Thursday Theme - The Sewcial Lounge

Each Thursday I'll feature items that have a similar theme.  They might be quilts, books, or purses I made.  Or, they might be ceramics or other objects (not made by me) related to the theme.  If there are too many, I'll spread them out over multiple, but not always consecutive, posts.

 

This week's theme is The Sewcial Lounge.  They're located on Monroe Street in Madison, WI, across the street from Trader Joe's.  They specialize in modern fabric, offer many classes, and provide a sewing lounge where you can sit and sew with your friends for a very small hourly fee.  Wouldn't it be nice to just bring your project without the hassle of hauling around your sewing machine, iron, and ironing board? 

Their first birthday party is this Saturday, September 29, from 10 am - 5 pm.  The celebration includes guest vendors, good deals throughout the store, refreshments and cupcakes.

Today we'll see some of my projects made with fabric from The Sewcial Lounge. 

This table runner features Alexander Henry's "sew now! sew wow!" fabric.  I love the sewing theme and the mix of old-fashioned (Singer Featherweight machine, strawberry pin cushion) and modern (rotary cutter) motifs.  It celebrates the continued appeal of sewing to many generations.

A close-up view.

 

Nametag made out of the scraps.

This drawstring bag measures 26 inches wide and 24 inches tall.  The chevron fabric is home dec from The Sewcial Lounge and the sort of Sputnik-looking fabric on the pocket is from Mill House Quilts.  I used an old clothesline for the drawstring, for want of anything better.  Anybody knowing of a better thing to use, please leave a comment.

Note the buttons on the pocket and the casing.  I didn't think to sew the buttons on until after the pocket and casing were already attached to the bag.  If you didn't already figure it out, that's the HARD way to do it.  Getting the buttons on the pocket wasn't too bad, although the bottom one was tricky.  Sewing them on the casing, top layer only, was my challenge for that week.  Too bad I didn't plan ahead.

I use the bag to carry quilting projects to guild meetings and Sew Days.  It looked absolutely huge when I was done, but I often find it barely big enough.

I have lots of other material from them I haven't made into projects yet.  I'm looking forward to stopping there on Saturday to pick up some more.  Hope to see you there!  Tell Sara that Piggy Pile sent you!!