Zip e dee do DUH

Zippers.

I read once on a TripTik from AAA that zippers were invented* n Meadville, PA. Not sure if that is true or if my memory has collapsed on me, but zippers make me happy and frustrated.

It is a fabulous concept. I rarely buy a purse without a zipper. Why, then, would I sell at purse without a zipper?

Easy.

I hate putting them in. I haven't figured out how to cleanly add a zipper that doesn't look like a 4th grader put it in. Since I am adding it to a felted purse, my fabric is very thick and doesn't lend itself well to my sewing machine.

I am going to hand sew.

and I am afraid.

* update, not invented, but thecurrent home of the zipper, or the Universal Fastener Company. Thanks memory, you were pretty close for knowledge stored in my brain for over 15 years.

The Fall of Procrasti Nation

I Finished.

A full day and a half prior to the giving of this gift.

Could this possibly be the start of a new "Me"? This may seem odd, but there is a thrill to leaving project completions to the bitter end.

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Photographing bags, specifically shiny black ones, isn't the easiest subject.

What I have learned:

1. Interfacing doesn't really like pleather.

2. Vinyl doesn't like to be machine sewn. And hand sewing isn't all that fun.

3. Zippers are hard.

4. Go basic. Figure out the basics, then step back and start the creative juices.

5. Zippers stink.

Aside from a couple sidelined steps, I think it came out pretty good. There is also a changing pad! I hope to get the expression captured on film once the flap is lifted and the lining is revealed.

Congratulations to Marie, Tanya, Deana, Julie and new Mom of two, Gena. We love babies!