I finally managed to take pictures of a couple of gifts I made. One is a polar fleece hat I embroidered skulls onto (it was a special request and now I have requests for more) and the other is a laptop bag I made using McCalls
4531. I redrew almost all the pattern pieces as the laptop in question was a different size,I also added an outside pocket and faux piping (folded over,no cording) out of the faux leather I made the handles and bottom piece out of. I would have saved myself alot of finger sticks if I had not done this as it made the seam allowances really thick. In fact the last step of sewing in the lining was such a pain to do on the machine that I hand sewed most of it. I tried to eliminate some of the bulk by trimming the padding (batting) seam allowances off and sewing it to a cotton base so only the cotton would be in the seam allowance,not the batting. In the end I was pleased with the result.- posted
16 years ago