Tag: bagging the lining

  • Another Rosie© Bag and the Circle Craft Christmas Market

    Another Rosie© Bag and the Circle Craft Christmas Market

    The holidays are fast approaching and along with organizing and sewing for Designin’ December, I have been asked and have decided to make a few Rosie© Bags as gifts.  I have a few cut out and I’ll be slipping the finished Bags on here as they get done, so you can have a look at them…

  • Back again!  Are you bored with me yet?

    Back again! Are you bored with me yet?

    That’s good, because it looks like I’m only getting started … seems like I have been bitten by the “bag bug” and have made another.  My sister gave me a box of upholstery fabric (the cat “Sophie” is all mine) and I made my first bag with fabrics from it, my tote bag, which I…

  • My DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER COPY is done… but…

    My DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER COPY is done… but…

    I haven’t got any photos yet.  Sorry!  🙁 I just finished hand sewing and ironing my top and my skirt but I’m not going to have a chance to take photos for a couple of days.  I’m going out of town again.  But I promise as soon as I get back I will take some…

  • Hopeful for a  new cardi and avoiding some tension problems …

    Hopeful for a new cardi and avoiding some tension problems …

    A while ago I purchased two fabrics – both 85% polyester and 15% rayon knits – a Chevron pattern, one a Hunter Green and one a Red.  Just on a whim.  These fabrics spread out are a bit overwhelming for my taste – but they were too beautiful to resist.  I had to figure out what I…

  • No fitting problems last weekend!

    No fitting problems last weekend!

    Happily you do not have to do much fitting when making a bag for your sister.  A while ago I posted on Instagram this photo – asking “What do you think my next project will be”.  There are some clever sewists out there that guessed the answer correctly.  (Sorry, no prize for the winner!) My…

  • It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER!  And I’m So Pleased!

    It’s DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER! And I’m So Pleased!

    It’s done!  And I’m so pleased!  For a while now, I have been eyeballing this outfit from Marina Hoermanseder.  I just had to have it!  Of course, it’s not my style to wear short shorts to work, so instead I opted for the longer look of wide pants, or  culottes.  Here’s Marina Hoermanseder’s ORIGINAL…

  • Two of the “Oldest UFOs” in the World!

    Two of the “Oldest UFOs” in the World!

    Yes, I promised you.  Here is it. A while ago, I bought two jacket patterns and some lovely red polyester knit, not too stretchy, and a green embossed polyester.  At least I think they are polyester – I can’t even remember where or when I bought them, let alone anything else about them.  But I…

  • Learning something new…

    Learning something new…

    For the past few weeks I have been working on my Islander Sewing Systems, “MotorCity Express jacket“. I received this pattern when I purchased the Craftsy course “Sew Better, Sew Faster: Smart Construction“.   I have worked on the facings and lining layer, my sleeve gusset zippers and zipper pockets, and last week my fashion…