Of camera bags and hoodies.....

This week, I FINALLY finished the camera bag I've been working on for MONTHS. Literally.

The first draft can be seen here...and this one is a LONG way from that! There's been drawings, and calculations, and yes, I'll admit it - some swearing lol!

But it's finally done. It's by no means perfect, being only the second thing I've ever sewn with oilcloth (steep learning curve isn't the half of it lol!), but I love it, and as it's for me, that's all that matters. I was so close to giving up on it and throwing it in the bin a few times, and I'm so glad I didn't! I finally have a bag I can get ALL my stuff in - my lenses, macro tubes, filters, manual (ha ha!) and of course my camera!

So here it is. Blood, Sweat and Tears.....but I did it.

I've also made my first girly Imke this week....not quite as exciting as the camera bag, but I love it and I'm really pleased with how it came together. It's made from fleece, with an applique that I upcycled from a girls RTW tshirt, and binding made from an old adult tshirt of mine that matched the colour perfectly!

I also added a long custom 'curly' hood with a pom pom.

Please excuse the 'model'......poor boy ha ha!

 So there you have it. Not much sewing, I grant you, but I'm happy!

Thanks for looking

Lisa

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Crop Hoodie

Well this is the 2nd thing I've sewn for myself - a crop hoodie! It's another upcycle - from 2 sweatshirts. 

Excuse the bad photo...I HATE being this side of the camera, it's late, and Russ was then running out the door to go to work, so it's a little rushed to say the least lol! I'll try and get a better one tomorrow!

Thanks for looking!

xxx

Hooded Gilet

My first hood! Woohoo! 

This is for a friend's child, not mine lol!

Thanks for looking!

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Two designs for you today....

I have been busy lol!

Firstly, a pair of long shorts for the small one...upcycled from an old t-shirt of mine. I'm so glad now that I'm a blue/green and not a pink wearer!

and secondly a hat I made for my friend...she loved the one I made Jamie and asked me to make her one, so I did! The fleece was part of the lot I bought last year that also contained the pink camo fleece that I made my lens cases from.

Modelled here by Jamie (not as much under protest as you might think lol!)

thanks for looking!

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Camera lens case project - complete!

Well I finished the other two lens cases today...I'm very happy with the way they turned out (and so are a couple of friends who want me to make them some too ha ha ha!) 

Now just to finish Jamie's trousers and that will be three projects complete! Go me! 

thanks for looking!

xxx

So my first projects...

Well here was the first thing I ever made with my machine...a pair of cushion covers for the sofa!

I thought I'd start with something REALLY easy...and was quite surprised with how well these turned out!

They are made from an old throw that got messed up in the boot of the car with oil and stuff...and I just used the 'good' bits lol! I will at some point be adding some buttons to the fold when I get some!

At this point, I then started on a pair of trousers for my son Jamie, but they've yet to be properly finished...I will post them when they are!

In the meantime, I decided to give my camera lenses a comfy warm home...so here's a lens case I made with some fleece fabric I bought last year.

So that's where we are at the moment...as soon as I complete something else, I'll be back to show off ha ha ha!

Thanks for looking!

xxx