Interweb Zombies and other scary things.

I just realized that I have been spending an inordinate amount of time on a specific web site and have *completely* failed to talk about my love for said web site.  Pintrest is my new love.  I spend *way* too much time on this site on a daily basis, hunting and gathering ideas for...life in general.  And as it happens, I've even *made* some of the things I've found while hunting there.  These are unfortunately languishing in a "project" bag at the moment, waiting for the binding to be hand-sewn.  Even though I *love* hand-sewing, it's a shame I can't come up with a way for it to sew itself.  I'll try and post some pics of my "works-in-progress" later this week.  When I wrench my brain back from the interweb zombies who seems to have eaten it.

Heat settings are HOT!

So, when a sewing teacher -- or a mom -- says to ALWAYS check your heat settings on your iron, it's possibly a good idea to pay attention!  Especially when combining fabric types in the same project.  I now understand why it's NOT a good idea to mix both natural AND synthetics in the same tiny little silly project.  This only just stands to support my previous statements of me being a fiber SNOB! 

I'm all about the natural fibers/fabrics for pretty much EVERY project.  I even support the use of silk organza for interfacing for garments, because who wants to use FAKE when natural feels SO much better?  This being said, I got bit by the "oooo, shiny" bug today.  I was making this little tiny cutie, and picked out some great pieces of fabrics.  Some corduroy -- which by the way sheds like crazy -- and a couple cute little 100% cotton prints.  And just as I was about to walk away from the stash, it struck!  This pretty little cotton shimmer.  Light grey-blue in color.  Innocent, for all intents and purposes, except for the fact that it's not REAL!  It contains the dreaded POLYESTER fibers.  The little ones.  The tiny little fibers that make it so pretty to look at...

Turn it into THIS:

when a silly fiber-nerd of a sewer uses COTTON setting on the iron to press the tiny little 1/4 inch seams!

Sadly, I had four seams to rip.  And I had to clean my iron...again.  Today.  And sadly, the "oooo, shiny" actually won.  I DID end up using it in this:

It's there, right in the middle, mocking me with it's shininess.  BUT, the little bag is adorable.  Although imperfect.  I DID make a promise to myself to NOT point out all the flaws I see.  So, there you go my lovelies.  My NEWEST finished object.  Oh!  And this:

Albeit, upside down in this picture.  Not sure how to fix that.  But, it IS done.  And I can fit the Nook in it WITH the book cover on it, as well.  So, ultra protected.  Which is good, because I've already dropped it.  Twice.  Meh. 

Please don't expect close-ups.  I'm not happy with the finished project too much.  Those silly inside corners.  I'll have to have a re-do at some point in the future.  The very FAR future, when I can look at felt and inside corners without wanting to tear out my own eyelashes.  Hehehe...just kidding, mostly.

Have a happy week, my dearies
~j.b.