One of the things on my list of things to do this week is 'start the bag'. Of course, there are a few things that need to happen before the bag can be started.
So, I've washed the fabric. This is a good thing, because the brown drill I'm using for the outside of the bag ran everywhere when I washed it, so hopefully now when the bag gets wet it wont make quite such a big mess of the lovely lining! I still need to iron the fabric, but that will be good for some mindless meditation sometime soon :-)
The next pre-start job is to extend and trace the pattern. I worked out that if I make a 4cm fold in my greaseproof paper and keep the fold at right angles to the pattern when I trace it, it will give me an extra 8cm in width. My brain must have some functionality, because I've actually tried this bit and it worked!
Finally, before I can really start the bag, I need to cut out the pattern. And here lies the problem. The number of deep breaths required to cut out the PATTERN does not bode well for cutting the FABRIC!! Avoidance of cutting fabric is one of the reasons I rarely get anything done - the idea is there but cutting fabric is generally required to put the idea into practice. Arrrggghh!!
Right then. If exposure is an effective treatment for phobias, by the time i've finished this bag I should be cured! Take a deep breath. And another one....
2 comments:
With all those deep breaths, be careful not to hyperventilate! Trust yourself, you can do it.
oh I can relate to your post so so much. I bought the day bag pattern from nicole the day bag - and am too scared to take it out of the pack even though i bought c0rd at spotlight today! I will cut out the pattern, soon, I hope! thanks for dropping by my blog and enjoy ravelry!
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