One down....

So the first bag has been made.  


I have to admit at this point that I have never been much of sewer so making one bag has been a bit of an ordeal.


Now bags for life are simple in shape and construction but if you know me you will add ditsy-ness to the equation and then times that by the small shoebox flat I am making the bags in and it equals chaos....


So everything seemed to be going really well at first, I cut and pressed the fabric and made the base of the bag, I thought I was on to a winner, I thought, with progress like this I could get 5 made today right? WRONG!


It started with the bobbin running out. At this point it's simple, just wind another bobbin. I still don't know how I managed it but I managed to wind the tread around the machine rather than the bobbin. So take 2, new bobbin wound, just re-thread the machine and off I go again. My mind must still have been boggled from the bobbin incident because because I forgot to put the plastic bit on that holds the cotton real in place and just as I was getting into a steady flow the cotton real comes flying off and hits the wall. It's at this point I realise that the thread is now running low and I will need to change that but then I have to switch to white rather than the cream colour I was using, which means winding another bobbin. 


Despite all this I finish sewing the bag and stand back proud once I have finished, it then slowly dawns on me that it is only half completed, I still need to print the image on.


Now in theory this should be the simple part. I had already drawn the picture so all I had to do was scan the image into my computer and print it out on transfer paper the only thing is I struggle to re-main calm and collected when I mix with technology.


So my computer and printer/scanner didn't seem to want to talk to each other this led to me yelling, pushing all sorts of buttons and pulling out every instruction manual I have to try and sort it out. Eventually after at least a couple of hours of pacing and pulling my hair out, I resorted to the classic turn it off and turn it back on again. 


All was well again.


So I feel it is fair to say there were a few hick-ups along the way but thankfully they were only minor. To be honest all was forgotten as soon as I looked at the bag. I was proud that I had achieved my goal of making an original design, homemade bag for life.  If anything I am more excited about Raspberry Iguana now and at least I could put the kettle on and put my feet up afterwards.


So one down and many to go...


With love Raspberry Iguana x