Friday, July 23, 2010

A screwed up purse

The worst part of sewing is when something just doesnt turn out . I had some nice fabric and wanted to make the buttercup purse made by Rae a free pattern I fond online. Its just didnt work. I was so excited about it but the one thing about screwing up is I always take something out of the experience. I learned how to do pleats which I didn't know how to do . This is the fabric that would have been a beautiful purse:(

4 comments:

  1. Oh Tania is that the material you picked up in the states? :o(
    It obviously wasn't meant to be... can you use the material for something else?

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  2. Tania, so sorry that your purse didn't work out... that is really pretty fabric! Those types of things happen to me all the time, and I've been making bags for a while now. Whenever I'm sewing a pattern for the first time, I usually make it up in some "practice" fabric from my stash so I can make sure to work out all the details before sewing on my "good" fabric. Believe me, I learned this from experience! :o( I go to the thrift stores and buy old sheets for $1.00 or less to use as the practice fabric - you get a lot for a little!

    Perhaps you can still salvage some of that fabric and make little coin purses or something similar?

    XOXO,

    Cyndi

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  3. cyndi i have just enough left for the outside of your wallet ;)

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  4. I am new to sewing also! I Love the fabric. I just dowloaded that same purse pattern. Where did you mess up? Please share so maybe I can avoid the same mistake. Love your cute blog and fun ideas. i am also a new blogger, check me out at craftersanonymousclub.blogspot.com.
    I also became a follower!

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