Wall Organizer
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.)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 | Labels: organizer, tutorial, wall organizer | 0 Comments
The second project
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):
Sunday, October 05, 2008 | Labels: pincushion, tutorial | 0 Comments
The first project
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:
Sunday, October 05, 2008 | Labels: bag, shopping bag, tutorial | 0 Comments
And here's the reason why...
... 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
Sunday, October 05, 2008 | Labels: Pfaff, sewing machine | 0 Comments
My first post
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 =)
Sunday, October 05, 2008 | | 0 Comments