Eco-Friendly Sewing Camp 2015

Hard at work

     Last week was my last sewing camp for the summer.  It was Eco-Friendly Sewing.  The girls made gift bags for CDs and another for DVDs.  They then made a gift bag that turned into a purse.  The last two days were spent making a wallet that turned into a shopping bag.

Kara and her gift bags

Kelsey and her gift bags

     These gift bags were sewn with instructions from my friend Pattie Otto.  They learned how great Wonder Tape is to hold small pieces in place.  They also used a new stitch and foot to overcast the raw edge of the bottom seam.

Twice as Nice Gift Bags

     Next they made a Twice as Nice Gift Bag.  These instructions were from Embroidery Library.  We did not do any embroidery.  We also changed up the drawstring ties by making them longer and going all the way around.  We ran into some problems when putting in the ribbon ties and had to sew a second line for a casing.  Kara said she was happy to be a little behind Kelsey because then we figured out what was not quite right and she could benefit from us figuring it out.

Kara and her "Green" Bag

Kelsey and her "Green" Bag

  The next two days were spent making the "Green" Bag from the book W.O.W. Bags by Jeanne L. Perrine.  The girls sewed in a zipper, used some new materials and experienced sewing on bulky items.  They also used a hammer to set snaps from Snap Source in the tab of this bag.

Ready to shop

     Things went very well in spite of them not having quite all the right materials.  We just did some 'shopping' in my sewing room.  They finished up in time and went home with four great projects in just four days of sewing.

     Next up is getting ready for after school sewing.  So far Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are full.  Looking forward to sewing with them again.

Kelsey's items