Bags!

So good readers, I have broken down and gotten myself a new sewing machine.  She's a beauty.

Yup.  This is my first New-new machine- as in not just new for me new.  It is brand new out of the box.  It has buttons to press  and it even has a self threaded for the needle.  I know!  Fancy.  So I've been getting busy making bags.  Project bags.  Specifically knitting project bags. (See how it comes back to fiber.  Always).  I found a blog with a little pattern that uses three fat quarters to make the little project bag.

So I chose these.  Cute, yeah?  And they were on sale.  So with the three fat quarters and some basic equipment... My machine and I went to town.

A fully functioning sewing machine is a big deal when sewing, but nearly as important is a good iron.

Here we have the inner lining of the bag (pink), the exterior (butterfly) and the exterior accent (burgundy). Two of those sewn together, turn inside out and boom!

Cute right?  If you cut your fat quarters carefully you can get two bags out of them.

See what I did there?  Neglect the husband, housework and mealtimes and you have more bags.

Sacrifice basic hygiene and even more bags!

Make more bags!

I am only partially kidding my.  I am the Cumpulsive Crafter ha know.

So visit the tutorial, and try it yourself.  It's  a hoot!

 

http://www.incolororder.com/2011/10/lined-drawstring-bag-tutorial.html