Sunday, May 13, 2012

Vera Bradley Knock-off

Vera Bradley look out...I'm up and coming and taking you down!!!

I'm visiting my friend Melissa and we've been sewing all weekend.  We started by going to Jo-Ann's to pick out fabric because I wanted to make myself a weekender bag, Vera Bradley style.  I love her bags, but they are sooo expensive.  I think we did a pretty good job of picking out fabric.




The flowered fabric is going to be the outside.  It's lined with brown.  We figured the outside was going to be so vivid, I could use a more subdued color on the inside.


We've been sewing all weekend, and it has been so much fun sewing with Melissa again.  It has been over ten years since we have had a chance to do this together.  We used to sew together all the time in high school, but since reaching adulthood, we have both been too busy.  Sometimes, I don't want to be an adult anymore!  What did we really complain about in high school?  It was bliss!










And this is what happens on little to no sleep, after two straight days of sewing.  You decide sewing fabric isn't enough, and add a little metal to your quilt.  I really don't know how I sewed a safety pin to my fabric without breaking a needle, but it did happen.  At least it wasn't a finger, right?






















I have all the quilting lines sewn in one direction, at least.  Why, oh why, did I decide it was a good idea to quilt my fabric before sewing my bag?  Oh yeah, because it's going to look fabulous!!! :)







I've decided it's finally time to call it a night.  I only have about 1/5th of my quilting lines sewn in the other direction, but I am too tired to continue.  When you start to fall asleep on your sewing machine, it's probably better to quit while you're ahead!



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