Smiles of a Summer Night

Wall Organizer

2008-10-28T18:08:00.006+01:00

On the weekend I made a wall organizer following this tutorial by Crafty Beats: http://ccat.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/quick-pockets/

A nice project that's surely going to be of great use. I used two types of fabric from Ikea ;)
A patterned blue one and a yellow one for the lining. (The original tutorial doesn't use a lining but I chose to do one as it made the whole thing look a lot nicer. I also didn't use a carton to stabilize it as it didn't seem to be necesary.)

The second project

2008-10-05T22:02:00.005+02:00

A nice little pincushion. Everyone needs one.. ;-)
I used a piece of felt scrap that was donated to me by a friend as well as a circular piece of fabric from the top of a glass of marmalade (well, you get creative if you don't yet have any fabric yourself..).

The tutorial used for completing this project comes from The Purl Bee:
http://www.purlbee.com/very-easy-pincushions/

The result of my hard work (it wasn't that hard really but I am proud nonetheless):

The first project

2008-10-05T21:20:00.007+02:00

You gotta start somewhere, don't you? As a starting project I chose the shopping bag tutorial by Anna at the Pleasant View Schoolhouse (http://pleasantviewschoolhouse.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-sew-cloth-shopping-bag.html).
A great tutorial, by the way, with lots of very nice pictures and thorough instructions.

I used some scraps of fabric donated to me by friends & family.

The proud result (keep in mind - it was my first project... ;-) ):

Edit: In the meantime I have already finished two more of these shopping bags, using one of Ikea's sturdy and cheap fabrics (trust me, the expensive stuff can wait until I really master my machine..). Sadly I've got no photos as I gave those bags away as gifts. Oh, and one of them even had a zippered inner bag. =)
I made that one following this tutorial at U-handblog (great site!):
http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/02/zippered_inner_.html
Another really good tutorial.

This is their result:

A few inspirations...

2008-10-05T21:17:00.003+02:00

... from my last holiday

And here's the reason why...

2008-10-05T19:21:00.003+02:00

... I started this blog:
My brand new sewing machine!

I had it for a few weeks now and have grown to love it. I know, it's kind of a basic model but at the level I am at it's all I need ;-)

More information about my Pfaff select 3.0:
http://www.pfaff.com/global/6407_6418.html

My first post

2008-10-05T17:33:00.002+02:00

Ah, well, here it is: my first post on this new blog. =)
So many ideas are floating around in my head and need to put down somewhere in order not get forgotton. Also, I want to document my sewing projects to allow others to profit from my experiences.
Also, I want to showcase the great pool of information available online (tutorials, recipes etc.).

So, let's have fun =)