Last Sunday I organised and hosted a Sewing Sunday in my home. Three of my friends plus me met up in the early afternoon in my apartment to each sew our very own Buttercup Bag. Two of my friends that attended have never really sewn a lot before so I thought it would be nice if we all worked on the same project so we could help each other more easily along the way.
One uf us made the Buttercup Bag as intended in the original pattern with strap and magnetic snap and the rest of us made the zippered version Tilly introduced us to last Christmas on her Crafty Christmas Club blog (which, by the way, has been reignited for a new fantastic season of prezzie crafting. Thanks, Tilly!). Do you remember her fun little pouches? I've made several since and gifted them as birthday and Christmas presents but never kept one for myself. Well, since last Sunday I own my very own Buttercup Bag. Here is a close-up of three of our fantastic bags: a purse version in a fantastic lobster print, a cute flowery version with a red bow and my retro apple fabric version.
Unfortunately, my friend Ritsya had to leave early so we didn't get to include her awesome bag in our final photoshoot. If you would still like to see cute things made by her, check out her fun little etsy shop, where she sells her own leather handcrafted purses and accessoires.
The day was really fun and we ended up sewing for a whole seven hours.We had coffee and tea and I made muffins for the occasion. I was truly exhausted afterwards, as I'm sure we all were. Still, it was so much fun that I definitely want to host another Sewing Sunday. Next time around we are thinking of getting together for some embroidery. The good thing about doing embroidery together is that we don't have to worry about having enough sewing machines and don't need as many tools and supplies, which might make it easier for people to attend.
Do any of you host or attend any sewing or craft meet-ups? How are they organized and what projects do you make? Does everyone bring their own project ideas or do you work on something together? I'd really love to hear about your experience and ideas on sewing and craft get-togethers!
those bags are so cute.
ReplyDeletei go to "sit and sew" events with the Melbourne Modern quilt guild, where we just bring along whatever we want to work on, and I also have "sewing dates" with my friends where sometimes we work on the same projects and other times we just work on what we want. it's nice to sew with other people sometimes, and it makes me feel less guilty about my sewing time and being antisocial as i get to spend time with my friends too
Those bags are so cute! I would love to have some people around to sew with me... but for the lack of space! Even if there were enough room for the sewing machines, there would be nowhere to cut out. Maybe it would work if everyone pre-cut their fabric at home? Hmm...
ReplyDeleteThis looks like it was so much fun! I have a question- where did you (or your friend)get the lobster print fabric from?) It's amazing and I NEED some!
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