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Love, Jaime

LoveJaime.com - Asheville NC blogger, DIY, crafts, parenting, fitness, food, LIFEstyle blog by Jaime McKee

look mom, no pattern!

I’m a little more awake this evening, but quickly fading. I’ll give you the rundown of my first sewing project, though.

Yesterday at work, my co-worker (and very cool friend) Dave showed me a quick pattern that I just *had* to try. It was a pattern for a simple tote bag and he showed me by tearing a sheet of paper πŸ™‚ It was genius!

I got home and decided to try it out. I bought a yard of muslin a couple of weeks ago (same week I bought the sewing machine) and figured I could test with that. I was tired of just trying out stitches. I wanted to do something!

Without further ado, here’s my first tote:

I took it over to show my mom. I’m pretty excited about it. No it’s not pretty. And no, I don’t think it’s very functional. It’ll probably go in the trash at some point. My mom was pretty supportive. And a little shocked that I didn’t use a pattern. I just started cutting and sewing.

And it’s a start πŸ™‚

Oh and I’m ready for my next project.

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February 20, 2009 1:22 am Jaime 4 Comments Filed Under: sewing

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  1. aunt linda says

    February 20, 2009 at 3:44 am

    Looks good..Don’t be in too much of a hurry to throw it out!! It just might come in handy one day.

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  2. Julez says

    February 20, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Bravo on your first attempt! Thats more than I am able to do (but I am not crafty like you!)

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  3. Lena and Chris says

    February 20, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    I see your toes πŸ™‚

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  4. jaime says

    February 20, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    lol I didn’t crop the photo, and I laid the bag on the floor πŸ™‚ No worries. At least I had my socks on!

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I'm a 30-something-year-old living in Asheville, NC with my husband, preschooler son, baby girl and cat. I'm a girl of many trades. I run, craft, sew and so much more. I blog all about it.
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