I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to work through those project bags – projects I’ve started over the last couple of years. This one is a more recent one. It’s a smaller tote that is bigger than a purse but smaller than a regular size tote. I ran across a video, which…
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If you have been with me for awhile, you know I love totes. This post is about using pet food bags, those plastic ones, to make totes. I made one years ago, but there was no sewing involved. You can find that post here. If you aren’t interested in sewing these totes, just put in…
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I’ve been spending so much time on my Substack blog writing about my mom’s diary and her favorite recipes that my art has been a bit neglected. However, I have worked on a couple bag designs from some fabric I was given, but nothing really excited me until I saw the Oddkin Studio website and…
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I’m trying to get my muse back using my fabric which is all over my studio. Maybe if I worked on some small stuff, I could get back into the groove. I decided bookmarks were a start. Here are the ones I’ve been working on. I’m experimenting with different ways to make them. All are…
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I’ve not been creating much art lately. Part of the reason is because I’ve been fighting my chronic cough since last October, which didn’t allow me to sleep well. I also have been enjoying writing on Substack. You can check out my posts here.
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I stopped by a local thrift shop looking for specific household linens to make bags and a top for me. Here is what I found at the one shop. All these goodies for $12. The bright yellow, red, black, brown and blue is a heavy canvas shower curtain. I fell in love with it immediately.…
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Every year I look for something I can make for the girls’ group I belong to. We’ve all worked together years ago and have been meeting once a month for a meal for a long time. It started out as an evening meal, but now since we’re all retired we meet for lunch.
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Every December I highlight my five favorite things in my studio. Sometimes they are recent purchases; some are tools I’ve had for years.
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This tutorial is how to make a tote bag using a plain tote bag as the base. Here is my finished tote. Before I start, I need to give credit Stitches by Julia. Here is the video of her project using the tote base.
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