Two finishes in Ontario, CA

I'm down in Southern Ca (Ontario) with my husband as he attends a CWEA (California Water Environment Association) convention.  The weather is beautiful, in the high 80's and I am sitting in a hotel room sewing.  I do leave to walk down the street to Starbucks.  Priorities you know!  I have been frustrated though, because I didn't think through what I was cutting before I left and am not happy with the bags I need to make.  The one at the left is for a class sample and I think it is boring.  If I would have thought out the project better I could have made it a little more interesting.  Sometimes patterns are not clear where the fabric placement is.  I feel like I now have a handle of the pattern and would do this differently.  So I may make another one.



This is for a young girl in our church.  It still needs some funky buttons which I need to search for.  She picked the fabric.  She didn't want anything flashing.  I hope she likes it.  It is definitely not flashy enough for me.

The other projects I have to sew are not working out either.  Fabric placement again.  I'm finding I am trying to rush things.  I have a project due for our Loose Threads group that I can't seem to get my head around.  I know what I want to do but can't find the fabric to make it work.  I have decided not to rush it and it will have to wait till next month.  I hate going to group when I haven't done anything but I really want this piece to work and I am excited with the idea.  So, I am going to take my time and enjoy what I do.  No more rushing.  If it is not done, oh well, that's life!