tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69835989768124561352024-02-03T07:10:41.468+10:00Stitch Unpick RepeatMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612410252136739780noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983598976812456135.post-80358818936834542662015-12-21T17:24:00.001+10:002015-12-23T19:24:15.501+10:00It's been a while...<div style="text-align: center;">
So.....August was the last time I was here. It is just crazy how quickly time is going past.</div>
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I started this beautiful Bella bag from <a href="http://www.chriswdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Chris W Designs</a> months ago. The pattern has since been revamped by Christine and is even better now (I look forward to trying out the <a href="http://www.chriswdesigns.com/collections/all/products/bella-ii" target="_blank">new design</a>). I originally hoped to finish this bag in time for the birth of my niece for her Mum to use as a nappy bag, but she is already 8 weeks old (and completely gorgeous). Luckily my boys were a little more organised and chose a cute little gift to send their new cousin. I'm hoping that my Sister in-law will still find a use for it.</div>
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Christine's patterns are so detailed and easy to follow, even for a beginner like me and my basic little Janome sewing machine had no trouble at all sewing through all the layers but I did make sure to just to go slow and be careful.</div>
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It was a learning curve working with all the different hardware and I have to be honest and say that punching the holes for the grommets at the top of the bag really had me nervous as the bag was pretty much finished at that point and I was so afraid of stuffing it up.</div>
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Inside the bag there is a zippered pocket and also some open pockets. I was going to put a little clip inside for hanging keys (or dummies) on but I completely forgot.</div>
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There is another little zippered pocket on the back of the bag too as well as some pockets on the side. I couldn't find a zip to match the brown fabric so I decided to go with a cream colour instead.</div>
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It is also a pouch/pocket at the front too.</div>
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My boys are on school holidays now for another five and a bit weeks and it is the tropical wet season here in Far North Queensland so I am hoping that I will be able to get a little sewing done and it wont be quite so long before I have another project to share with you.</div>
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I would like to share this bag on the following linky parties:<br />
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Thank you for stopping by my poor neglected blog today. Please leave a comment to say hi so that I can come visit you too.</div>
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Bye for now..</div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612410252136739780noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983598976812456135.post-76799256142358010312015-08-05T21:16:00.002+10:002015-08-05T22:20:19.366+10:00Garage sale bargain<div style="text-align: center;">
We were taking our boys to garage sales for a while there as we were trying to teach them that they could get better value for their pocket money that way and that it was much better for the environment (less landfill etc) and while they always managed to find some great toy or new books I was lucky enough to find a few bargains for myself too.</div>
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I was pretty excited when I picked up this lot of wadding/batting (still not sure what it is called) and heaps of fusible fleece for $20 even if I didn't really know what I would use it for.<br />
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I grabbed some fabric bits and pieces too including this partial layer cake.<br />
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I had used a couple of pieces of this to make a <a href="http://stitchunpickrepeat.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/little-zippered-pouch.html" target="_blank">little zippered pouch </a> but still had about 20 squares left.<br />
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A suggestion from my Sister in-law the other night inspired me to have a go at making a quilt. I thought that these squares would be perfect for my first practice run.<br />
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This rag quilt design is so perfect for a beginner, I love it!<br />
No real science to it just arrange the squares in a way that you think looks good and it's all straight stitching from there. What could be easier!<br />
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Cutting up the batting was a bit of a chore but with only 16 squares to do it didn't take all that long and by the end of the night I had my first little quilt made (well, lap rug really).<br />
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I think I like the Raggy side best but they are both nice.<br />
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It really was a great little project, so quick and easy to make and lots of fun. I will definitely be making more of these :)</div>
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I will be sharing my quilt on the following linky parties:</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612410252136739780noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983598976812456135.post-88107359060304891472015-07-18T12:30:00.001+10:002015-07-22T18:27:53.363+10:00Sugar and SpiceI'm still plodding along with my attempts at teaching myself to sew. Bags seem to be my thing as they are relatively quick to make and you have something useful when you are done. They are also great to give as gifts!<br />
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I bought this Sugar and Spice bag pattern from <a href="http://ww.chriswdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Chris W Designs</a> quite some time ago but I was a bit hesitant to get started on it as it looked like it was going to be really complicated but in actual fact it was pretty straight forward. Christine's patterns are very detailed with lots of photos.</div>
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The piping was a real learning curve for me. Luckily Christine even has a great post on her blog on <a href="http://blog.chriswdesigns.com/.services/blog/6a0147e1dbad71970b0148c7e59eec970c/search?filter.q=Piping" target="_blank">how to make your own piping</a>.</div>
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I love the look of the added hardware for the handles. I was a bit nervous when it came to punching the holes for the rivets and then setting them but it was pretty easy with the right tools. I think next time I will add some metal feet to the bottom. I chose to use the black material for the bottom of the bag so that any grubby marks wont show up but the addition of metal feet would be even better.</div>
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I really wanted to sew last night but I didn't know what.</div>
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So I had a look in my cupboard at my little stash and was hoping that inspiration might jump out at me......nope.</div>
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I decided to grab the layer cake (well part of one I think) that I picked up at a garage sale and wondered what I could make with these little pieces of fabric.</div>
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I'm not brave enough to try tackling a quilt yet, although one made of these fabrics would be absolutely gorgeous.</div>
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In the end I thought that I would make myself a little zippered pouch to carry my phone and keys in when I walk down to the school to pick up my youngest two boys.</div>
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Certainly nothing fancy but a practical, quick little project.</div>
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Not that you can see it in the photos but I boxed the bottom corners just a little bit and I used some fusible fleece to give my phone a little extra protection and I lined the pouch with another piece of the layer cake.</div>
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The last six months that is.</div>
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I can't believe that it has been that long since I had my sewing machine out. It's not from lack of wanting to that is for sure it has just been so crazy busy around here. Since starting homeschooling for our eldest son (he's 12) I have been so busy trying to fit all my "must do's" around his school schedule that there has been very little time for the "I would like to's" and I'm guilty of falling asleep as soon as my backside settles on the couch in the evenings when normally I would be getting my machine out and getting creative. But I was given a much needed infusion of creative inspiration when my lovely, wonderful, special Mum sent me an early birthday pressie of a gorgeous bundle of fabrics and a not so subtle hint that she needed a new toiletry bag.</div>
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I did a quick browse on Pinterest (who am I kidding, there is no such thing as a quick browse on Pinterest, lol) and stumbled across this great pattern for a <a href="http://so-sew-easy.com/boxy-bag-pattern/" target="_blank">Boxy Bag from So-Sew-Easy</a>.</div>
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I was a little daunted at first, thinking it looked a bit complicated for a beginner but it was actually really simple and a lot of fun to make.</div>
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My Mum had sent me some fat quarters and unfortunately the base of the bag required some fabric that was a bit bigger than a fat quarter so I decided to use some co-ordinating fabric from my stash instead.<br />
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It all came together quite quickly and I forgot to take progress photos as I went along (I'm out of practice with this blogging business).</div>
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I'm so happy to have my creative mojo back (Thanks Mum!).</div>
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It's been pretty crazy here the last week or so as the school year comes to end for my boys.</div>
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There have been end of year class parties to bake for and errands to run and appointments to be squeezed in before I have the boys home full time for six weeks. All this has left me little time to be creative.</div>
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I did need to whip up something for the teacher's gifts though. I only got them boxes of chocolates this year and I felt I needed to personalise the gift a little by making a nice bag to put them in.</div>
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I only needed a simple Tote but I wanted to use the furnishing remnant that I picked up from Spotlight so I teamed it up with some black cotton and lined the tote with Red to give it a pop of colour.</div>
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I love that these Totes are so quick and easy to whip up. I didn't add a zip or any velcro this time as I really just wanted to keep it quick and simple.</div>
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I've been playing around with some remnants I picked up from Spotlight this week and some more of the Doona cover that I am up cycling.</div>
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Not sure what kind of fabric it is (pictured below) but when I saw it in the remnants bin I thought that it would be great to use as a cover for the second hand sewing cabinet I picked up. The cabinet is in brand new condition but does not go with the rest of the furniture in my house. Turns out that there wasn't quiet enough of this fabric to cover the cabinet so I thought I would see if I could do something else with it instead. I also picked up a 55cm x 250cm piece of black quilting cotton for $1.20 which seemed like a really good score.</div>
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I have been wanting to make myself a little organiser to go in my handbag so I had a little play around with a simple design to hold a small spiral bound note pad, a pen and some business cards.</div>
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I made a couple of mistakes in the design, like that the velcro tab wasn't long enough so I had to stitch a bit of extra fabric to it to lengthen it. So I thought I would have another go with some of the fabric from the Doona cover I am up cycling.</div>
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I could feel the anxiety rising this week...</div>
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I was itching to keep stitching but my fabric stash is still pretty non existent so desperate times call for desperate measures........</div>
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I raided my linen cupboard and found this old doona cover which has hardly ever been used and is in excellent condition.</div>
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I decided to pair it with the left over denim from <a href="http://stitchunpickrepeat.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/something-for-me.html" target="_blank">the skirt I made</a> last week and make another Tote.</div>
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I used the same Tote pattern as I did with my <a href="http://stitchunpickrepeat.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/vintage-tote.html" target="_blank">Vintage Tote</a> that was by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8YHMqJi3a8" target="_blank">Debbie Shore</a> but I modified it a little this time to incorporate the two fabrics on the outside and the straps down the sides as well as a pocket on the inside.</div>
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I am really happy with how this Tote came together quite quickly. My confidence is growing and I like that I can "tweak" designs now to suit my needs.</div>
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I added a pocket to the inside that was large enough to hold my phone, a note book (and my big bunch of keys!)</div>
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I will be sharing my bag on the following linky parties this week.</div>
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<a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/blog/2014/11/28/show-off-saturday-pincushions-from-our-christmas-pincushion-swap" target="_blank">Show Off Saturday</a></div>
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Michelle :o)</div>
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Well, how chuffed am I on a scale of 1 to 10?</div>
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A solid 10 I'd say :o)</div>
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I decided to make the leap from bags to something wearable this week. My favourite skirt that I have worn till it was completely thread bare finally fell apart so it seemed only right to start with a new skirt for me. Turns out I am capable of creating something completely wearable within a couple of days, how cool is that! </div>
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I started out by having a close look at how my most comfy skirt was constructed.</div>
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I had hoped to find some fabric that was similar to the original skirt fabric but no luck so I settled on some light weight denim.</div>
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I managed to get all the pieces on to about a metre of fabric. (There were more pieces than shown in the photo)</div>
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After doing my head in for the last couple of nights trying to figure out how to do the concertina part, this wallet it is finally done!</div>
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I was thinking to myself I really need to wait until the day time to take better photos but then I thought about it and figured the poor lighting is probably going to work in my favour in this instance :o)</div>
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Actually, it wasn't too bad until I got to the part to put the coin pocket in, then I realised I was going to run in to some difficulty. That is a lot of layers for my poor little machine to sew through, but it managed. What I didn't take in to consideration was that the stitching would show through on the outside of the wallet. Nothing like bright red stitching against light fabric to show up all your mistakes hey! Still I must remind myself this is only my third sewing project and that I will improve with practice.</div>
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The internet is proving to be an excellent source of inspiration and instruction in my endeavour to teach myself to sew.</div>
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I found this wonderful YouTube video by Debbie Shore for a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8YHMqli3a8" target="_blank">zippered, lined tote</a>. </div>
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It seemed like a great project to step me up from <a href="http://stitchunpickrepeat.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/and-sew-it-begins.html" target="_blank">the first bag I made</a> as it involved zippers (yikes).<br />
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This little exercise really helped confirm that the name I had chosen for my blog was perfect (stitch, unpick, repeat) as there was a fair bit of that going on.<br />
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I am really pleased with the finished product. It came up much better than I thought it would and there was only a couple of places that I had to unpick and try again.<br />
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Thank you for visiting today and for you kind words of encouragement.<br />
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I will be looking for a few places where I can link my new bag up and to see if I can find a few more new blogs to visit.<br />
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I'm adding this Tote to the following linky parties:<br />
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<a href="http://www.threadingmyway.com/2012/01/threading-your-way-bags-and-totes-link.html" style="background-color: #e4e5ff; color: #00a976; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;" target="_blank">Threading My Way - Bags and Totes</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.sewcanshe.com/blog/2014/11/6/show-off-saturday-linky-party-i-made-a-diaper-clutch" target="_blank">Show Off Saturday</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was invited to attend a sewing class a couple of weeks ago and in desperate need for some new creative mojo (having been paper crafting for the last four or five years) I decided to go along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, it was fantastic. We got to make a cute little tote from start to finish and I was hooked!</span></div>
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I picked up this gorgeous fabric from Spotlight.</div>
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Having never sewn before I am really pleased with the end result.</div>
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Now I am on the hunt for some inspirational sewing blogs and I am looking forward to gaining some new crafty friends and learning lots from all of you!</div>
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Thanks for stopping in to say Hi.</div>
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Michelle :o)</div>
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I'm adding my bag to the following linky parties</div>
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<a href="http://jembellish.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/a-round-tuit-231.html">A Round Tuit Linky Party</a>.</div>
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