Just finished my Amy Butler Birdie Sling in oilcloth and it is super-cute. It feels good on my shoulder…not too big or too heavy. And because I had sewn Amy Butler’s Nappy Bag as my diaper bag, the pattern was very familiar. Otherwise, the whole pattern-reading thing is sometimes like reading Russian…or any cyrillic language, really. I can get stuck reading one thing over and over and the words just won’t make it to my brain to inspire any action…I begin to think things like, “what is the facing…but then what is the band?” That is why I like to take classes…because we are all in it together and the teacher is our language interpreter- sort of a sewing support group. Plus I always love the ladies in the classes (and occasional man…a father and his tween daughter- so cool!) And have I mentioned how I love my local fabric shop, Bernina Connection? I learn so much from all the women- the staff and the teachers and my fellow sewers. For me, it is all about the little things, like where to place one’s hand when using a rotary cutter…or how to pin something. Or how to true-up my grain by folding the selvages together. Such tiny things, but they all add up.
that’s exactly how i feel about patterns!! lovely meeting you the other day, by the way. i think you’ve inspired me to get out my sewing machine 🙂
I love this bag! I saw you with it at Marcias! Are you selling them? I think it would make a great diaper bag!