Once
again, I found a dress that I loved at a thrift store that didn't
fit. I absolutely loved the print. It was a sad day when I realized
it was way too small. But happily, I know how to sew! It is a really
pretty orange and pink floral. Orange has always been my least
favorite color, as long as I can remember. But apparently I love it
when mixed with pink. So weird. But whatever. I adore my new bag.
I'd
never really made a backpack, so I thought I'd do that. When browsing
my patterns, Simplicity 1439 caught my eye. It has several dainty and
precious bags plus a backpack included in the pattern. It seems to
have been inspired by Laura Ashley, perhaps? I loved it. For some
reason, I really wanted to quilt the fabric. So I did. I quilted
diamonds all across, at 1.5 inches apart, I believe. I always love
using my walking foot on my machine when quilting any straight lines.
That metal “arm” on the side helps me keeps my lines nice and
even. A major goal for this year is to try to reduce my stash of
fabric. So when I started to cut out pattern pieces, and I found I
didn't have enough fabric, I searched my stash. This orange plaid had
been sitting around for who knows how long. The two fabrics looked
like they were made for each other. Look at these fabrics and tell me
they aren't perfect together. I dare you. You can't.
These
two piece eyelets took some muscle and time to install, let me tell
you. I took a cardboard box, laid it down in the garage on the
concrete, and just went to town hammering. Each one seemed to take
forever, but I finally finished the last one. The orange cord was
from Amazon, since I didn't find anything I liked locally. At first,
I bought a 1/4” cord, but that turned out too small for the
grommets. It looked ridiculous. So I reordered a 1/2” cord instead,
and that looked much nicer.
It
is a fairly straightforward pattern. I would rate it confident
beginner. There are no zippers or much else that is too difficult.
Except, like I said before, those grommets. They can be a problem. My
tip is practice before on a scrap of fabric and take your time.
And
now I have a beautiful backpack to take on adventures that will match
my summer wardrobe! Do you have any big summer plans?
Thanks
for reading!
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