Posted: September 15th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: handsewn wallet, things i sew, year: 2011 | 2 Comments »
In between bouts of sweater knitting, I’ve also been working away at my hexagon pillowcase.
I sewed all the hexagons together a couple of weekends ago, and now I’m chipping away at the process of sewing them (is this applique? Is that something different?) to the fabric I want to use as the background of my pillow top.
It is going glacially, but I am okay with that. There’s something kind of relaxing about picking up my hoop and doing needlework, and it’s sort of nice doing it in small bursts of activity instead of feeling like it needs to get finished all at once.
See that little bat hexagon in the corner? That fabric is my absolute favourite, I’m sort of wishing I’d bought more. Deep in my heart, there is a cranky emokid who likes safety pins and studded belts, and that fabric is making her so very happy. I think I might need to go on a shopping trip, once Halloween-themed fabrics start to make their way into the sewing stores.
Posted: April 29th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: handsewn wallet, things i sew | Tags: amy butler, billfold, chicken fabric, cute, handsewn, omg i made this, pink, sewing, sewn, wallet | 1 Comment »
I probably could have posted these in my last entry, but I wanted to split this project up into a couple of posts – this is the finished wallet. Sewn by hand, which – okay, took a lot longer than it would have if I owned a machine, but this still went surprisingly quickly. I finished this easily in a day.
All things considered, I’m really, really, really proud of this. I mean, all of the seams are a bit not-in-a-straight-line and the edges aren’t perfect, but it makes me happy and it does what it’s supposed to do (hold stuff and fit in my pocket) and the chicken fabric is still cute, so whatever. Besides, I think the wonky seams add character.
Song of the Entry: Ray J – Sexy Can I (feat. Yung Berg)
Posted: April 28th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: handsewn wallet, things i sew | Tags: amy butler, billfold, chicken, craftster, cute, fabric, flowers, handsewing, handstitching, pink, sewing, wallet | 1 Comment »
Oh man. It’s been freaking forever, I know, and I have a whole bunch of really super excuses, but they’re not that interesting. Basically: life caught up with me, I haven’t been crafting, such is the way of the universe. I’ll see what I can do about that in the future.
Anyway, I did ultimately sew something (you will recall, I bought some fabric). This is another very very practical project (as in “sewing something for a specific purpose” – there are much more practical things to do with my time than handsewing, I am positive) – a little mini-wallet for cards-and-bills. Really, the only reason I’d ever use this is for times when I want to go to bars and don’t want to take a purse with me, which is. . .not often, admittedly. But whatever, it’s cute.
I worked out the pattern myself, after staring at these amazing wallets on Craftster for a half hour or so, and since I had a bit of time on my hands that day, it sort of. . .came together.
Song of the Entry: Big Japan – All The Fish in the Sea Are Stupid Sluts Anyway
