asked who she wanted to marry and he said “not me because I am marrying you” doesn’t your heart just melt or maybe that is my hormones on overdrive did I mention I cried at a disney film last week?!

 

 

 

Tote bag making

I have been honing my sewing skills with tote bag making and have really enjoyed it so much so that I am planning to make more… Here are two of them I made at the start of last week

simple you may think but can I get my boxed corners to line up? NO arghh I have finished my 4th bag and they are still slightly out! I will try and try again until I get those corners perfect.

Oh and the other thing that is quite obvious is I did not swap the bottom thread to match the lining (D’oh)

 

On another note I have one week left at work before I go on maternity leave, I still don’t think it has hit me yet that in just 8 weeks (if I do not go over that is) we will have a new member of the family eek mind you the back ache and waddle should be a constant reminder!

Lined Tote bag

Hi Everyone

Where has this week gone?! I have been super busy but a good sort of busy, another first (I know there are loads on this blog of mine!) was the lined tote bag I completed last week

Summer is here

Lined!

a corner

I was so chuffed with the results I have given it away, this may not seem like much but normally when I make something I always feel like it is not good enough but not this time 🙂

Hope you enjoy it mum.

Talking of my mum it is her Birthday tomorrow so watch out for some baking pictures in the next post.

Summer tote bag

Well I have been bitten with the Tote making bug.

I was sorting through my mounds of fabric and found some striped fabric, I may have forgotten I had it but will not admit that to my husband. As soon as I saw it I knew it would make the perfect tote bag

Please excuse the creases, I did get round to ironing it. I also dug through my button box and found some to add a bit of interest to the bag.

I LOVE BUTTONS

I think I have settled on these buttons

When I finished admiring the beautiful fabric and OH SOOO pretty buttons I finally got round to some sewing and here is the semi-finished product

 

I still have to sew the buttons on but I figure that is a job for tomorrow

 

 

 

 

First tote bag and the knit and stitch show

Well I finally got around to some crafting this week, it is amazing how life takes over and weeks pass in a blink of an eye.

What really triggered the crafting off again was the knit and stitch show at the Olympia last weekend, it was just what I needed. I am pretty sure my husband and bank account are glad it is not on every weekend!

Oh there was so much I wanted to buy!

However I did not buy everything in sight, no matter how much I wanted to. I did pick up a few bits though…

• Two fat quarters of Fabric (yes, of course I needed more 😉 )
• A felt DIY notebook cover
• A pattern for a cosmetic case (because I would love to make one but I need some form of guidance)
• A lampshade making kit (I have been thinking about making my own for ages so when I saw it I knew I had to have it)
• last but not least a tote making kit (another thing i wanted to make but never had the confidence)

Well I had a go at the tote bag, it looked simple enough.

Oh boy did I underestimate my inability to read any sort of pattern/Instructions! I could have kicked myself a few times and found myself unpicking more then I was sewing, if that is at all possible?

But I like the end product:

 

 

I am not doing any close up pictures as my mistakes will be obvious but I do like the finished product and can’t wait to have another go at a tote, all I can say is I hope I learn from my mistakes.