Sewbe Wan Kenobi

Yay! Finished the Book Bag.  I made this bag more as a sew along to help Robin advance her sewing skills.  We both love the way they came out.  I am a bit jealous of her fabric choice though.  When she picked it out in the store I thought it was too bright for my tastes, however once it became a bag, I love it. 
Here is my bag

 

  

 There is a great tutorial for this bag you can find here.  

Here is a sample of Robins fabric.  To see more details on her bag you can read about it here.

So two things I learned from making this bag

   1.  When using a fabric with directional pattern make sure you buy extra and be prepared for a little extra sewing.

   2.  You can't always trust an Asians math!

Busy sewing........

I busted out the sewing machine last week.

When I saw Sweet Verbena's 'Its a Cinch Bag' I loved it!  She made hers out of a jersey material it is so cute that I had to make one.  Now she does promise a tutorial is coming soon on her website, however I could not wait.....









 Here is my version

 I found a couple of remnants at Walmart and knew they would look great as this bag.  The fabric is a canvas material of some sort.  It is quite sturdy. 

The lining is made up of scraps from old clothes.  I used iron on interfacing to firm it up a bit.





My next project is a book bag that I am making with my friend Robin who is learning to sew. 

January Purse

I found this pic on a blog (can't remember which one).

I fell in love with this purse and had to make one.  There was not a pattern so I just kind of made it up as I went along.  I actually started to write out a pattern for it, but my ADD kicked in and that never got finished!

The purse itself only took a few days to work up.  The liner I had some challenges with.  I wanted to make sure it was real stiff since the purse was not.  I used 3 layers of fusible webbing on each side.  On the bottom I used fusible webbing on the lining and also added a piece of plastic cut into an oval to make the bottom very firm.

Here is what I came up with.



Crochet Windmill Bag

This is a crocheted version of a Knitted purse seen on Ravelry.

I created a crocheted version and use the original as an assembly guide. Each panel is approximately 6” x 16 1/2 “. It is done with four balls of Sugar and Cream Cotton Yarn.

The biggest challenge was attaching the fusible webbing to the lining. Trying to get everything to lay flat when it is in a swirl pattern is quite challenging.

Swirl Purse

I made a new purse! and I Love it! It is done with 2 strands of Bamboo cotton in

a double stitch pattern. With a single stitch for the bottom.

Striped Crochet Bag

I saw this bag and had to make one. It is the first crocheted bag where I actually like the way it came out and I actually carry it out in public. The pattern can be found here. As I was finishing I felt it was a little to large so I stitched it on my sewing machine before I added a liner. It helps the sides stand up.

Outside the Lines Purse

Here is a purse made with the pattern at Lionbrand.com
I just used Red Heart Yarn for my tester purse. I did not like the way the pattern had the purse put together. I am not sure if it is because I am a lefty-or if the directions are unclear. I added a strip to stitch the pieces to and continued it up as the handle. I don't think I will be redoing this one.