orange and brown

finally! i have finished my sample and i'm ready to go. maybe a few little tweaks here and there, but basically i am done (sorry about the watermarks, but you know). remember my rant about the fabrics and my last disappointment? it is all forgiven:) i'm quite happy about the color, too, don't you think? there is one more tiny detail i never mentioned here about this bag, but that will remain unmentioned because that is the point which will probably make or break my design.

i am fantastically happy! (dances, dances all around!) now proceed to the next step...

fabricado

a designer's work is never done. never. i find a hi-tech fabric with a fancy name that is super fine, with the best texture and all, and it is too expensive. i find this super cheap fabric with the most mundane name, in these (yuck) strange colors (no offense, dudes), and it feels oh-so-wrong. things are always solved in a slightly different way than i expect, which basically drives me crazy! there must be a way! i'm not quitting, though. grrr. oh, and here is why i need some fabric for you who have just arrived to my blog:)

such a happy little life

yesterday i made a quick research on different textiles. i will continue with some field study. hm.

i also watched revolutionary road. i am a little disappointed with the ending, but overall it was really nice. what an appropriate movie for me at this time of the year! have you watched?

concrete

don't let your self-confidence shake near electronic devices (edit: terrible grammar!!). they sense it immediately and bam! your work becomes a mess. i am at the very last turn with my dear shopping bag project. just a few more alterations, and i'm done. then, suddenly, i have doubt in my mind.

meric-'should i sew this a little slower, so that i've got more control over the stitches; so that i am less likely to make a mistake?'
sewing machine-'a-ha! did she say mistake? i sense weakness. hahaha!' and then the guy completely destroys my hours long work in a split second. folds of fabric on top of each other, ten thousand stitches on the same point, threads sticking out from everywhere.

do you feel that too? when you have the tiniest bit of self-doubt, does it all go wrong suddenly?

this is not a bank commercial

so... slowly i am getting there. i will try to find some fancy fabric from the stores around here. i hate the 'scrappy' look so far. will i ever be able to make this look professional? although... i'm not annoyed by the stripes that much. now how to fit a bag in this thing...i am not sure how to get the curved stitch, either. i'll tell you when i'm done experimenting.

i can't quite pinpoint why this is taking me so long.

hehe next i will talk about the hero (and sometimes villain) behind all this needlework.