Let's Celebrate!

Happy National Sewing Month! (I’m glad we get a whole month, not just a day or a week. 😊 ) I have lots of sewing-related events on the calendar this month, so it’s a good time to celebrate.

We’re looking at two more days of 90-degree temperatures and then I think summer is going to give it up for fall. This heat is making the tomatoes happy, but I wilt when it gets above 80F. I stayed inside and sewed. The Roundabout Bag is done:

I think I’ve about gotten bagmaking out of my system. This one was not a difficult sew—certainly no more difficult than a byAnnie bag—but I am ready to get back to garment sewing. This is some of the only Tula Pink fabric in my stash. I am not a big Tula fan, but this is a sewing-themed print so I bought it.

The instructions were good, although I do wonder if I could set myself up as a sewing pattern editor. (Like I need another job.) I have enough trouble with spatial stuff that I am the perfect person to tell you if your instructions make no sense. In terms of design, if I made this bag again, I would interface the lining fabric with something like SF101 instead of foam. Two layers of foam makes for a lot of bulk. It’s a cute bag, though, and it was fun to see it all come together.

I submitted my formal class proposals for Sew Expo yesterday and finalized the layout of the postcard for the craft co-op market. That goes to the printer this week. I also updated the craft co-op website with new photos. The only big project left on my list is updating the homestead foundation website, and that’s on the schedule for tomorrow.

This is going to be a short post. I should have more to write about tomorrow.