Monday, March 30, 2009

I CAN be crafty...

This may come as a shock to you all, but I MADE this bag! (See picture above.) Yup. Basically all by myself. (Laura did do a little ironing for me, thanks Lar!) I have decided that I do need to take up some of sort of hobby to fill my free time because when I don't have something to do, I go crazy here. And since it is not nice outside, that leaves few options.

Okay, so if you think my bag is pretty cute (which I do) then you can get instructions to make it by clicking HERE. She is a somewhat friend--her husband was Pablo's last mission companion. But she has some fun ideas and most are for kids, which I don't have, but this bag was quick and fun to make. It currently holds ALL my Primary stuff and has room to spare.

If you do decide you want to make it, I found really cute tea towels at Porters for pretty cheap. And, at the very end of the tutorial when she sewed her bag together, she just sewed one side on top of the other. (This will make sense when you read the post) But I did not. It was WAY too thick to get a needle through. So I just cut off the hem all around my two halves of the bag and sewed it right sides together (triple stitch if you can) and serged the edges. (Or you could zig-zag like she does.) But that thickness was not going to make it on my Mom's machine!

But I hope you like it! It was really fast and pretty easy and now I have great Primary bag!

6 comments:

Michelle said...

Wow it looks great! I saw here blog on your site a couple of weeks ago and have made a few things from it. She has great ideas. You have to try her avocado salsa, it is so amazing!!! Good job with your bag, I will have to try this one next!

Kayleen said...

Girl, that's a dang cute bag! You are little miss crafty!

Isn't it great to be an aunt?

How are you surviving with your novio en el otro lado del mundo? Espero que todo resulte bien con su visa, y todo. You guys look darling together! :)

Diane said...

Cute bag!

Brian and Carly said...

Awesome! My sister-in-law and I are in the shag rug-making process. It's been pretty fun. This might have to be my next project!

Mike and Shara said...

I love that website too! It's funny that you kind of know the girl that does it too. She is a cousin of the husband of a friend. That sounded complicated! :) But, I need a Primary bag and so I need to make this! Yours is really cute.

Katy said...

CUTE BAG! i love the dots, very sweet! i'll take a gander at the site!