Next Project

My next project is...... The Hoodie! Three out of six people voted for the hoodie so that's what its going to be... Please every make sure you vote its a lot of fun if you do!

Flap & Snaps

Located on the back of the Laundry Bag is a flap so you can get your clothes out. But you had to put snaps in so that your clothes do not fall out. I believe this is the hardest part of the project. If I ever did this again I wouldn't even think about putting snaps on. With snaps your suppose to hand sew them on, which I was fine with but ever time I would start my thread would get caught on something a snap in half. Then on the second snap I spent an hour sewing it on and guess what? I sewed it on the wrong side! That's when I had enough so I went and took off the presser foot on my Machine. I lined up the whole with the needle and spinned the hand wheel up and down until all five snaps were done. Next time I will use velcro.

Aplique & Bias tape

On the laundry bag there is some letters that say WASH ME! In-order to get the letters on I had to do what is called Aplique. This wasnt my first time doing aplique. A few months ago I had made a pillow with my name on it using aplique. I love aplique it isnt very hard if you take your time and go slow. The rounded letters like the S, are the hardest. To finish off the circle and the sides I put Bias tape around the raw edges. Now I had bought 1/2 inch brown Bias tape. If you ever do this project do NOT get 1/2 inch get a whole inch. It is very hard to match up 2 layers of fabric and little bias tape.. It took about 2 hours to pin around the whole thing with about a hundred. So my only advice on aplique and bias tape is, get 1 inch bias tape instead 1/2.

Hanging Laundry Bag!

Finally I finished the Hanging Laundry Bag. It was a very time consuming project. Now to explain the bag, it has a whole in the middle to put my clothes in, and on the back it has snaps and a flap to get the clothes out. Overall it turned out very cute. I will go into more detail just this is explaining the project I chose.

Next Project.

By Popular damand by my "many" followers.. My next project shall be....... Hanging laundry bag!

Messenger Bag

Now this is a project I got while I was visiting my grandparents. It was one of my first real projects on my own... I bought the pattern that I looked most simple. I ended up with the Jen Giddens Classic Messenger bag. It called for 1 1/3 of exterior fabric, 1 yard of lining, 1 1/3 of duck cloth, and a d-ring and a swivel clasp. This project was very fun and is great for beginners. The instructions were very clear on most parts. My first trouble was how to sew the bag corners because the insturctions were not very clear on that... Then when I was making the pockets it didnt have the best discription on how to do it so I made up my own pocket. The last touble I had was in the instructions it didnt tell me to cut the duck cloth into the strap as well as the exterior but I eventually caught on. So if you ever plan on making this project just remember those few things.. Other than that its a great project and I advise for everyone to make this project. The finnished product is so cute. This was deffinatly a great project!

Laying it All Down

Hi, This is my new sewing blog. Starting next week I will be blogging about all the projects I will be making. About a month ago I had to write a persuasive essay for my English class. I was suppose to ask my parents for one thing that I really wanted. I asked for a Bernina Sewing Machine and after weeks of asking, my parents gave in. I needed something to sew so I went to my grandma's house and there is a cute little fabric store there. That is where I got a book that gave 101 ideas to sew with just one yard. So for the next few months I will be trying to sew most of the things in the book. I will also be sewing many other things. So I hope you enjoy my sewing adventure!