Hey guys!
I got a brand new sewing machine! A great way to stay creative on my music down time! After messaging about five ads, one came through, the best offer yet! This machine wasn’t used even once and I got a good deal. I promised the previous owner that I would make her something…
It is my brand new sewing machine I got off of kijiji!!! The fashion possibilities with this machine are endless!
Then boom! After a weekend of squinting over the manual, rereading instructions over and over and over again, I made this tote bag! Here is the grand debut it deserves at the Eaton Centre.
I love this tote bag so much that it got its own kiosk in the mall!
My tote bag debut at the Eaton Centre in the fashion capital!
And when I say a weekend, I don’t mean an hour here and there. I devoted my entire Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning on this. I spent a good hour at Fabricville choosing the fabrics. I went first to the stuff on sale, which was a disorganized pile of upholstery. I pulled out a few fabrics from the mountain and came up with these two main upholsteries: the dark blue and the spring flower pattern.
Then I spent the rest of the evening cutting the fabrics. It was important to get every measurement right. But it was so hard! I had a little bit a break of “Arrested Development” in between.
Don’t let the smiles fool you, it was tough! I had no idea what I was in for. The instructions seemed so fun on this website, but it was a tough challenge, especially for someone who only started sewing buttons on a shirt a month ago: http://www.makeit-loveit.com/
All in all, the experience was absolutely worth it. It is good to have a skill, and know where your garments are coming from and fully customize it to your liking!