First Blog!

This is really new to me, but welcome to my blog! hmm.. how to start this..

Well, I have been sewing lil knick-knacks for my friends ever since sophomore year of high school. It all started when I was taking Spanish, and our teacher said we could receive extra credit if we made a flag. I think I chose Spain, bought fabric, and asked my mom to teach me how to use the sewing machine. After that, I learned how to sew a straight line, and the rest is history.

I was cleaning up my closet the other day and found my Winnie the Pooh box. Low and behold, it had a few of my first projects!



This star bag was my all time favorite bag in high school. I adoredd anything with stars, so discovering this fabric at the local fabric store was like finding treasure!


It was also the first bag that included my then signature "belt with buttons" design.


This next one was something I made junior year of high school, I believe. I tried to sell it for $10, and no one bought it. Like all the other bags I couldn't sell, I ended up using it for myself! I called it the bohemian bag.




This was my first "transformation project". Turning a $3 skirt on clearance at Charlotte Russe into a bag. It was more of an experiment for me, as I discovered how to do a different type of handle design :)




.. And this is my current machinee. It has like a billion features, but I've only used a few. I've had this machine for about 4 years now, and I think it might be time to move on soon.


I'm pretty messy. Especially after a sewing session. After someone orders a custom made bag, I have to dig through all my fabrics. In the end, I leave a big fat mess.


I truly treasure my fabrics though.. I have memories from each and every pattern. Point to one, and I can tell you how I got it and where I got it from! But anywhoo I think that's all for now. I gotta clean my house soon for a dinner. We're eating Bo Nuong Vi!

My next blog - how to make a pencil pouch!