As soon as I finished that, I discovered a really cool tutorial for making my own cloth shopping bags. It was, of course, 10:30 at night, so I had to use something I had on-hand. I decided to use one of the fabrics that was donated to me by a lady in the ward, seeing as how it was free, sturdy and ugly as sin. I have no idea what's up with the seashells. It makes much better bags than clothes or cushions. Or anything else, really. I broke all my needles working on them, though, so I'll have to get more, today. If you want a time gauge, I made both--cutting to completion--while watching Batman Begins, with only a half-hour run-over. If you have lighter-weight fabric, or heavier-duty needles, it'll take less time since you won't be replacing needles every half an hour.
So, what's up next? Here's a preview. I hope to be able to make both, and maybe two of the strappy carrier.
4 comments:
Those are fancy bags! I've been sewing cloth bags like crazy, but I got my pattern from the greenbaglady.blogspot.com. MUCH easier, and only takes me 30/bag (but that's because my machine is evil and jams ALOT.)
I love elena's jammies! I love nightgowns!
That's awesome you can sew, I am clueless!!!
Marin--The Green Bag Lady's bags are easier, but I don't like the way they look when they're flattened. It's a pain to get them to look right, like folding fitted sheets. The funny thing about making these is that it wasn't until the 4th bag (of 5, now) that I remembered it's easier to get the curves to lay flat & not pucker is you clip them first. Sigh... And I love nightgowns, too, but all the little girl gowns at the store have Dora or Hanna Montana or something like that.
Christina--I could teach you with something small, if you want.
how fun. I have a sewing machine but haven't used it once. How sad. I wish I had more time and energy to sew. That's one of my goals. Anyways, I love all the stuff and I may just copy you and make one of those baby slings. I could really use the extra hands with Lily!
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