Sewing Thread!

[samanthaoverton]

Now that is cool..I always use mine for trash bags..but this is neat.

I didn't forget about the totes, it's just been a busy week!

Has anyone made fabric tote bags?
If you have, then feed sack totes are exactly the same without a liner. I can't find the original tutorial I used, but most tutorials are the same and I found some good ones below.

I made mine different sizes. Some are smaller, some wider (bigger boxed corners) and some taller. Some have long straps, some shorter.
To get long straps I took an extra bag and cut my strips lenth-wise.

Sometimes I shop at a grocery store where you bag your own items. To reduce trips back and forth from the car when unloading I pack my bags full FULL! Like 40lbs sometimes. And they hold up. I love mine!

Though I attached my handles a little different, these pages show how I made mine-

https://www.communitychickens.com/diy-chicken-feed-sack-tote/

This person used nylon webbing as her straps-
https://happiestcamper.com/feed-sack-tote-bag-easy-upcycle/

I'll post some of my own below. I have about 10. Some I keep in the car, and others around the house.

 

[samanthaoverton]

My mom is left handed..she taught me how crochet..almost..my scarf kept getting bigger..smaller..bigger..smaller. taught myself basic knitting though. I just do scarfs. Nothing beyond that.

I can sew inside out quilts all day long I can get the yard of the needle after that nothing goes forward from there..
Left hand qulter. knit possibly not...

 

[samanthaoverton]

I would be livid..I would of said something horribly unladylike Ive sewn clothes and clock a lot of hours on them. That is the reason I don't sell them. I wouldn't get payment for the time I put in. And it is far more fun to sew something for yourself then someone else.

I learned how to crochet, but wanted to make sweaters. Crocheted sweaters made out of Red Heart yarn were too bulky, so I dusted off what I knew of knitting, learned a lot more, and got good at it. I used to spin my own yarn, design and hand knit one-of-a-kind sweaters and sell them. I tried to make it a business, but couldn't make it pay enough.

One lady had the GALL to ask me why I charged so much for my sweaters, because "You like what you do."

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I finally got the pillowcase finished! Found out Wednesday we had company coming to stay the night Thursday so I was busy with that all week.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning .. How is everyone today ?

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Good morning .. How is everyone today ?

Pretty good. You?

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I was debating on it but I’ve decided to start the apron today. The pattern I chose was simpler than expected so I think I have enough time.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am doing fine here ...

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I finished the apron! It’s very simple full coverage but that’s what I wanted. The straps cross in the back. I used a soft canvas fabric instead of linen and left the pockets off as I don’t have a use for them.

https://www.sisterswhat.com/2019/03/farmhouse-linen-pinafore-apron-pattern.html?m=1

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Nice!
I've been wanting to make a cooking apron that goes over the shoulders and crosses in the back because I dislike ties around the back of my neck.
I don't use pockets on cooking aprons either.