while they play... » messenger bag

it’s in the bag…

kalurah — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:46:00 +0000

yay!!! it’s finally done and I love it! I’m so glad I passed on the contrast stitching. don’t you agree? this even holds it’s head high up against my “real” leather coat! can barely tell this is faux leather. well,….I think so, anyway.
I did opt to make new straps though. by the time I would’ve trimmed the thread from the original strap, it just wouldn’t have been wide enough anymore. especially with a proper seam allowance. luckily, I had plenty of pleather and lining fabric left over.
I will definitely be using this bag alot on our vacation. it’s nice and roomy. I think I can even fit my camera in there….or maybe that’s another project all together. hmmmmmm………

change in plans…

kalurah — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:51:00 +0000

okay, so I slept on it and decided I didn’t like the contrast stitching after all. nor did I want the lining sewn in before I assemble the bag. thank goodness for rotary blades and self healing mats! it didn’t take too long to trim all my thread off, and the bag and lining went together quickly. so I lost about an inch off the overall dimensions, but that’s okay.

now, I just have to assemble it. when I sat down to my sewing machine last night, my son had apparently been playing with it, because as soon as I put down the peddle, my Singer sang! and she sang way off key! an hour later, after my husband took a closer look at it, he discovered all it was, is my son pulled out the thread and tried re-directing it. I just didn’t happen to notice that it was threaded wrong. one would think that would be the first thing I should’ve checked, but I am me….a bit scatter brained.
so, Ive yet to put the whole bag together. as soon as I’m done blogging here, I’ll sit down and finish it. I swear!

a third W.I.P…

kalurah — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:11:00 +0000

okay, so I haven’t yet finished either one of the afghans I started. (what? I didn’t mention I started a second afghan?) a sewing bug bit me the other day and I just had to act!
I’ve been wanting a messenger bag for a long time and I bought chocolate leatherette about a month ago for just that in mind. I picked up a couple yards of a brown/tan plaid at a local thrift store for 50 cents. I find it masculine but very chic at the same time. I instantly thought, “liner for my bag!”, when I saw it.
I can’t decide if I like this cream contrast thread, though. it’s not doing anything for me. I’ll sleep on it and take another look at it in the morning before I go ahead and stitch it all together.
speaking of sleep, now would probably be a good time to go rest my head on my pillow, since I only have maybe a good 5 hours of it to look forward………………. zzzzzzzzzzzzz…………………..

irish moss…

kalurah — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:49:00 +0000

here is my “irish moss” scarf, the one that my sister thought was too short. okay, so when you double it, like I did here, it really isn’t all that long. still…I love the color and it’s so warm and cozy up against my neck when I wear it.
I’m going to bring it along on our vacation in two weeks. I’m sure the coastal atmosphere will be more than accepting of my blustery weather wardrobe.

the color isn’t so proper in my first photo, so here is one that better captures it’s mossy-ness…