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DIY Purse


I am happy to report that I followed through with my plans to make a craft date with my friend, Katie, and construct a new bag for myself using this free pattern.

Well, our date kind of turned into a marathon crafting session. I arrived at 12:30pm and did not leave until almost 9 o’clock. It was worth it, though. I just couldn’t leave there until it was finished!

Crafting with a friend was a huge treat. I realized that when I work alone, I’m much more likely to get frustrated if something goes wrong. It was so refreshing to be able to ask someone for help in the middle of a project. We deciphered the pattern together, and she helped me solve major problems that I caused for myself. In turn, I helped her when she got stuck on her quilt. Crafting with a friend is certainly the way to go. Also, setting aside a specific day and time really helped me follow-through with my plans.

I’m honestly not much of a sewer, but I feel like I get better with each project. There’s such an amazing feeling that comes from making something from scratch. It certainly wasn’t a stress-free process. At one point, the material I was sewing through was so thick my machine thought I was sewing my own finger and went into Safety Mode. It would just buzz any time I tried to press the sewing foot. Another time, I sewed the lining in wrong and had to tear the whole thing out with a seam ripper. As I was using the seam ripper, the cotton lining started to tear. Aack!

In the end, though, I have a customized bag. I even made specialized pockets for my Sharpie pens and Burt’s Bees chapstick. I am a little disappointed that the bag doesn’t open up as fully as I would like, but I’m still quite happy with it.

I’m already trying to figure out what I want to do for my next project!

Happy Crafting!

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