She (of course) fits perfectly between the pasta machine and the mini vise and comes with a fun foot pedal and a ton of accessories. Since I don't do anything the easy way, my first project (read excuse to buy lots of pretty fabric) is a handbag from an Amy Butler Chelsea Tote pattern. The bag will be reversible and hopefully sturdy enough to hold all of mine (or someone else's purse stuffings). Of course this project is already turning out to be harder than I anticipated, with all the layers of stiff lining it's hard to sew accurately along the seams. The reversible nature of the bag meant lots of careful cutting out which Twila kindly supervised. So far I have the outside done,it's shown inside out The reversible side is waiting in the wings to be assembled:
Since I cleared everything out from the old craft table and brought out the additional table, there is also room for the iron, which comes in handy steaming those seams open.
Hopefully it'll be all done this weekend and then I'll get to show it off and start on something new. And I will be once again allowed to shop for fabric (can't buy anything else until I complete a project!)
Since I cleared everything out from the old craft table and brought out the additional table, there is also room for the iron, which comes in handy steaming those seams open.
Hopefully it'll be all done this weekend and then I'll get to show it off and start on something new. And I will be once again allowed to shop for fabric (can't buy anything else until I complete a project!) 
1 comment:
H, I'm glad to see that you're blogging again. I love the feeling of having a freshly rearranged environment. Maybe I'll do some of that too. I wish that I would be as disciplined as you when it comes to holding off on purchasing more fabric until the current project is either well on it's way or complete. That's why I probably need to sell some of my fabrics, which I'll likely never use. Your tote project is coming along well; I can't wait to see the finished piece.
T
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