Ummmmm.

Sewing, Sewing
with view of the countryside
When days are hot and days are cold
bags pile by my side.

Pin it up, stitch it down
press it all around.
Oh.... hear the purr of the machine
don't you love the sound?

*ahem*

(prototypes. You may never see these in my store.... )

And Because I'm Compulsive and Obsessive

not quite done - needs a bit of top-stitching...

I'm currently brainstorming names for an Etsy shop. My sister may help me, so something with twins or sewing or I don't know.


Twin Bobbins
Bobbin Twins (like Bobbsey Twins HA!)
Treadle Twins

Hmmmm. My sister tried to say Treadle Twins and it took her five tries. So that may not be great. Maybe something short without a twin reference....

Help!

If I pick your name, I will make you a custom bag.

(You don't count Andrea, I'm already making you one!)

Lingering and Creating

Yesterday I lingered and labored over my sewing machine. It's been out of my life for three months, and I wasn't happy about it. Funny, I had no waiting projects until my machine broke. Then I had a myriad of things that needed stitching.

For one day, I too lingered and savored the last bit of summer free time, ignoring the curriculum I need to order,  the apples that need to be canned and the garage sale junk that needs to be put in the barn. I made something for me.

I've always loved making things. The quiet of my own thoughts as I work. The rewarded feeling when a project is complete. And the compliments when a creation is noticed.

I ordered a netbook last week. It can't come soon enough! And of course, my netbook needs a bag. All it's own. And no ordinary neoprene bag would do. So I made one.

Sometimes the most refreshing thing is taking the time to create.

For Tuesdays Unwrapped in answer to the question "What are you lingering over?"