Dirty little secret bag!

It's a bag. With a delightful dirty little secret inside.
Don't you just want your very own for Christmas?

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So, I finally made the cool cowboy fabric into a bag. I figured I wanted one I could use to lectures and stuff to carry my notebook and textbook and assignments and stuff with me, so it is just big enough to fit the A4 sized stuff. One textbook, one notebook, pens, calculator, cell phone, wallet, small pack of snacks. That's what there's room for. And it looks oh so dull and conservative. On the outside, that is. (Please excuse the bad photo. I was using my mobile phone to take the picture.) Well, there it is. All black and dull and proper and suitable for taking to math lectures at uni.

But the insides are lined up with pockets and half naked cowboys.

Isn't he just looking all handsome there? One big pocket with room for anything, covered with one big cowboy!


On the other side, there's a blonde cowboy, on a pocket made especially for my pretty little mobile phone.

This bag is made of my very own pattern, and I really do like it. A lot. I am indeed shaping up to become quite the bagmaker, I think. ;)

document case / laptop bag!

So, this is what my dad is getting for Christmas this year. It's a computer envelope/sleeve thingy, that can also be used as a document case.

It's made of plain black cotton fabric, and scrap fabric of various patterns for the lining and for the pocket on the front. Other details include bias tape for the edges, and strips hook-and-loop fastener for simple closing and opening.

Maybe not too fancy, but it does its job, and it suits a laptop perfectly.

I used a pattern from Living Creatively to guide me through making this thing. They have some pretty easy to follow patterns/tutorials, so I recommend everyone to take a look at their stuff. It's especially nice for beginners, as we tend to need step-by-step instructions with pictures of each step. (I know it's been very helpful for me!)

Actually, I think I shall make one of these for myself, too. Using different fabrics, of course. I am getting excited already!

Beginner sewing projects!

Beginner sewing projects turned out to be hard to find for me when I first started looking. Everything was either too complicated, or it cost a lot of money to buy it. I wanted something free, that was easy and fun. (Yeah, I'm pretty hard to please, I know!)

But, now I have been searching for a while, and I have gathered up a nice amount of links to fun, free and easy sewing projects, and I thought I'd share!

• tinyhappy's shoulderbag -my first ever project! It was so much fun, and so easy!
• u-handblog - scroll down, and on the righthand side you can see a list of tutorials. They are made up with pictures of each step, and the results are awesome!
• mackville road bag tutorial - I haven't tried this one, but it looks really cool!
• Anna Maria Horner - scroll down to you see the "Make This With Me" list on the lefthand side. I really like her instructions for the pillowcase dress!
• Casette Tape Wallet tut - this is so cool, and I am gonna try it as soon as I get my hands on a casette!

Well, those are my favourite beginner projects. What's yours? It can be so daunting to start sewing, especially if there's no one there to show you how, but with these easy to follow, wonderful tutorials, everyone can sew the prettiest things!
Good luck with these projects everyone!

first ever handbage made!

So, I made my first ever handbag/shoulder bag this week! It was done with some fabric I already had, that I had bought cheap on Ikea. The outside, as you can see, is of a black and white pattern, and the inside is plain purple. It was actually surprisingly easy, not to mention fun, to make this. I will be making more bags, that's for sure!

To make this bag, I had actually bought a pattern from Burda, but I didn't like their instructions very well, so instead I used the pattern from them (or parts of it, anyway), and followed the instructions from tinyhappy, who posted a very easy to follow tutorial that included pictures. I absolutely love sewing tutorials with pictures. There should be more of them!


I am not sure if I will make more bags following this exact same pattern. I think I will, but I also think I will experiment. Something tells me my friends will be getting these for Christmas. And, a lady can never have to many purses and bags, right?