I once was a fan of Ren and Stimpy. They had a create bit featuring a children’s toy called Log that was accompanied by a catchy little tune that goes like this:

What rolls down stairs
alone or in pairs,
and over your neighbor's dog?
What's great for a snack,
And fits on your back?
It's log, log, log

It's log, it's log,
It's big, it's heavy, it's wood.
It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good."

Everyone wants a log
You're gonna love it, log
Come on and get your log
Everyone needs a log
log log log

 

Any whoo last weekend I decided to try a new boxy bag style based by using the directions on the Cotton Time 2010 calendar I received (September project).  Everything was going great, I converted the pattern from centimeters to inches found fabric with a coordinating zipper and began to sew.  There were two main challenges. The zipper is attached and the end which makes sewing the second half very challenging.  I assume the design does not intend the use of a sewing machine and the lining pictures was hand stitched.  I don’t hand sew items I intend to use every day.  Personal rule. The resulting cooked stitch isn’t super noticeable since the thread matches the print on my fabric so I let go and continued. Second challenge, the pattern illustration shows only one seam along the sides of the bag, which does not create the boxy style in the photo.  After removing my seams twice and nearly throwing the bag out the third story window of my apartment I created two vertical seams and one horizontal to achieve what I now call the Log bag.  Log is a petite boxy bag that measures 5 inches long, three inches wide and 2.5 inches tall.  When I make log again I will use little loops on both ends of the zipper and include a handle loop tucked into the vertical seams on one side.

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  As part of my get this business of the ground in 2010 plan I joined Flickr. Yeah! There are so many wonderful artists in the world and many of them seem to be posting on flickr, and now so am I. To get the ball rolling I've joined my first Flickr group, subversive cross-stitch. 

I should take a moment to thank Julie Jackson who wrote the wonderful and funny book Subversive Cross Stitch. I stumbled across this book a few years ago and was inspired to create my very first cross-stitch. I soon was hooked.  So thank you Ms. Jackson.

I found a great skirt in the free pile of my apartment building a year ago. I didn't fit me but I loved the fabric so much I kept the skirt hopping i could use the wonderful wool to make something fun. A few month ago as i started making my holiday gift list i remembered to skirt and found a great sewing pattern to create the Granny Bag. The pattern comes from a wonderful Japanese craft magazine, Cotton Time, and  requires basic sewing skills and magnetic closure. I liked the bag so much i made a second one for my self.