Hello peeps, yep its Wednesday again! This week I have an extra special workdesk to share...now it's not from Wednesday but actually from Tuesday because I spent the day with the lovely Lunchlady Jan. At the last crop I asked Jan if she did sewing lessons to improve my skills and she kindly offered a days sewing!
So off I went with my machine and SO much fabric stash in the boot of the car ready to hone my bag making skills. During the morning the lovely Julia must have smelled the coffee as her timing was impeccable!
from the left, Julia, me and Jan
I brought my "Man Bites Dog" cards with me and Julia did the honours by picking some for this weeks desk:
"Teen Rehab Missing Again"....oooh, considering these are picked as random they can be quite dark!
Jan is a great tutor and soon my skills were being honed to another level and after a few hours (made longer as I do have a tendency to chat!) I had a bag that I am SO proud of....look:
It has pockets and lining
and even a recessed zip! I am so chuffed that its going to work with me tomorrow...and it is NOT going to be a Christmas pressie for one of my sister in laws as I thought it would be as I love it too much to give it away!!
So thanks Jan for a great day, great lunch, fabulous tuition and for putting up with a messy crafter! Thanks also to Julia, without WOYWW I would not have made so many new friends (not easy as you get older) to share my crafting passion.
So there you go, I have the skills and now need to have another go at making a bag...somehow I think it wont look as good, but hey I have learnt a new skill and that can never be a bad thing!
Happy WOYWW
Kyla
It really does look amazing, so professional! The choice of fabrics and colours was fab and made for a really funky bag. I'm glad you love it so much...you did brilliantly and picked up the quite complicated method ever so well!! Thanks for the brief intro into free machining skills for me too...now there's an avenue I've got to explore further.....
ReplyDeleteAfter a day's sewing, the evening was spent at band...I'm whacked now!!
Hugs, LLJ (no number yet!) xxxx
A fabulous little bag & I wouldn't want to part with it either. Will you be making another one I wonder. Happy woyww Jill #11
ReplyDeleteThat's a fantastic bag. I wouldn't give it away either. #3
ReplyDeleteHow lovely for you to get hands on tuition from Jan! I fear it would take many such sessions to help me!! I love the bag, no wonder you won't give it away - but maybe now you know how, you can make another one for a gift. Helen 4
ReplyDeleteso nice of LLJ and JSG to come along for some fun and tutorials, love that bag.
ReplyDeleteBridget #1
Well done, Kyla - a greatly successful day! In lots of ways - good sewing, good chat, good friends.
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Margaret #18
How great that all you lovely crafters could spend time together. The bag looks really good. Happy WOYWW, Chris # 14
ReplyDeleteOh Kyla, this bag is absolutely awesome. You are such a talent!! I think I could never do that.
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Gabriele 8
Hi Kyla, glad you had such an awesome day, but Jan is wonderful company, isn't she? Trust Julia to smell the coffee- did she come round with a plate of cakes?lol. Lovely bag, I would be hanging on to that for dear life too. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #25 xxx
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting a sewing machine for ages but I have no where to put it! I love your funky bag! No wonder you are proud of it! zsuzsa @ InkyDinkyDoodle #22
ReplyDeleteHi Kula. Just seen you on LLJ blog so checking out yours. Love your bag, looking for one for dialysis days and that's the perfect size!! It gives me an idea now, so thanks :-) Karen x #48
ReplyDeleteSorry Kyla, predictive text. Happened on LLJ site too oops!
DeleteLooks like a fab day and I love your bag! Don't blame you for hanging on to it! Chris 45
ReplyDeleteOh well done...it looks fab..and I know that the fabrics look better IRL too...that Jan she's a good teacher. Was great to catch you, and I was so right to tear myself away and leave you to it!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the bag.
ReplyDeleteFiona #64
A fantastic bag - I wouldn't want to part with it either - that's the problem with crafting - after all the effort you put into making things, you just want to keep them all for yourself (well I do anyhow!)
ReplyDeleteBernice #30
Looks as if you had a lovely time. Love that bag. Thanks for sharing. Hope you are having a great day and have a lovely crafting week to come. Hazel, WOYWW #69 x
ReplyDeleteHi Kyla, looks like you all had a great time and the bag is lovely, welldone.
ReplyDeleteHappy crafting Angela x 36
I love this bag it looks wonderful and you should be proud, I can't sew for peanuts. Sounds like you all had a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteHugs Eliza & Gang
Happy WOYWW
Oh man - I would love a day with Jan sewing. I have a few weeks with my MIL coming up - also quite the seamstress but perhaps not as restful an experience as it could be - so that will have to do. I love it when WOYWW mates actually get to meet up. You three look like you had a fab day. and oh the bag....yum yum.
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Mary Anne (2)
How lovely! I saw LLJ post and thought blooming heck that Kyla did well with that bag but I knew you already had the skill and with LLJ teaching you couldn't go wrong! It's gorgeous. Hope you are ok hun? Take care Zo xx 62
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful wonderful day! The bag is gorgeous!! Happy (belated) WOYWW! #6
ReplyDeleteGreat bag, and what fun you all had!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #35