Nice little bag, right? First of all the fabric frays like crazy, so in my zeal to finish this Sunday evening I was snipping at the loose threads and cut into the fabric. Okay, I can live with that - I didn't like the fabric and I didn't like the way I put in the button loop. I should have folded it the opposite way. I wouldn't give it to anyone, but I would use it to store a project. Then I looked inside.
Yes, that would be a lovely 8"x10" zippered pocket sewn upside down. With that, I got my clothes ready for the week, packed up the laptop and other necessities and went to bed. I'm back in class for two weeks. Despite having three pairs of pants cut and ready to go, I'm laying of sewing until I'm not so rushed.
The merino is in the mulch pile, thanks to all the good advice. I always think I can save something, but it's very liberating to just close the book. So, Cassie, is the bag a good lesson, too? I seem to be in the education mode.
Oh no! An upside down pocket! Sometimes it seems like a project just doesn't want to come together right, doesn't it??!!
ReplyDeleteD'oh! Well, it's still.. good for keeping things separated from the main bag!
ReplyDeleteUmm....... haste makes waste? A stitch in time? ....
ReplyDeleteI've had runs like that. More than the specific incidents, I marvel that they cluster together. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteI think you made the right decision on the merino....silk purses and sow's ears being the lesson.
Happy academia! Hope fiber stuff is more rewarding when you return to it.
way too funny! As in I'm laughing with you, but you knew that. Still useful though, eh? and if ever at a loss for conversation while standing in line with 4 or 5 of your new best friends at the grocery store, you could always open your bag and point out your nifty reverse pocket. Then, they'd all migrate to another line, and you (the crazy lady) would have no line to contend with. See? silver lining.
ReplyDeleteCharleen, I had to laugh with you on this one as I have been here all to often. I find that I do better when sewing what most would term a "difficult" project. Whenever I opt for the "easy" ones, I seem to mess them up royally. I think it's because I feel it's so simple that I don't really have to pay attention because afterall, I know how to sew...Gets me in trouble every time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by, Char! And your bag, why don't chuck it aside or let it hold your other fibrey goodness? One fine day, you might feel up to rectifying it.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you can laugh about the pocket now after having a few days of distance. I am no way near the seamstress you are but I have had my fair share of those doh! moments. I just figure they are reminders to go slowly and get plenty of sleep.
ReplyDeleteRegardless, the bag is very cute from the outside!