I’ve been playing around with some new bags. I know what I’m going for, and I’m excited to see what is in my head become tangible. I’ve had AMH’s gorgeous LouLouThi velveteens sitting on the shelf above my sewing machine for about nine months. I couldn’t cut into them! I think I’ve found my project for them...
I’ve been doing the whole Pinterest thing for a while now. I have to admit that most of my pinning is done for laughs- I could live in the humor category. But I also pin useful things here and there. Often they are based on color and pattern that I am inspired by. I very...
Tomorrow I’m headed to Tampa with my girls Layla and Emilee for a fun filled weekend. We’ll be shopping and dining on Friday, and on Saturday, I’m headed to a sewing class taught by none other than Mrs. Anna Maria Horner. I know! I’m ecstatic to meet her, and I just know it will be...
I think I’m on a roll with bags. I’ve gotten/made four in less than a year. Typically I get a bag and I use it until its falling apart, so like two or three years. But I’m growing up. And I’m growing into this bag thing. I still don’t know where people who have a hundred...
I love finishing a project. Even better is the feeling of relief that comes with finishing sixteen projects. That’s just what I did around midnight last night when assembling the Mildred bags finally came to a halt. Emilee took pictures of all the bags this afternoon, and I just love them! Olivia Jane was such...
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love them! beautiful. maybe a tiny dot of velcro as a closure as opposed to the snap? just a thought. although i loathe working with velcro ;)
I love these. I havent bought any of these velveteens but this would be a great little gift. I wonder if you stabilized the snap it would work better. Did you use fusible fleese? Those velveteens are the best thing ever!
I used a nice cotton batting as opposed to fusible fleece. I work with fusible fleece a lot, but I was attracted to batting because it has a more fluid movement than the fusible fleece. And I’ve been think about stabilizing the snap, but I hate to puncture another piece of velveteen only for it not to work. That may sound silly, but velveteen is expensive stuff! Do you have any suggestions about stabilizing it that wouldn’t make it too bulky?