Back to Sewing: Skirt to Sling

My sewing was put on hold when my serger broke down. Again. After that unfortunate incident, everything pretty much went downhill. I stopped buying fabrics, stopped downloading patterns, and just stopped looking for new projects. I just became really lazy. Until now...

Princess Glutton invited me, R and N to join her garage sale and upon remembering that I had just recently cleaned out my closet and donated/sold my old clothes, I was left rummaging a half empty closet. I only found one piece that I was sure I wasn't going to wear anymore. But even that was too precious to give away.

So this is what I did with it...

This skirt was just too big for me but I found it so pretty and so I ate like a whole cow to hold it up. Never again.

Since I needed an everyday bag I decided to make a, well, everyday bag using the skirt. My teacher always stressed out the importance of basting. But screw that. I was in a hurry to eat dinner.

I sewed the bottom of the skirt together. Yes, I sew at night. Sometimes in the dark.

Not that you'll learn anything from this entry, but here is a close up shot anyway.

I got rid of the buttons too.

Oh look. A canvas laundry bag that I got from Shangri-la. Kids, stealing is bad. I'm pretty sure it was free though. If not, I'm sorry. Anyway, I took out the strings.

Made a casing for the strings...

Stuffed the strings in there...

Now, I wanna talk to you about fake designer bags. Two words: NOT COOL. I will give this talk to my daughter first before discussing the birds and the bees with her. NEVER buy fake bags. Mag Secosana ka nalang.

Should you receive a fake LV for Christmas from a thoughtful relative (like in my case), you are free to do this to the impostor. Rip it all you want. You know a bag is fake when you get high just ripping out the seams. I don't think Louis Vuitton uses rugby.

If "LV" uses rugby, then I use Bulldog.

I put the buckles in place using the glue before sewing. Obviously, these will hold the strap.

Hand-stitch would be the best method for sewing on a buckle like this, but I was just too lazy.

Voila! Another sling to lug around and torture everyday at the MRT.

Big enough to hold my daily essentials. Of course I forgot my wallet.

I just had to use it this morning! I love it!

Hopefully I get to do more projects and post them soon. I'm just really happy to be sewing again.