My sewing machine impulse buy hasn't been a complete waste of money. I've made a couple birthday gifts, a mother's day gift, and just random gifts in general. Oh, and I hemmed a pair of new jeans and saved myself $12. Take that, friendly neighborhood tailor!
Learning how to sew isn't as intimidating as I thought it would be, but I've mostly been using straight stitches without any fancy techniques. I'm sure there are ways to do what I'm doing in a fraction of the time if I'd only research the proper techniques...but who's got time to do research when there's so much fabric waiting to be sewn??!
Felt's been my material of choice. It's colorful, soft and comes in convenient squares (rectangles really, so why the hell are they called squares?). An Etsy store has even been create to give my craft a home.
My fascination with evolution/genetics has also been reignited recently, so I'm working that into the crafts/art pieces that I'm making when I can. Does a felt pea pod that spills pom pom peas scream "RECESSIVE GENES!!!" to anyone? 
Just finished.
"A" is for Audrey.
A mountain of felt squares.
iPod Nano case for Ruth's birthday.
Bird wallet for Lucie, but she doesn't like red and wanted a green one.
Pea pod drawing on fabric swatch.
PEAS!
Part of a (tongue-in-cheek) mother's day surprise.
And the latest project, a muslin apron for Uyen to tie-dye, as modeled by Patrick.
Friday, May 9, 2008
I've been making stuff
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2 comments:
yay! you're on Etsy. i was going to suggest that. will you make something cute for my brother? he's having a baby. :)
ps. where's my tote?
a rectangle is never a square, but a square is a special type of rectangle. so your fabric people have it all wrong. this is what i've learned from writing math textbooks.
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