Archive for the '20% TIme' Category
20% Time 5-27-08
Throughout the whole year I have been working on several projects that have to do with sewing. I must admit that a lot of them were too hard to continue which is why I would look up so many projects; I was trying to find the perfect one for me. Eventually, I did find the […]
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20% Time 5-20-08
This week for my 20% time I decided to fully finish sewing my cloth tote bag. As I mentioned before I got the instructions from essortment.com. I first had to sew the seams, then the upper hem, and then the straps. Then I had to form the bottom hem. This tote bag was a little […]
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20% Time 5-13-08
This week during my twenty percent time I continued looking on google and yahoo for some more fun projects that I can start on. I haven’t really found anything yet that appeals to me. The projects that I have found that do appeal to me are a little bit too advanced so I was thinking […]
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20% Time 4-22-08
I am continuing to work on my tote bag but I keep messing up. I started off with the measurements and I started to cut the fabric but apparently my measurements weren’t exact. I thought I had the correct measurements so I started to sew my bag together but something wasn’t coming out right. I […]
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20% Time 4-15-08
This past week I took a trip to the fabric store and I didn’t really find the fabric that I wanted in order to make my simple tote bag that I talked about last week. I wanted a cool, cute, and stylish fabric but unfortunately I couldn’t find what I was looking for. I think […]
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20% Time 4-1-08
Every week during my twenty percent time I always change my mind about the project that i’m working on. I look forward to start a new project but then I always end up finding another cool project online. This week I found a set of instructions on how to make a simple tote bag. I found these […]
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20% Time 3-25-08
Today during 20% time I decided that I am just going to look at the different styles before I continue because I want to see what it is that I can come up with next. I’m not sure if I want to make a bag, or if I want to make a pillow, or even […]
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20% Time 3-18-08
This week during my 20% time I couldn’t really think of anything to do. Then I realized that I’m always having trouble with finding the right pair of jeans. They are always either too flared at the bottom or too tight at the bottom; nothing ever seems to fit right. So that’s when I came […]
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20% Time 3-11-08
Today during my twenty percent I decided to learn how to make a regular t-shirt into a shirt that goes off the shoulder. I decided to learn this because this kind of shirt is part of my sadies outfit. This procedure was really really simple. First, I put the t-shirt on and drew a line to […]
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20% Time 2-26-08
I continued learning more about sewing during my 20% time and each week I keep finding out more interesting things. For example, this week I found out how to make a quilt. A quilt can be very useful in my life because it can be used a blanket and can be used for a lifetime. I […]
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