First order of business is to tell you that I have NOT finished my shawl. The reason I haven't is that I took it to a knitting/crochet group and promptly kept knitting in a circle rather than back and forth! I now have 300+ stitches to tink back. So, the shawl has been put in the naughty bin and I will take it out when it feels it can act better.
I have though been sewing. I started the Mari Dress for A with some of the knit fabric I got from Girl Charlee. I had read that sewing knits on a sewing machine can be a bit trying. This is what I'm finding to be the case. I don't know if it is my sewing machine, user error or what but if I'm within 1/2 inch of the end of fabric my machine won't feed the fabric through it just stitches in one place! Very frustrating. Until I figure out what to do about that I've put the dress to the side.
I have however finished a purse! A friend had seen this great girl skull pattern in the remnant bin at Joann and picked it up for me. I think it was 1.5 yds for $2. Then the pink fabric is this woven stuff with Lycra in it so it is stretchy. I picked it up from Feminine Touch Fabrics in Syracuse, NY for $1 a yd!!! So this purse cost me maybe .75 to make in fabric! It cost me a bit more in sanity. The purse itself was easy I used this reversible bag pattern. The pattern is very simple and I had no troubles at all until I came to the straps. I just couldn't get them right for the life of me. My top stitching is atrocious! Anyway I ripped them back like 4 times and finally said enough they will just have to do. So here it is in all its glory, my first purse:
Not horrible from far away. Just please don't look too close!
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