Chipping Carrots Out of the Ground

Smart people pull their carrots out of the ground before the ground freezes.  Procrastinators, on the other hand, have to spend an hour chiseling them out of the ground with two shovels.  Which one of those groups do you think I'm in?

Sewing Class: Part 2, Making a Camera Tote

 

Here is the camera tote I made in my second sewing class at the Craft Studies Center at the League of NH Craftsmen!  I'm very pleased with it, even though in my rush to finish I sewed the straps on with a twist in the handles. The pattern was for a tote bag, but since I have so many plain tote bags I thought I could really use a bag for my camera that was also big enough to carry both my camera and also a few other things, like my wallet and phone etc.  I found this really cool Robert Kaufman fabric at Waterwheel Quilt Shop, near Emmett's school that was perfect for the project.  And the bag even has a inside zipper pocket, which I am especially excited to know how to do! This is by far the most complicated sewing project I have ever completed, and I even feel like I could do it again, which is the most amazing part.  Sadly, between jewelry and fiddleheads, I don't have any free time right now to play around with my newly learned skills.  But after the holidays I have lots of fun and (I think) easy projects planned.  I want to make small cushions for my uncomfortable dining room chairs, and new covers for my small square Ikea poofs.

And here is my trusty machine, which I really do feel more familiar with now.  Can't wait to get back to it!

Sewing Class

I am taking a sewing class called "Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine," and last night was my first class.  We went through threading the machine and winding the bobbin, and practiced all the different stitches, stitch sizes, and sewing corners and curvy lines.