Covered in Threadmalaka’s adventure in sewing

People are always telling me that I’m rockin’ out with the sewing and whatnot.. but what they don’t see is a) the MESS I make and b) the complete and total failed projects.

I’m making a post about them because it helps me remember what I need to do and what I need not to do

Pattern fail: I still need to finish my Amy Butler Madison Bag, but I’m just not really into it right now. It is half finished and just sitting there, staring at me (for 3 weeks now!)

Wristlet fail: I tried to make a wristlet for Tia last week, but I didn’t have the right zipper for that either.  I have a bazillion zippers but they’re never the right size or color.  I have my eye on a few ebay stores that sell giant lots of them, I think I’ll just do that and make sure I always have what I need.  I’m also having problems with getting zippers on pouch-bags just right.  It seems like they don’t turn in right on the corners and there MUST be a trick to it that I’m not getting.

Camera bag fail: I also tried to make myself a nice padded camera bag, but failed miserably.  Well, Richard says ‘whats wrong with it?’ but to me it’s all wonky and ugly.  I tried adding a zipper to a curved edge, and although I was successful at that, it’s not centered and just looks retarded.

I have been busy, learning a lot, but not producing anything that I’d dare take a picture of ;)  I ditched the bag making for a little while and picked up some home dec stuff…

Made a skirt to go around my cutting table, so you can’t see all the junk under it (complete with pleats), and some throw pillows (with piping!) for my sofa.  I told Richard that yesterday was All for ME day, so I made a buncha stuff for myself (for once!)

Anyway, you gotta learn somehow and since sewing is kind of a solitary thing, there’s no better teacher than myself.  I have to learn how to do it before I teach myself, though.  It’s all a vicious circle but loads of fun for a masochist list myself!