Tag: zipper pocket
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How to sew a recycled denim handbag. Part 2
Back again! To recap last week’s post … I wanted to make myself a 100% recycled denim bag, using denim strips like those bags I saw on Pinterest. Last week I cut up my denim jeans, pieced and sewed the strips together and fused on the interfacing for my outer bag walls. I sewed the…
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How to sew a recycled denim handbag.
I was trying to think of an eye-catching, mysterious title for my blog post. I couldn’t. I have too been immersed in bag making lately – sewing creatively, instead of blogging creatively! The only other handbags I’ve made I posted about here and here. I made one of them for my sister – she’s seems…
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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…
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It’s better with interfacing.
As you might remember, I have been working on my Motor City Express Jacket, which I started here and here. I received this pattern when I purchased the Craftsy course “Sew Better, Sew Faster: Smart Construction“. (I just love it when the courses I want go on sale!) I am so looking forward to wearing my…
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A little bit of this and a little bit of that…
I usually find lots of sewing time on the weekends, tucked between chores and errands and spending time with my family. Last weekend was a busy one though, with not much sewing time. Instead, it was a fun weekend in Vancouver with my sister, who would like me to sew a MOG (Mother of the Groom)…
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Whoot! Whoot! Whoot!
It’s time to announce the winners of last week’s giveaway! I used a List Randomizer on Random.org to pick the winners. I typed in all your names, pressed “go” and it randomly sorted your names, with the first two names being: 1. UtaC 2. Sewing with Scoobys I did the same for my two pattern names…