I’m busy with big life changing stuff, like funerals and sending my youngest to University. Getting to my sewing table isn’t easy at the moment, but I have sewing dreams. My first planned make is a slouchy bag (like the one above from Plumo). I will use a Designer’s Guild velvet upholstery fabric. The Designer’s Guild shops, in… Continue reading Make a Slouchy Bag
Is the first week in September, your real New Year? I’s mine! Between school/university aged-children, and the change in season, I think of it as the beginning of the new year. I’m refining my autumn palette and planning my sewing (read more about this in my Wardrobe Architect posts). I will not buy any RTW clothes this year… Continue reading Organise for Autumn Sewing Now
I finished a few new bags in the last couple of weeks. Here is how I added the leather handles to my Lotta Jansdotter Elsa Tote. Leather Handles To be honest ~ adding these screwed leather straps was a pain. I bought these 3mm wide, 127cm saddlery leather straps at Artisan Leather. They were good quality, the… Continue reading Leather Handles for My Elsa Tote Bag
I’m having lots of fun with Me Made May ’16. I wore my new embroidered bag for the first time this week and documented it on Tuesday. I’m also wearing my own shirt and fave Texas birthday cowboy boots. I’ll be doing weekly round-ups of my me made outfits, Mondays on my blog, and daily… Continue reading Bits and Bobbins: Me Made May Fun
I’ve been happily making bags this last week. It was the perfect thing to do while recovering from the flu. I didn’t have to try anything on and look at myself in the mirror. I have a large stash of vintage fabric and antique textiles that I’ve always planned to do something with and bags are… Continue reading Bags From Vintage Fabric
