Star Wars Bag and Embroidery Bags Made :)

October 28, 2015 / LDSVenus

Star Wars Bag view 1

Star Wars Bag view 2

My computer bit the dust and for a about 1 1/2 weeks I had to use my daughters computer to get online for my email and Etsy shop. My dad was kind enough to get me another lap top. Hard to have an online business and not have a way to be on line :P. Dad’s are wonderful :).

This is my Star Wars medium size bag. I love Star Wars and since they are getting ready to have a new Star Wars movie come out in December I have access to fabrics with Star Wars designs :). I may get one more Star Wars design fabric.

I have been working on other bags as well, pictures posted below. They are embroidered instead of using the patterned fabrics I have been using. It’s interesting deciding on the embroidery designs for them. I chose “I Love Knitting with Handspun” and “Obsessed Knitter” for these two, I will be make more of the embroidery bags.

The hurricane that went through Mexico and Texas sure gave us some really rainy, windy weather Tuesday and Wednesday in the midwest. Tuesday was down pours most of the day, today was light rain most of the day but it seems to have subsided now. Even tho the temps were in the 40’s and that is not really cold for here, that cold/wet wind seemed bone chilling. Just a not so gentle reminder that winter is on the way :(.

I Love Knitting with Handspun bag view 2

Obsessed Knitter Bag view 2

Patriotic Bag Done :)

October 16, 2015 / LDSVenus

Patriotic Bag view 1

Patriotic Bag view 2

Loved this fabric when I saw it at Hobby Lobby and thought then that it would make a great bag, and I think it did. :). Reminds me of Summer and picnics and warm days and with Fall coming I am going to need those thoughts because Winter is right around the corner, and Winter here is a long and very cold season :).

I’ll try to get some pictures of the beautiful foliage of the the changing colors of the trees around here.

Hearts Bag Made :)

October 14, 2015 / LDSVenus

Hearts Bag view 1

Hearts Bag view 2

I made this bag for a friend. She has some health issues and I wanted to make a knot bag for her so I asked her what kind of fabric she would like and she said hearts. I wasn’t able to find any in the local stores so I searched online. I knew this fabric was it when i saw it. It’s so beautiful!! There is what looks like a mark on the bag, but it’s a bit of fabric fuzz I didn’t notice until after the pictures were taken. I’m sure she will enjoy this. 🙂

Cowboys Bag :)

October 8, 2015 / LDSVenus

Cowboys knot bag view 1

Cowboys knot bag view 2

I did get my Cowboy’s knot bag finished. Very pleased with the way it finished up. I am working on some others in anticipation of opening an Etsy shop. Doing the sewing (ie: work) is not the hold up, it’s the management of the set up, lol, not my thing, but I’ll figure it out. I am in the middle of figuring out what the postage will be (kinda pointless to put stuff in a shop if you don’t know what the shipping will be to send it out :P), and that means going back and forth to the post office with what I decide to use to ship in and a bag(s) so I will know the weight etc. Then there is deciding what to say about the bags and myself and how to handle returns (hope there aren’t any but if you don’t prepare then I guarantee “Murphy” will move in .) Until then I will just share pictures of the bags I finish. 🙂

Ninja Turtles Bag :)

October 2, 2015 / LDSVenus

Ninja Turtles Bag

Yes, I like the Ninja Turtles. I bought this fabric to make a smaller bag for a little one who is a family member. Since I had purchased 1/2 yard of fabric and liner, I had enough to make a larger bag for me, it will be a fun bag :).

Will be looking today for some liner fabric for the Star Wars fabric I bought. I will also look for some Cowboys fabric and liner, will love using that bag if I can find the fabric, go Dallas Cowboys :).

New Minions Bag :)

September 29, 2015 / LDSVenus

Minions Bag 2

I have another bag made. Different Minons fabric. They are so cute (the Minions and the bags :P) I bought some Star Wars fabric and as soon as I choose a lining color I will make one of those up.

I need to find a Dallas Cowboys fabric and make a bag for me :), even if they don’t do well because their injury list this year I will still root for them. They did well the first part of the game on Sunday against the Falcons but the second half they blew it all up, hopefully they will get it together soon :P.

Happy Thoughts – Garden Bag Finished

September 25, 2015 / LDSVenus

Garden Bag2

Garden Bag1

When I saw this fabric at Hobby Lobby I was looking for something else and didn’t purchase it, but I couldn’t get it out of my mind, it was so beautiful. A particular friend came to mind that fit this fabric perfectly, so I went back and bought it. I got a really lovely shade of orange fabric (matches the flowers on the patterned fabric) and I was set. I am very pleased with this particular bag. It gives me happy thoughts :). Because of the difference in the front and back I put pictures up of both the front and back of the bag, would seriously have a hard time deciding what side is my favorite :).

I am seriously considering opening an Etsy shop so that I can sell some of the bags I make. This sewing journey started out because I wanted some of these for myself, but I am finding much satisfaction in making them (had forgotten I enjoyed sewing) and perhaps this old and forgotten and relaxing craft will help me have a little extra money here and there for my vehicle, as well as the extra money to continue knitting and spinning and sewing :). If I do set up a shop I will post it on my main website page. You have to love the skills that our Heavenly Father helps us develop and how they add to and bring joy into our lives :).

Stress Zebra Bag :)

September 19, 2015 / LDSVenus

Stress Zebra Knot Bag click on picture to enlarge

I had some nice heavy plain fabric and I thought it would look nice to do some embroidery on some knot bags.

Stress Zebra Knot Bag b

I have some nice knitting and spinning designs among others to choose from and it will be fun choosing them to put on the bags.

I have cut out another Minions bag (new fabric) and some Ninja Turtle fabric for a little one (family) who wanted one, but I’ve been been under the weather the last few days and haven’t felt like sewing. I”ll put pictures up when they are done, maybe Monday :).

I have been knitting on some wash cloths as well, will try to get a picture up on Monday of those as well.

The Cowboys play the Eagles tomorrow (their big rivalry). I hope they do well, I know the Eagles fans are hoping it’s the other way around :P.

Small Pumpkin Bag Made!

September 14, 2015 / LDSVenus

Pumpkin Bags, medium and small (click on image to enlarge)

Ok, I know I wasn’t going to sew any more until I got some of my knitting done, but…. I just couldn’t resist seeing how the small bag looked :P. You can see them side by side. The medium bag is 11 inches wide at the widest part and 8 3/4 inches long from the top of the neck area to the bottom (no handle length included). The small bag is 8 1/4 inches wide at widest part and 6 1/2 inches long from the neck area to the bottom (no handle length included), I made it at 150% of the pattern size. The small one would be good for your knitting accessories and maybe some small projects. The Medium one is good for socks and maybe the start of a shawl, I made it 200% of the pattern size. I will make a larger one to see if that will serve me better for sweaters and larger shawls, I haven’t decided if I want to go 275% or 300%, I don’t want it huge. Back to knitting :P.

And it looks like the Cowboys won their first game last night against the NY Giants, with a big push down field the last min or so. 🙂 Gotta love replays :).

Pumpkin Bag is Done!!

September 12, 2015 / LDSVenus

Halloween Knot Bag full view

I was able to find the time to sew another Knot Bag this morning. I used the pretty pumpkin fabric I got at JoAnn’s. Yes I know it’s Halloween fabric but I loved the brightness of the jack-o-lanerns :). It will definitely be easy to pick that out from other bags I have knitting stored in that I am working on :P. Altho’ these are not hard to sew, all the pinning so the pieces stay together as you sew in steps is a pain, a necessary pain but a pain never the less :P. The finishing around the outside of the handles is fiddly too as it’s a tight area at the bottom and you are turning edges in and sewing them down as you go. I did pre-iron the 1/4 inch seam fold to make it a little easier this time and it did help but at the very bottom it is a tight turn and you have to be careful not to sew gathered pieces as you go around the tight circle. I used the same blue fabric for the inside as I did on the Minions bag I made earlier. 🙂 I think it turned out very nicely and I am very pleased :). I found another Minions fabric and will try sew another one next week, time allowing. I have a lot of knitting that I need to be working on so I can’t spend to much time sewing :P.

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