So, the image uploading problem should be fixed, here’s a sewing update.  I didn’t get a chance to sew last weekend but this is what I’ve done since the last time.

My blog has been a little messed up since a certain person was given access to admin functions where it’s hosted and they didn’t know what they were doing.  It’s not a bad thing to not know what you’re doing but it is a bad thing to pretend you do and mess stuff up.  Anyway, thanks to this I can’t upload photos at the moment while I wait for the person who does know what they’re doing to get a chance to fix the mess.  I am so grateful to have him, it’s such a nice change from being insulted on a regular basis.

Anyway, what I was trying to post were photos of my latest sewing creation.  It’s a little bubble pouch and the pattern comes from Keyka Lou Patterns, who I seem to be stalking.  I think her patterns are wonderful.  I realized I’d sewn the button on in entirely the wrong place last night so I fixed it right away and it’s super cute.  You’ll see for yourselves soon.

I’ve added a few sewing related blogs to my Blogroll.  They’re blogs that I go to regularly for whatever reason, mostly inspiration.  I’ve been dying to learn to screen print and embroider but I still have about a month to go of my teaching internship and until that’s finished, I just don’t have the time to learn something new.  I’m anxious though.

I feel like I wasted this long weekend.   I really haven’t done much.  I completely lost Friday because I wasn’t feeling well all day.  I was supposed to go out for coffee this afternoon but that got canceled because it’s storming and my friend couldn’t get out of her driveway.  I feel kind of sad about it.  I really just wanted to get out.  I’m going to go try to make a camera case for my mother now.

I had actually intended to sew a purse for my friend Kate this weekend.  The pieces are all cut out and I just needed to cut out the interfacing, so I started and then I realized I didn’t have enough left.  So I went out and drove to the other side of the city, to the fabric store and they were sold out of that kind.  I’ve had to set the bag aside for now since I don’t think it’s a good idea to use different interfacing on half the bag.  If it was just the straps it wouldn’t be a big deal but it’s one side of the bag and the straps.  Lame.

I have a fat quarter from Spoonflower that I want to use for a bag for another friend, I may try to get that ready to go this weekend, so I can just start working on it next weekend.  It would have been nice if I’d done it sooner and could have mailed it so she’d have it before her birthday on the 18th, but that’s life.

When the photo issue gets fixed, I’ll post the photos of the pouch.

I had made this a few weeks ago but it was a gift for someone so I didn’t want to post it before, just in case.  Here are some photos:

The pattern comes from Keyka Lou and I’m assured it is a hit.  I was sick this weekend (and still am) so I didn’t go to the birthday dinner, just had the gift dropped off.

I have many projects lined up and I’m really anxious to get started on them.  I’ve also finally figured out what bag I want to make with the wonderful fabric I bought for myself.  So if I ever get a chance to make something for myself, it’s going to be awesome.

I’ve got 2 bags and some baby stuff that I want to tackle next.   I’m also thinking about making a tabbed curtain to hang over my closet.  I don’t have a closet door and it would be a nice way of hiding that mess.  My entire room needs a clean sweep and I really need an established sewing area.  Maybe after I’m finished my internship I can work on clearing out a sewing space.  The only problem is, it has to be in the basement and I really would much rather be upstairs where there is lots of light and what not.

I got a book on hand printing.  I’m super anxious to try some of it out, though I think I’ll have to wait on the screen printing.  I see Michaels is now carrying a screen printing kit/machine thing but it’s $400.  Too bad.  I’m hoping over the long Easter weekend I’ll have time to try printing on some fabric with a stencil or something.  Though I haven’t been able to get some solid coloured linen yet.  I did get 1 meter, that was all that was left, of a brown one, but I was really wanting a beige or off-white of some kind.  I’ve got to get over to the “other” Fabricville.  The one by me is closing soon and having huge sales, which means it’s crazy busy and running out of everything.  I want to go to the non-sale store and look for some things I want.  I haven’t been there since when I first got my sewing machine and before I’d ever made anything with it.  Which was all of a month ago.  Ha ha!

Well, that’s all folks!