A new blog and a new bag
What is it about a blank page that takes the words away? All the blogs I read are clever or witty or interesting or all of the above, but I can't think of a thing to say.
So I'll introduce myself. I'm Sarah. I live in Adelaide, South Australia with my husband of nearly 18 years and my two daughters aged 6 and 9. I am a SAHM who has recently started an online fabric shop. This has been a huge learning curve and it is great to use my brain again after so many years at home.
I didn't have a very auspiscious start in crafting - in fact as a teenager I can remember throwing a pair of socks I had to knit for High School across the loungeroom in disgust. It must have scarred me though since I still don't knit.
I learnt to sew nearly 20 years ago when my then soon to be Mother-in-Law offered me her old Singer sewing machine and have never looked back. I have since added smocking and embroidery to my list. Unfortunately my smocking days are fast running out as my girls grow older. I know sew most of their clothes from Ottobre magazine. I love their patterns - fun, trendy and most of all my girls don't ask for ready mades. So I get a few more years of sewing for them.
This is my latest completed project - one of the great (or not if you ask my husband) things about having my own shop is that I now have a great supply at hand and of course I do need to road test patterns that I sell!!!
So this is the Sweet Heart bag by Moon Shine Designs. I found the instructions clear and easy to follow. The bag went together well. I have been saving this last piece of Amy Butler's Ginger Bliss for some time and the Jennifer Sampou Color Beat fabric just jumped out and said use me, use me! I only made one change to the pattern and that was instead of sewing the front pocket to the bag through the centre I used a magnetic clip. Just because I didn't want a seam through the pocket. I forgot take photos of the inside. Oh well next time.
My next project is a CD holder from Amy Butler's new book In Stitches for the girls room.
Oh and I love fabric...
5 comments:
Congratulations on getting your blog launched. I've had a great time with mine. Enjoy!
Welcome to the world of blogging, Sarah! You know, you are living a dream of mine - owning a fabric store - not just to share wonderful fabrics, but also to have access to all the fabric I want!! The bag is beautiful. The top is so unique and I really like it. I look forward to seeing Amy's CD case. That book is inspirational, but I haven't tried anything out of it yet!
Smiling happy smiles-you're a blogger too! We've started our blogs close to the same time too. And you're an Ottobre fan, and fabric lover too.
I'd like to link to your blog if you don't mind, and if you let me know how to put on your shop logo on mine, I will. Lol. I'm on a slow learning curve.
Thank you - your welcome to link to mine. I'll add you too if that's okay. I'm also on a slow learning curve so I'll email instructions for the logo.
Sarah I know that this is a very old post but that bag is just gorgeous...you really are very talented. :)
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