Like I really have time for a new hobby… but this is something I’ve always wanted to do and I’m so excited about it I just want to keep going. My mom came to me one day with an idea to make bags out of all the scraps of material she has from her interior design business. Well as we talked and researched bag designs and other things we could make, her idea kept getting bigger and bigger. We found some super cute patterns of bags online as well as some great fabric by Amy Butler … and we were inspired. We purchased a bunch of patterns and I went to the fabric store for some cheap fabric just so I could start practicing … since our idea had turned into building a business! 
Well, here’s the first one… my first ever sewing project. I didn’t think it was too bad for my first one. I still need lots of practice but it’s a start. Now I need to find a sewing machine (since I’ve been traveling to Perrysburg, my mom’s house, to use hers). If you have one that you want to sell, I’d be happy to take it off your hands.
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Cute bag! I am very impressed that this was your first sewing project. I know I couldn’t do that.
Good luck with the new business.
Carla
Erin,
I have a sewing machine that is sitting in Carolyn and Larry’s bedroom, unused until I get back home. I’d like to have it back when we’re back to a settling down spot (but who knows when that will be? certainly not before July 2009) so until then I would love it if you could use it! I think Katie knows where it is up there. If you want to borrow it for awhile even to see what you need on a machine, go for it!! I would love to know that it’s being used.
Emily