Saturday, June 03, 2006

Saturday Sewing Day

Instead of knitting...I drug out the sewing machines and tried a tote pattern I found at Joann's online. I had looked for it before and only recently found it on their site by accident. Overall, the pattern was easy (only two pieces) but how it was put together was a bit fiddly and I will definitely do it differently next time I make it.

I also made a couple of sock/small project bags using the pattern Trek sent me as inspiration.
Thanks Trek for the info!!! Normally, I have sewn all sides together and then pinned the bottom onto the side. However, this time, I sewed all the sides together but left one seam unsewn and then sewed in the bottom piece before the final side seam. Wow, what a difference that made!

Still slogging away on the Icarus Shawl. I am almost to the second set of charts which is the beginning of the edging pattern.

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10 comments:

  1. sheep#1006/03/2006

    That's how I make mine - sew four sides together, sew three sides of the bottom in, sew the last side, then close the last bottom seam.

    Easy peasy. I do my spindle bags the same way.

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  2. StarKnits6/03/2006

    those bags are great!

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  3. Creative Genius?6/04/2006

    Those look terrific!!! Way to go sewing gal!

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  4. Catherine Kerth6/05/2006

    i trade with trk too! i have traded with her twice so far.. she is such a nice person... those bags look really awesome! i have been wanting to try to sew my own, but been putting it off :(
    Love the bag you did above, one of the cutest patterns i have seen yet!
    can't wait to see the icarus shawl!

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  5. knitalittle6/05/2006

    Hi Michelle here. I love the tote and looked for the pattern at Joanne web site. I could't find it. Do you have the web address? This would be a great pattern for the summer. Thanks a bunch. P.S. How it your Icarus going?

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  6. knitalittle6/05/2006

    Second time is a charm I hope. Hi Sarah, Michelle here. Your e-mail didn't work for me. Could you try e-mailing me? jkutrybala at aol dot com I'm so sorry for the hassel. Now I'm going to try to get blogger to add my comment. Fingers crossed.

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  7. Anonymous6/05/2006

    Nice bag, lovely fabric. Reminds me of summer. Have a nice evening.

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  8. Anonymous6/05/2006

    Wow, that bag was lovely.
    Very nice fabric you have used for it.

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  9. Theresa6/09/2006

    Cute tote! I tried the peach martini tea. Very yummy!

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