A Stitcher on a Mission

So first, let me apologize. I have no WIP pics. That's because I was a Woman on a Mission this past weekend.

Mission: To make bags/gifts for the ladies (and some gents) on my gift list.

Resources: Totes; Small bags; Infinite Scarf

(The aftermath)

I needed to make about 13 items. I'm 6 down. I'm pretty happy with that.

4 totes, 2 small bags, 1 scarf

Oilcloth = yuck.
I'm sure there are some great tutorials about oilcloth. And they may convince me one day that it's an awesome material. But there was no joy in sewing that stuff. I'm glad I finally found a use for it--but I'm also very glad I'm giving it away. I'm so ready to move on from that fabric, you know? It was haunting me. Use me. Sew me. Unfold me. Gah! Stop talking to me, fabric! Oh no, I've said too much...

So the clutches were FUN! Fun fun fun. Fun. Fun fun fun fun, fun fun. Loved making these! Going to make more. Can you be in love with a clutch? Is that considered cheating?

I used the AMH "Figuring 8" tutorial to make these scarves. Oh wait, I only pictured one. That's because I LOVED the first one I made, and am wearing it now. Sorry. This one I'm going to try to get my dad to wear. He lives in Northern PA, and spends most of winter wearing layers. He might like this, we'll see. Oh, but you probably noticed that these fabrics are not voile or velveteen, let alone AMH. That's because I didn't have the money/time to buy those (they are on my list though! Enjoying Innocent Crush...oops! back to...), but I was at JoAnn's, and fleece was 50% off and flannels were like $3/yd, and they're both so stinkin' warm! Hence, these scarves.

Those next 2 bags are totes I sort of pulled together from my bag making experience. I used about 1.5 yds/bag. Thanks to yards, and yards, of duck cloth, I didn't bother using any kind of interfacing. Worked out well. I'm pretty excited about the pocket I made in the one bag:


I'm not quite sure how to explain this. I sort of made an overlapping pocket, that I then sewed into the lining. So the pocket sort of hangs by itself, rather than being attached to the lining. That probably made no sense--and I'm sorry. But even I was amazed that I made that. It's going to take a few times before I can truly explain it.

So that's where I am. I have about 7 more bags to make, plus a chair to recover, cookies to bake, presents to wrap...ah!

Overwhelming, isn't it all? Of course I should have planned ahead. But I don't call myself a procrastinator for nothing. Here's a moment of happiness for you: http://etsy.me/dI0pSL.